Commercial Manager Job ref:

📍 Location: West Yorkshire
🕘 Type: Full-Time, Permanent
💰 Package: Circa £72,000 DOE + £7,500 car allowance

JS Recruitment are proud to be partnering with a leading construction business to recruit a Commercial Manager—a strategic, hands-on role ideal for a proven commercial leader with experience developing commercial teams and overseeing diverse client portfolios.

This is more than a traditional commercial management post; it’s an opportunity to shape and lead a commercial function delivering multi-client, multi-workstream construction projects including complex refurbishments, specialist fit-outs, and M&E packages—often in live or occupied environments.

The successful candidate will report to the Construction Director and take full commercial ownership from tender to final account while guiding a growing team of Quantity Surveyors.

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🔑 Key Responsibilities

Team Development & Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of QS professionals working across multiple workstreams and clients.
• Embed commercial structure, standards, and accountability across the department.
• Foster a culture of performance, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Project & Client Oversight

• Manage the commercial lifecycle of multiple concurrent projects across live, new-build, and refurbishment sites.
• Ensure consistent delivery across diverse client bases, balancing varying requirements and commercial frameworks.
• Maintain oversight of budgets, valuations, procurement, variations, and final accounts.

Commercial Strategy & Risk Management

• Oversee contractual and financial aspects under JCT/NEC and bespoke contracts.
• Identify, mitigate, and report on commercial risk.
• Support bids, cost planning, and pricing strategies across the business.

Client & Supply Chain Engagement

• Act as a senior point of contact for clients and key stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong supplier and subcontractor relationships to support commercial delivery.

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✅ Candidate Profile

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, or equivalent.
• Minimum 15 years’ experience in the construction industry, with a strong track record in main contracting.
• Proven ability to lead and develop QS teams working on multiple concurrent projects for different clients.
• Broad sector exposure including e.g. refurbishment, specialist works, fit-out, and M&E etc.
• Strong commercial acumen and confident handling contract negotiation, cost control, and reporting.
• Experienced working within fast-paced, operationally complex environments.

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💡 Why Join?

• Senior leadership role in a respected and forward-thinking contractor.
• Chance to shape and develop the commercial function while delivering high-value, high-complexity projects.
• Work with a supportive, driven senior team committed to quality and long-term success.
• Competitive salary, car allowance, and benefits package.

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Interested in stepping into a senior commercial role with real impact?
Apply now or contact JS Recruitment for a confidential discussion.