Senior Commercial Manager - Developer

People Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading residential developer is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager for a prestigious £600 million redevelopment project. This challenging freelance role involves managing the investor approval process, ensuring robust documentation and change management in a high-profile environment. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in Quantity Surveying and substantial experience with investor relations.

Qualifications

• Strong investor or funder-facing experience essential.
• Experience on major residential or mixed-use schemes (ideally £100m+).
• Confident working with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and validate change requests and proposals.
• Prepare robust, funder-facing documentation for change approval.
• Manage cost intelligence and analysis for strategic decisions.

Skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

Quantity Surveying background

Job description

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Senior Commercial Manager – £600m Flagship Residential Redevelopment | Freelance | London/Hybrid

We are working with a leading residential developer on a prestigious £600 million redevelopment project in Central London. They are seeking an experienced professional to lead and manage the investor approval process on a full-time freelance contract for a period of 5–6 months.

Location: Hybrid – London office and remote/home

Contract: Freelance (Outside IR35 potential subject to determination)

Duration: 5–6 months full-time

Start Date: ASAP

The Role:

This is a critical position where you will take ownership of the change management process, working closely with the main contractor, consultants, and internal teams. Your primary responsibility will be assessing change requests, scrutinising cost and programme information, and preparing clear, accurate, and funder-ready business cases to support submission and approval from the project's investor group.

You will act as a key interface between the delivery team and the funders, ensuring all information is correctly structured, technically sound, and commercially justified.

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and validate change requests and proposals from the main contractor and design consultants.
• Prepare and structure robust, funder-facing documentation to support change approval submissions.
• Support the development team with investor reporting and governance requirements.
• Manage cost intelligence and analysis to support strategic commercial decision-making.
• Ensure the change management log and associated documentation are maintained and auditable.

About You:

• You may have come from a Quantity Surveying background but you must have strong investor or funder-facing experience – essential.
• Experience on major residential or mixed-use schemes (ideally £100m+).
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to translate complex technical and commercial data into clear, concise reports.
• Confident working with stakeholders at all levels including contractors, consultants, developers, and funding partners.
• Able to work independently and take full ownership of key workstreams within a high-pressure, fast-paced project environment.

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to one of London’s most high-profile regeneration projects and play a key role in unlocking future project value through clear, structured and commercially sound change governance.

Apply now to register interest or reach out for a confidential conversation.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management

• Industries

  Construction and Real Estate

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