Lead Commercial Manager

Key Responsibilities of the Role

• Lead the commercial function across pre-contract, delivery and final-account stages.
• Establish consistent commercial controls, reporting standards, approval routes and governance.
• Provide commercial challenge and advice to senior leadership and project teams.
• Oversee contract review, negotiation, risk allocation and change-control processes.
• Monitor project cash flow, margin, cost-to-complete, exposure and recovery plans.
• Lead major subcontract and supplier negotiations and support procurement strategy.
• Review monthly commercial reports, forecasts, valuations, claims and final accounts.
• Develop, coach and provide direction to quantity surveying and commercial personnel.
• Build constructive relationships with clients, consultants, supply-chain partners and legal advisers.
• Support business planning, tender strategy and continuous improvement as the company expands.

Your Qualifications and Key Criteria

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline.
• Significant senior commercial experience within MEP, specialist engineering, industrial construction or main contracting.
• Strong knowledge of Irish and international forms of contract and change management.
• Demonstrable experience protecting margin and resolving complex commercial matters.
• Confident leadership, negotiation, communication and stakeholder-management capability.
• Commercially rigorous, solutions-focused and comfortable operating in a growth environment.

Desirable Additional Experience

• Chartered status or progress toward professional accreditation.
• Experience supporting data centre, pharmaceutical, manufacturing or other technically complex projects.

Location        

• Ireland