Senior Commercial Manager

ABM UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24/7 GP programme

Mental Health support

Cycle to work scheme

Perks at Work discounts

Job summary

ABM UK is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager to act as the principal deputy to the Commercial Director, owning the full contract lifecycle across ABM UK B&I.

This high-impact role sits at the centre of commercial strategy, governance, and performance, ensuring client contracts and subcontractor agreements are structured, approved, managed, and executed to protect margin, cash, delivery and risk while supporting sustainable growth.

Qualifications

• Typically 7+ years’ relevant commercial, contract or quantity-surveying experience.
• Experience leading high-value multi-contract portfolios across the full contract lifecycle.
• Extensive pre-contract experience reviewing, interpreting, negotiating and qualifying client terms.
• Strong post-contract governance, payment mechanisms, indexation, change, variations, claims and dispute resolution.
• Proven experience creating and managing subcontract flow-down and back-to-back risk positions.
• Evidence of protecting or improving margin, recovering revenue or debt, resolving material claims and turning contractual entitlement into measurable financial outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Support the Commercial Director in shaping and delivering the UK B&I commercial strategy, priorities, and resource plan.
• Lead the commercial operating model and contract governance framework across assigned business lines and portfolios.
• Own the end-to-end contract chain, from opportunity qualification and bid review through mobilisation, delivery, change, renewal, dispute, and exit.
• Lead the commercial and contractual review of tenders, renewals, and extensions, including risk assessment, negotiation strategy, approvals, and recommendations.
• Work in partnership with Procurement and Legal to ensure strong subcontractor flow-down and clear management of residual risk.
• Act as a senior point of escalation for complex or high-value commercial issues and deputise for the Commercial Director when needed.
• Drive strong commercial mobilisation and handover processes so delivery teams are set up with clarity on obligations, controls, risks, and entitlements.
• Support post-contract governance, including obligations, change control, claims, disputes, renewals, and commercial performance management.
• Lead the commercial strategy for renewals, extensions, exits, and closeout activity.
• Coach and develop Commercial Managers and commercial professionals, helping build capability across the wider business.

Skills

Commercial leadership

Contract lifecycle

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Governance

Risk management

Job description

JOB TITLE: Senior Commercial Manager

LOCATION: SE10 0ES (Hybrid)

SALARY: COMPETITIVE

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ROLE OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE

We’re looking for a senior commercial leader to act as the Commercial Director’s principal deputy and take ownership of the full contract lifecycle across ABM UK B&I. This role sits at the centre of commercial strategy, governance, and performance, ensuring that both client contracts and subcontractor agreements are structured, approved, managed, and executed in a way that protects margin, cash, delivery, and risk while supporting sustainable growth.

This is a high-impact role with broad visibility across the business. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders across Business Development, Legal, Procurement, Operations, and Finance, while also engaging directly with clients, suppliers, advisers, and external counsel on material commercial matters.

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting the Commercial Director in shaping and delivering the UK B&I commercial strategy, priorities, and resource plan
• Leading the commercial operating model and contract governance framework across assigned business lines and portfolios
• Owning the end-to-end contract chain, from opportunity qualification and bid review through mobilisation, delivery, change, renewal, dispute, and exit
• Leading the commercial and contractual review of tenders, renewals, and extensions, including risk assessment, negotiation strategy, approvals, and recommendations
• Working in partnership with Procurement and Legal to ensure strong subcontractor flow-down and clear management of residual risk
• Acting as a senior point of escalation for complex or high-value commercial issues and deputising for the Commercial Director when needed
• Driving strong commercial mobilisation and handover processes so delivery teams are set up with clarity on obligations, controls, risks, and entitlements
• Supporting post-contract governance, including obligations, change control, claims, disputes, renewals, and commercial performance management
• Leading the commercial strategy for renewals, extensions, exits, and closeout activity
• Coaching and developing Commercial Managers and commercial professionals, while helping build commercial capability across the wider business

Desiredexperience

• Typically7+years’relevant commercial, contract or quantity-surveying experience, including senior responsibility in facilities management, technical services, engineering,infrastructureor another complexoutsourced-servicesenvironment.
• Demonstrable leadership of the commercial and financial performance of high-value, multi-contract portfolios across the full contract lifecycle.
• Extensive pre-contract experience reviewing, interpreting, negotiating and qualifying client terms.
• Strong post-contract experience in commercial governance, payment mechanisms, indexation, change, variations, compensation events,claimsand dispute resolution.
• Proven experience creating and managing subcontract flow-down, back-to-back risk positions and material supplier-contract issues in partnership with Procurement and Legal.
• Evidence of protecting or improving margin, recovering revenue or debt, resolving materialclaimsand turning contractual entitlement into measurable financial outcomes.
• Experience leading managers and professional staff and influencing senior operational, financial, legal,procurementand client stakeholders across a matrixorganisation.
• Experienceestablishingcommercial governance, risk and opportunity reviews, delegated authority controls and audit-ready contract records.

We’re proud to offer a great range of benefits including:

• 24/7 GP: Both you and your immediate family can speak to a UK-based GP from the comfort of your own home
• Mental Health support and Life Event Counseling
• Get Fit Programme
• Financial and legal support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access Perks at Work, our innovative employee app where you can find:
• Perks: discounts, gift cards, cashback, and exclusive offers
• Life: Search for resources and tools on topics ranging from family and life to health, money and work
• Support: Online chat or telephone service for urgent support in a crisis

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About ABM:

ABM (NYSE: ABM) is one of the world’s largest providers of integrated facility, engineering, and infrastructure solutions. Every day, over 100,000 team members deliver essential services that make spaces cleaner, safer, and efficient, enhancing the overall occupant experience.

ABM serves a wide range of market sectors including commercial real estate, aviation, mission critical, and manufacturing and distribution. With over $8 billion in annual revenue and a blue-chip client base, ABM delivers innovative technologies and sustainable solutions that enhance facilities and empower clients to achieve their goals. Committed to creating smarter, more connected spaces, ABM is investing in the future to meet evolving challenges and build a healthier, thriving world. ABM: Driving possibility, together.

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ABM are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief. We are proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme.