Senior Commercial Manager

Senior Commercial Manager

Facilities Management | Major Public Sector Account

Salary: Up to £100,000 + 15% Bonus + Car Allowance + Private Healthcare

Location: UK Wide / Hybrid

We are partnering with a leading facilities management and outsourcing organisation to recruit a Senior Commercial Manager for one of the UK's largest and most complex FM contracts.

This is a high-profile leadership opportunity on a long-term extremely sizeable public sector account, delivering hard and soft FM services across a substantial national estate.

The successful candidate will play a key role in protecting and enhancing commercial performance, leading a sizeable commercial team, managing contractual risk and opportunity, and ensuring robust governance across a high-volume operational environment.

The Role

As Senior Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for the commercial leadership of a major FM contract, ensuring contractual compliance, maximising commercial recovery and supporting operational teams in the successful delivery of services.

Key responsibilities include:

* Managing commercial performance across a large-scale FM contract

* Leading a commercial team, including direct management of senior commercial professionals

* Managing variations, quotations, compensation events, contractual notices and claims

* Developing and maintaining strong client and stakeholder relationships

* Managing contract change, risk and opportunity processes

* Supporting mobilisation and transformation activities where required

* Ensuring robust commercial governance and NEC contract compliance

* Working closely with operations, finance, procurement and senior leadership teams

* Driving improvements in commercial recovery, reporting and contract administration

Candidate Requirements

We are keen to speak with experienced commercial professionals who have operated within large-scale Facilities Management or outsourced services environments.

You will ideally have:

* Experience in a Commercial Manager, Senior Commercial Manager, Commercial Lead or similar role

* Strong NEC3 or NEC4 contract management experience

* Facilities Management experience, particularly within Hard FM or Total Facilities Management environments

* Experience managing variations, compensation events, claims and contractual entitlement

* Leadership experience with responsibility for commercial teams

* Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills

* Excellent commercial acumen and analytical capability

A Quantity Surveying qualification is advantageous, although equivalent experience will also be considered.

What's on Offer?

* Up to £100,000 basic salary

* 15% performance bonus

* Car allowance

* Package potential = £120,000 + benefits below

* Private healthcare

* Pension scheme

* Life assurance

* Long-term, nationally significant contract

* Opportunity to influence and shape a large commercial function

* High visibility with senior leadership

* Genuine career progression opportunities

This role would suit a commercially astute FM professional looking to take ownership of a highly visible national account operating at exceptional scale and complexity
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed