Commercial Manager

Location: West Yorkshire
Salary: 85,000 + Car Allowance

An established and growing M&E contractor is looking to appoint an experienced Commercial Manager / Managing Quantity Surveyor to support its expanding regional operations.

With a strong pipeline of secured work across the commercial, healthcare, industrial and public sectors, this is an excellent opportunity to join a financially stable business with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality building services projects.

Working closely with senior leadership, project teams and clients, you'll take commercial responsibility for multiple projects while helping drive business performance and profitability.

As Commercial Manager / Managing Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for the commercial management of multiple M&E projects from pre-construction through to final account.

Key responsibilities include:

• Taking commercial ownership of multiple live projects
• Supporting the delivery of the company's commercial strategy
• Providing contractual advice and negotiating terms and conditions
• Managing applications for payment and final accounts
• Overseeing variations, extensions of time and loss & expense claims
• Preparing and valuing variations
• Managing subcontract procurement, agreements and payments
• Producing monthly cost/value reports and forecasts
• Monitoring project performance, margins and cash flow
• Identifying and managing commercial risks and opportunities
• Working closely with operational teams to ensure projects remain commercially successful

We're looking for an experienced commercial professional who has worked within the construction industry, ideally within M&E or building services.

You will have:

• Previous experience as a Commercial Manager, Managing Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts
• Experience managing the commercial aspects of multiple construction projects
• Excellent commercial awareness and negotiation skills
• Experience with valuations, variations, payments and final accounts
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office
• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar (preferred but not essential)
• RICS, CIOB or CICES membership (advantageous)
• Building Services/M&E experience (highly desirable)
• Healthcare project experience (desirable)
• Full UK Driving Licence

• Car allowance
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), increasing with service
• Buy & sell holiday scheme
• Contributory pension
• Life assurance
• Ongoing training and career development
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee discounts platform
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Free parking