Commercial Leadership Opportunity
A top-tier civil engineering contractor seeks a strategic commercial leader to oversee financial performance, contract management, and team leadership.
Job Description:
The successful candidate will drive commercial strategy to support business growth and project profitability. This includes identifying and pursuing new revenue opportunities across infrastructure projects, setting and monitoring financial goals, forecasts, and sales targets, building and maintaining relationships with clients, suppliers, and key partners, leading contract negotiations, analyzing market conditions and project data to inform business decisions, managing commercial budgets, reporting, and financial planning, aligning commercial objectives with company-wide strategic goals, and ensuring compliance with all contractual, legal, and regulatory standards.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Develop and implement commercial strategies to drive business growth and project profitability.
2. Analyze market conditions and project data to inform business decisions.
3. Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and key partners.
4. Lead contract negotiations and secure favourable commercial terms.
5. Manage commercial budgets, reporting, and financial planning.
6. Align commercial objectives with company-wide strategic goals.
7. E nsure compliance with all contractual, legal, and regulatory standards.
Requirements:
* 10+ years' experience in civil construction, with strong commercial leadership skills.
* Background in Quantity Surveying and cost management.
* Deep knowledge of contract administration and commercial best practices.
* Proven ability in managing claims, variations, and subcontractor performance.
* Skilled in project financial reporting and progress tracking.
* Experience with JDE (JD Edwards) systems is highly regarded.
* Strong leadership and mentoring skills with a strategic mindset.
What's On Offer:
* A competitive salary package of $200k-$250k.
* A full-time permanent position with strong career growth potential.
* The opportunity to lead commercial operations on a high-profile infrastructure project.