Strategic Commercial Manager – Large-Scale Projects

Poutrix; Warrington; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is a world‑leading design, engineering and consultancy firm delivering sustainable solutions. We are seeking a senior Cost & Commercial Manager to lead a multi‑disciplinary team and manage complex projects from inception through delivery in the Warrington area.

You will oversee cost management, commercial strategy, and client relationships to ensure projects meet budgets, timelines and contract requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Relevant professional qualification or chartered status
• CSCS card holder
• Experience delivering large and complex projects across an entire project life cycle

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and manage a team of technical specialists, setting objectives, reviewing performance and developing skills to ensure the provision of an efficient cost and commercial management service to projects
• Manage the financial performance of cost and commercial management projects across their life cycle, taking responsibility for costs, schedules and efficiency to ensure profit and budgetary targets are met and best value outcomes are achieved
• Lead and manage the commercial aspects of projects across the organisation, supporting project management teams to deliver work within budget and to required contract specifications
• Monitor and review the performance and behaviour of all team members, including educating and influencing others, and take action to ensure organisational policies and codes of conduct are followed
• Assure compliance with contracts in terms of project delivery parameters and scope of service
• Analyse and review complex information from a range of sources and oversee recommendations provided by other specialists, in order to improve the long‑term performance of the cost management service
• Seek to continuously develop processes and lead the implementation of new cost and commercial management system improvements, working to improve services, drive innovation and enhance project delivery
• Manage the overall business relationship with key customers and customer groups in order to identify opportunities to improve the cost management offering and drive customer satisfaction
• Act as a lead technical expert, providing strategic advice to other senior managers on cost and commercial management matters, in order to support successful delivery in line with project objectives and strategies
• Manage and build strong working relationships with senior clients and stakeholders, in order to ensure client satisfaction, develop and extend the cost management service and create new business opportunities

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Financial acumen

Stakeholder management

Contract knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Chartered status / professional qualification

Tools

CSCS card

Job description

Arcadis is a world‑leading design, engineering and consultancy firm delivering sustainable solutions. We are seeking a senior Cost & Commercial Manager to lead a multi‑disciplinary team and manage complex projects from inception through delivery in the Warrington area.

You will oversee cost management, commercial strategy, and client relationships to ensure projects meet budgets, timelines and contract requirements.