Senior Commercial Lead - Major Infrastructure Programme

Turner-; Blackrock; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days annual leave (+ 2 company days

Competitive remuneration

Career development opportunities in IE

Global opportunities and collaboration

Diverse, collaborative teams

Job summary

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

You will oversee governance, procurement strategy and financial performance, guiding a multidisciplinary team of cost, planning and project controls specialists while collaborating with client stakeholders and delivery partners.

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.

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.

Skills

Commercial leadership

Contract strategy

Cost management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Governance and reporting

Risk management

Public procurement

Contract negotiations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying

Bachelor's degree in Project Management

Tools

Primavera P6

NEC4 contracts

Job description

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

You will oversee governance, procurement strategy and financial performance, guiding a multidisciplinary team of cost, planning and project controls specialists while collaborating with client stakeholders and delivery partners.