Commercial Manager

Turner-; Blackrock; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

23 days annual leave

Career development opportunities

Global opportunities

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is hiring an experienced Commercial Manager to lead commercial strategy, contract management, programme controls, budgeting, and risk for a major national infrastructure programme.

You will provide senior commercial leadership across the project lifecycle, oversee governance, procurement strategy, and reporting, and mentor a multidisciplinary team of cost, planning, and project controls specialists.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, or related discipline.
• Professional membership (e.g., SCSI, RICS, Engineers Ireland, APM).
• Minimum 15 years’ experience delivering major infrastructure or capital programmes.
• Significant commercial leadership experience in complex, multi-disciplinary environments.
• Strong understanding of contract strategy, procurement, cost management and commercial governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead all commercial and contractual activities across assigned programme workstreams.
• Develop contract strategies, oversee tendering and negotiations, and ensure alignment with client governance requirements.
• Manage cost planning, forecasting, benchmarking, performance reporting, and change control.
• Ensure strong commercial stewardship across the full lifecycle of the programme.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of the Master Programme and capital budgets.
• Monitor schedule performance, risk exposure, earned value, and commercial progress.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting to the client and governance bodies.
• Lead and mentor team members including cost managers, planners, and project controls professionals.
• Foster a collaborative, high performance culture across project teams and interfaces.
• Support capability development, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
• Governance & Compliance: Ensure compliance with client governance, public procurement, and corporate procedures.

Skills

Contract management

Cost management

Risk management

Leadership

Team mentoring

Procurement strategy

Project controls

Stakeholder management

Commercial governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quantity Surveying/PM

Professional membership (SCSI, RICS, Engineers Ireland, APM)

Tools

Primavera P6

Cost forecasting tools

NEC4 / FIDIC knowledge

Job description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative, and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Commercial Manager to lead commercial strategy, contract management, programme controls, budgeting, and risk management for a major national infrastructure programme.

This senior role will provide high‑level commercial leadership across all phases of the project lifecycle, supporting successful delivery of a complex, multiyear capital investment programme.

You will oversee commercial governance, guide procurement and contract strategy, and ensure robust financial, schedule, and risk performance.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team — including cost, planning and project controls specialists — while working closely with client stakeholders, delivery partners, and industry collaborators.

Qualifications

- Lead all commercial and contractual activities across assigned programme workstreams.

- Develop contract strategies, oversee tendering and negotiations, and ensure alignment with client governance requirements.

- Manage cost planning, forecasting, benchmarking, performance reporting, and change control.

- Ensure strong commercial stewardship across the full lifecycle of the programme.

- Oversee the development and maintenance of the Master Programme and capital budgets.

- Monitor schedule performance, risk exposure, earned value, and commercial progress.

- Ensure timely and accurate reporting to the client and governance bodies.

- Lead and mentor team members including cost managers, planners, and project controls professionals.

- Foster a collaborative, high performance culture across project teams and interfaces.

- Support capability development, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.

Governance & Compliance:

- Ensure full compliance with client governance frameworks, public procurement requirements, and corporate procedures.

- Maintain high quality documentation and audit‑ready records across all commercial, contractual, and programme control functions.

- Support business case development, assurance processes, and stakeholder engagement.

- Experience in transportation, utilities, or other large scale public infrastructure sectors.

- Familiarity with public sector governance and business case development.

- Understanding of project risk management and safety related assurance processes.

- Working knowledge of Primavera P6 and project cost forecasting tools.

- Advanced commercial and contractual management

- Strategic cost planning and financial control

- Claims management and dispute resolution

- Programme and project controls expertise

- Public procurement and tender management

- Strong leadership and team development capability

- Analytical, risk based decision‑making

- Excellent communication, presentation and reporting skills

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, or related discipline.

- Professional membership (e.g., SCSI, RICS, Engineers Ireland, APM).

- Minimum 15 years’ experience delivering major infrastructure or capital programmes.

- Significant commercial leadership experience in complex, multi-disciplinary environments.

- Strong understanding of contract strategy, procurement, cost management and commercial governance.

- Experience working with NEC4, FIDIC or public sector contract frameworks.

- Proven ability to lead commercial teams and influence stakeholders at senior level.

Additional Information

What we offer you:

• Full time
• Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
• 23days Annual leave
• Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
• Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
• Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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