Commercial Manager in Ilford
Posted by Borne Resourcing Limited
£90,000 – £105,000 a year
Ilford · Permanent
I’m working with an established and growing main contractor who are looking to appoint a Commercial Manager to take responsibility for the commercial performance of a division turning over approximately £50m annually.
The division currently has five Quantity Surveyors, making this a genuine commercial leadership role combining team management, financial control and oversight of projects from tender through to final account.
The Role
- Lead, manage and develop a commercial team of five Quantity Surveyors
- Review live projects with operational teams, identifying financial risks, opportunities and potential margin improvements
- Oversee procurement, subcontractor selection, buying gains and supply-chain performance
- Manage monthly cost reporting, billing projections, accrued income and cash collection
- Support contractual matters, claims and disputes alongside the operational and legal teams
- Work with the estimating team to ensure live delivery costs and commercial lessons are reflected in future tenders
- Maintain accurate reporting across projects ranging from smaller works through to major schemes
The Projects
- Leisure and public-sector developments
- Commercial and residential projects
- Education, healthcare, retail and social housing
- Individual project values ranging from approximately £100,000 to £20m
What they’re looking for
- Commercial Manager or experienced Managing Quantity Surveyor
- Strong main-contractor background
- Proven experience managing and developing Quantity Surveyors
- Confident overseeing CVRs, cashflow, forecasting, procurement and divisional reporting
- Strong contractual knowledge and experience supporting claims or disputes
The Business
- Established East London main contractor
- Approximately £50m current turnover, with further secured and prospective work
- Projects ranging from smaller specialist schemes to major developments worth approximately £20m
- Multi-sector workload across leisure, commercial, residential, education, healthcare and public-sector construction
- Business that places considerable importance on personality, ambition, presentation and leadership
Package
- Salary up to £100,000+, DoE + £10,000 flexible package allowance
- Company fuel card
- 3% employer pension contribution
- Annual discretionary salary and bonus reviews
- 22 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays + additional Christmas closure
- Monday to Friday, 8:00am–5:00pm, no hybrid working
Interested?
Michael Ogunyankin | (phone number removed) | (url removed)
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