Commercial Manager jobs in United Kingdom

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25.08.2025

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Job Overview

As a Commercial Manager at Mitie, you will be accountable for for the commercial leadership of a major Facilities Management contract. This role sits at the heart of the operational and financial success of our service delivery and requires a strong grasp of contract management, financial governance, and commercial thinking.

You will act as a trusted advisor to operational and account teams, helping to shape contract delivery models, protect margin, ensure legal and contractual compliance, and drive value for both Mitie and its clients. Working across the full contract lifecycle, from mobilisation and pricing through to ongoing performance monitoring, change management, and renewal negotiations, you will ensure the commercial integrity of all agreements under your remit.

The role involves close collaboration with internal stakeholders (operations, finance, procurement, and senior leadership) as well as external clients and suppliers. Your insights and commitment will directly influence profitability, client satisfaction, and long-term contract success.

The ideal candidate will bring a proactive, solution-oriented approach to managing commercial risks and opportunities, and be positive navigating high-value, regulated FM environments. This is an opportunity to join one of the UK's key FM providers in a role that blends strategic influence with hands-on contract management.

Main Duties

• Develop and implement commercial strategies aligned to business goals, contract terms, and client needs.
• Ensure compliance with contract obligations and proactively identify and manage commercial risks.

Contract Management & Governance

• Interpret and manage contracts (e.g., NEC, JCT, CCS, bespoke client contracts), ensuring proper administration of terms, variations, and KPIs.
• Pilot change processes, including the preparation and agreement of contract amendments and variation.
• Manage the application for payment process, including pricing, substantiation, and timely submissions.

Financial Governance & Reporting

• Deliver accurate and timely monthly cost/value reconciliations (CVRs), forecasts, and margin reports.
• Analyse financial performance and develop actions to maintain or improve profitability.
• Work closely with finance to support budgeting, cash flow, WIP management, and audit readiness.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a commercial partner to operations, providing advice and challenge where needed.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, supply chain partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Represent the commercial function in client reviews, audits, and strategic meetings.

Procurement & Supply Chain

• Support the procurement process, ensuring subcontractor and supplier agreements are commercially robust with considered pricing.
• Oversee the administration of subcontracts, including valuations and final accounts.
• Where applicable, manage and mentor staff
• Support the development of commercial capability across the operational team.

What we are looking for

Substantial commercial management experience in a facilities management, construction, or regulated environment.

Proven track record of working with CCS, NEC or similar bespoke contracts.

Demonstrated ability to manage large, complex contracts across multiple sites and service lines.

Strong financial and interpretative skills with experience in budget governance, forecasting, and reporting.

Team Management

Experience within a large FM provider or service integrator.

Knowledge of public sector procurement, government frameworks.

Skills & Attributes

Commercially astute with strong business acumen.

Exceptionalnegotiation, problem-solving, and contract interpretation skills.

Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication.

Ability to work under pressure and manage competing deadlines.

Qualifications

Degree in Quantity Surveying, Business, Finance, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Zoe Wade at .