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Commercial Manager
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Location
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Hours
8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday
Salary
£50,000 - £70,000 depending on experience
Holiday
30 Days including Bank Holidays
Sector
Construction, Fit-outs, commercial construction
Our client is a UK-based specialist interior fit-out contractor, delivering bespoke, turnkey construction and refurbishment solutions across the retail, leisure, and hospitality sectors. The company provides a full range of services including design development, project management, cost engineering, bespoke manufacturing, and installation for major blue-chip clients nationwide. They focus on collaborative project delivery, working closely with clients, suppliers, and subcontractors to deliver high-quality fit-out projects in both live trading environments and new developments.
As a Commercial Manager, you'll be responsible for projects from the tender stage, all the way through to hand over and final account. You'll be managing subcontractors, contract negotiations, and collaborating with the wider projects team to ensure smooth project running. The right candidate will be highly commercially aware, very well organised, and bring depth of fit-out background. You'll also have a keen eye for detail and an interest in sharing your skills with the next generation of the project team.
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Position Duties
- Commercial management of projects from estimating and tender stage through to final account.
- Preparing, reviewing, and negotiating subcontract packages and procurement schedules, then liaising with the relevant team for any variations.
- Full subcontractor procurement, qualification, and implementation.
- Cost planning, forecasting, valuations, and reporting throughout the project lifecycle.
- Identifying and managing commercial risk.
- Building upon new opportunities to maximise business, and following up as required.
- Work through change control programmes with high-level management, to ensure continuous improvement throughout the projects team.
- Accurate and up-to-date financial reporting to management to ensure scope and cost creep are kept to a minimum.
- Ensuring projects are delivered within budget while maintaining margin performance.
- Taking full ownership of multiple fit-out projects simultaneously, while maintaining high operational standards.
Position Requirements
- Proven experience in a Commercial Manager or Senior Quantity Surveyor role within the retail and/or leisure fit-out sector.
- Strong knowledge of fast-track fit-out projects and the commercial challenges associated with live environments.
- Experience managing projects from pre-construction through to final account.
- Excellent subcontract procurement and negotiation skills.
- Strong contract negotiation skills for high-value projects.
- Ability to collaborate with colleagues of all levels, as part of a wider project team, as well as effective personal time management skills.
- Commercially driven with excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
- Clear and concise, written and verbal communication, with excellent telephony skills.
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Position Remuneration
- Salary up to £70,000 depending on experience, skills, and knowledge.
- Regular working hours with 22 days of annual leave, increasing with service plus 8 bank holidays.
- Fully expensed electric car including private mileage or car allowance if preferred.
- Company phone and laptop provided.
- After 12 months MHD health Insurance worth circa £2K + Death in Service Policy.
- After 12 months you'll become a member of the Employee Ownership which comes with tax-free bonus on a sliding scale based on salary/service.
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