Senior Commercial Manager, MEP Projects (Remote)

Dowds; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

41 Days Holiday

Early Finish Fridays

Private medical cover

Life Assurance

Discretionary Bonus

Pension

Work from home

Job summary

Dowds is seeking an experienced Commercial Manager to provide strong commercial leadership across a portfolio of MEP projects. This senior role drives commercial performance, protects margins, and strengthens governance from preconstruction through to final accounts.

You will work closely with operational and project teams to ensure commercially sound decisions, robust forecasting, and disciplined contract management.

Qualifications

• Experience as Commercial Manager or Project Lead in MEP/building services.
• Strong cost control, forecasting and CVR reporting experience.
• Experience administering contracts (NEC/JCT or similar).
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Take full commercial ownership of projects or contract portfolios from award through to closeout.
• Lead cost control, budgeting, forecasting, and CVR reporting to ensure strong financial performance.
• Manage applications for payment, valuations, final accounts, and cash flow across projects; control variations and contract administration processes.
• Monitor margins, identify risks and opportunities, and drive mitigation strategies.
• Provide commercial challenge, support, and guidance to Project Managers and operational teams.
• Ensure compliance with contractual terms (NEC/JCT), governance processes, and company standards.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, and supply chain partners.
• Lead and contribute to tendering, bid support, and preconstruction commercial inputs.
• Produce commercial reporting, dashboards, and KPI analysis to inform decision-making.
• Support continuous improvement of commercial processes and governance frameworks.

Skills

Commercial leadership

Cost control

Forecasting

Contract administration

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

RICS membership

Job description

Dowds is seeking an experienced Commercial Manager to provide strong commercial leadership across a portfolio of MEP projects. This senior role drives commercial performance, protects margins, and strengthens governance from preconstruction through to final accounts.

You will work closely with operational and project teams to ensure commercially sound decisions, robust forecasting, and disciplined contract management.