Commercial Manager - Central Role

Winthrop Technologies Ltd.; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market leader in turnkey datacentre? (

Career progression

Collaborative environment

Competitive salary

Job summary

Winthrop Technologies Ltd in Dublin is seeking an experienced Commercial Manager to join our central commercial function at Ballymount. You will support the Commercial Director with high‑level commercial analysis, challenge assumptions, and present clear recommendations to leadership.

The role requires independent work, strong procurement oversight, CVR analysis, and the ability to drive process improvements across Europe while coordinating with Estimating, Operations and project teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years’ experience in commercial roles within the construction industry.
• Degree in Quantity Surveying or Engineering (or equivalent).
• Strong analytical, contractual, and commercial acumen.
• Proven ability to work independently and bring proactive solutions.
• Experience in procurement oversight, CVR analysis, and dispute/claim support.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong understanding of commercial processes, forecasting, and supplier management.

Responsibilities

• Act as senior support to the Commercial Director, providing structured analysis and clear decision‑making summaries
• Lead detailed reviews of monthly project CVRs, highlighting movements, anomalies, risks, and opportunities
• Identify inconsistencies in commercial processes and drive alignment across regions
• Work with Estimating to review procurement activity and challenge variances against tender strategy
• Provide regular lessons‑learned insights into Estimating and Operations
• Carry out detailed commercial and contractual reviews for both client and subcontractor agreements
• Support complex commercial issues, claims, and disputes by gathering facts, analysing positions, and preparing recommendations
• Contribute to commercial team development, graduate programmes, and recruitment
• Lead centralised procurement initiatives and oversee supply chain performance and usage
• Monitor project correspondence to support contract compliance and quality of communication
• Drive process improvements and support technology adoption.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Contract management

Commercial acumen

Procurement oversight

CVR analysis

Dispute support

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

Forecasting

Supplier management

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Engineering degree

Job description

Winthrop Technologies is Europe’s only dedicated data centre delivery partner, offering full turnkey solutions from design through to construction and commissioning. Headquartered in Dublin, we deliver major projects across Europe and are recognised as the most trusted name in our sector.

We are now seeking an experienced Commercial Manager to join our central commercial function.

Located primarily at our central office in Ballymount, Dublin with occasional travel to project locations across Europe will be required.

This newly created role will report directly to the Commercial Director by supporting and providing high‑level commercial analysis, improving consistency across regions, and strengthening commercial performance across the business. The successful candidate will be capable of operating autonomously, challenging assumptions, and presenting clear, insightful recommendations to leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as senior support to the Commercial Director, providing structured analysis and clear decision‑making summaries
• Lead detailed reviews of monthly project CVRs, highlighting movements, anomalies, risks, and opportunities
• Identify inconsistencies in commercial processes and drive alignment across regions
• Work with Estimating to review procurement activity and challenge variances against tender strategy
• Provide regular lessons‑learned insights into Estimating and Operations
• Carry out detailed commercial and contractual reviews for both client and subcontractor agreements
• Support complex commercial issues, claims, and disputes by gathering facts, analysing positions, and preparing recommendations
• Contribute to commercial team development, graduate programmes, and recruitment
• Lead centralised procurement initiatives and oversee supply chain performance and usage
• Monitor project correspondence to support contract compliance and quality of communication
• Drive process improvements and support technology adoption.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years’ experience in commercial roles within the construction industry, ideally within a main contracting environment although some specialist subcontracting and / or client-side experience is a definite advantage.
• Degree in Quantity Surveying or Engineering (or equivalent)
• Strong analytical, contractual, and commercial acumen
• Proven ability to work independently and bring forward proactive solutions
• Experience in procurement oversight, CVR analysis, and dispute/claim support
• Excellent communication, organisational, and problem‑solving skills
• Strong understanding of commercial processes, forecasting, and supplier management

Benefits

• Work for a market leader in delivering turnkey datacentre projects within Europe.
• Clear career progression within a growing commercial leadership structure
• Collaborative, supportive, and high‑performance environment
• Competitive salary package

Winthrop Technologies Ltd is an equal opportunities employer