Commercial Manager

We're excited to be recruiting for a Commercial Manager to join our Planned Works team in the West Midlands, supporting the delivery of a high-profile, newly secured social housing contract.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced commercial professional to play a key leadership role on a major programme, driving commercial performance while supporting operational delivery and developing high-performing teams.

The Role

As a Commercial Manager, you'll provide strong commercial leadership across the contract, ensuring robust governance, margin protection, and effective delivery from pre-contract through to final account.

You'll be responsible for managing a team and working closely with operational stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all commercial aspects of a large-scale planned works contract
• Develop and implement commercial strategy across multiple workstreams
• Provide leadership, support, and development to the commercial team
• Oversee cost control, forecasting, CVRs, and financial reporting
• Ensure robust subcontractor management and procurement practices
• Drive value, manage risk, and maximise contract performance
• Collaborate with operational teams, clients, and stakeholders to support successful delivery
• Maintain strong commercial governance and compliance across the lifecycle of the project

About You

We're looking for a confident, commercially astute leader with experience in social housing planned works.

Essential requirements:

• Proven experience as a Commercial Manager within social housing planned works
• Track record of delivering high-profile or large-scale contracts
• Strong experience managing and developing teams
• Excellent understanding of commercial processes including cost control, procurement and risk management
• Ability to influence stakeholders and work collaboratively across functions
• Full UK driving licence
• Ideally based in or able to travel across the West Midlands

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to lead on a high-profile new contract win
• Work within a supportive, collaborative leadership team
• Strong pipeline of long-term social housing work
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Competitive salary and benefits package

Apply Now

If you're an experienced Commercial Manager looking to take ownership of a major planned works contract and make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.

 Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks. 

 To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting