Commercial Manager, civil engineering (Gloucestershire)

Gloucestershire / Midlands | Salary competitive, dependent on experience | Car allowance

The Opportunity:

An established civil engineering principal contractor working across the South West and Midlands, delivering infrastructure, highways, industrial and commercial, flood defence, and bridges and structures projects up to around -20 million. Their work spans local authority frameworks, national highways, and private sector clients, including major housebuilders.

They are looking for a Commercial Manager to take overall responsibility for the commercial performance of a portfolio of civil engineering projects, leading a team of surveyors and reporting directly into senior management. This is a role with genuine influence over how projects are commercially run, not just a reporting function.

What you will be doing:

• Leading commercial delivery across a portfolio of civil engineering projects, from tender through to final account
• Managing and developing a team of quantity surveyors
• Overseeing contract administration, risk management and dispute avoidance
• Reviewing and reporting on project cost, margin and cash position to senior management
• Supporting bid and tender activity, including commercial strategy and pricing review
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships across frameworks and repeat clients

What you will need:

• Proven commercial management experience within civil engineering, ideally at principal contractor level in the UK
• Strong working knowledge of NEC and/or JCT contract forms
• Experience managing and developing a surveying team
• Full UK driving licence, given travel across sites in Gloucestershire and the Midlands
• A degree in quantity surveying, commercial management or a related discipline is preferred, along with membership of a relevant professional body such as RICS or CICES.
• You must have the right to live and work in the UK
• You must have UK construction experience

What is on offer:

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience
• Company vehicle or car allowance
• Pension and standard benefits package
• Genuine scope to shape commercial strategy across a varied project portfolio

How to Apply:

Apply with your CV, or contact Fiona Corbett at Thatcher Associates for a confidential conversation.