Senior Commercial Manager

Informed Recruitment Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Informed Recruitment Limited is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager to act as a specialist advisor across commercial, contractual and procurement functions for social housing projects.

The role focuses on leading commercial activities, advising on contract drafting, and managing a stock of core and bespoke agreements. You will work within a hybrid setup, based with regular presence in the Birmingham office, and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic Commercial Management within Social Housing Asset Management and related sectors.
• Strong technical experience with commercials in building systems, construction, building regulations, compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of housing law and social housing regulation.
• Experience with standard construction contracts covering JCT, RICS, NEC forms and RIBA.
• Contract dispute resolution experience.
• Relevant certification or degree such as FCILEx or ACILEx or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial and contract functions across procurement frameworks and activities.
• Advise stakeholders on the drafting of contractual documentation and governance.
• Manage core contracts, forms, and bespoke agreements; support award of new contracts.
• Utilise subject matter expertise to advise on JCT, RICS, TAC-1/FAC contracts, framework contracts and pre-construction services agreements.
• Ensure contractual arrangements are robust, compliant and aligned to acceptable risk profiles.

Skills

Commercial management

Building regulations

Contract management

Dispute resolution

Legal/compliance knowledge

Stakeholder liaison

Education

FCILEx/ACILEx qualification

Job description

Are you an experienced Commercial Manager able to act in a specialist advisor capacity in all things commercial, contractual and procurement? Are you a subject matter expert in Social Housing Asset Management, Construction & Building Safety, Sustainability &/or Carbon Reduction and Energy Efficiency and do you have the experience necessary to act in a specialist advisor capacity? If so, then let Informed Recruitment help you achieve your potential with an exciting opportunity as a Senior Commercial Manager for a Business Consultancy that provides Procurement, Asset Management & Development Consultancy to social housing customers.

The main purpose of the role is to lead the commercial and contract functions cross procurement frameworks and activity. Your day-to-day activities will include ensuring that contractual and commercial arrangements are robust, compliant and aligned to acceptable risk profiles; that responsibilities and liabilities are communicated; advise stakeholders on the drafting of contractual documentation; manage a stock of core contracts, forms, and bespoke agreements; support the award of new contracts and associated governance; utilise specialist subject matter expertise to advise on JCT contracts, RICS consultancy appointments, TAC-1/FAC/similar contracts, material supply & framework contracts, and pre-construction services agreements.

Must Have

• Previous experience in a strategic Commercial Management capacity within Social Housing Asset Management; Repairs & Maintenance, Construction/Residential Development, Technical Services, Building Safety & Compliance; and/or Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, and Decarbonisation.
• Strong technical experience covering commercials in building systems, construction, building regulations, compliance requirements, and/or quantity surveying.
• Legal requirements around Construction and housing law/social housing regulation.
• Experience of standard construction contracts covering JCT, RICS, NEC Forms and RIBA.
• Contract dispute resolution.
• A relevant Certification or Degree, such as having or working towards FCILEx, ACILEx or an equivalent legal qualification.

Nice to Have

• Public sector procurement principles, PA23, PCR 2015
• Experience in supporting and advising on procurements and contract awards.
• Project Management and technical specification development.
• Experience of pricing models and complex building specifications.
• Health and Safety or CDM regulations.

As an individual you will be an excellent communicator, adept at liaising and influencing at all levels with a variety of stakeholders. You will also be highly analytical with a keen eye for detail; you will be able to analyse data to reach clear conclusions and write clear evidence-based reports. You will also be a dedicated team player, reliable, forward-thinking and someone who strives for excellence. This role is hybrid based, with a regular presence required in the office in Birmingham on a 50/50 home-to-office ratio basis. This is an exciting time to join the organisation and an exciting role to heavily influence the quality-of-service provision. Interview slots are available for suitable candidates.

Informed Recruitment Limited acts as an Employment Agency in respect to this vacancy as defined by the Employment Agencies Act. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, or any other basis protected by appropriate law. All hiring decisions are made based on merit, competence, and business need. As defined under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Informed Recruitment is a Data Controller and a Data Processor, and our legal basis for processing your personal data is 'Legitimate Interests'. You have the right to object to us processing your data in this way. For more information about this, your rights, and our approach to Data Protection and Privacy, please visit our website.