Head of Commercial

Head of Commercial – Social Housing (Southern Region)

Location: Southern England (regional role – travel required)
Salary:£100,000 benefits
Sector: Social Housing / Property Services
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Build Recruitment is working with a leading property services organisation to recruit a Head of Commercial to lead commercial and financial performance across a portfolio of social housing repair and maintenance contracts in the South.

This is a senior leadership role with full responsibility for driving financial governance, managing commercial risk, and supporting operational teams to deliver high‑performing, customer‑focused services.

Reporting into the senior leadership team, you will:

• Lead all commercial and financial aspects of multiple social housing contracts.
• Drive robust financial controls, cost management and commercial governance.
• Produce and oversee management accounts, budgets, forecasts and performance data.
• Work closely with operational and central teams to ensure financial compliance.
• Support mobilisation of new contracts and assess financial viability of new business.
• Develop systems, processes and reporting frameworks to improve performance.
• Ensure customer experience and service quality remain central to all activities.

You will be a commercially astute senior leader with:

Essential:

• Proven experience in a senior commercial role.
• Strong financial literacy and hands‑on accounting experience.
• Ability to influence and challenge at all levels of an organisation.
• Track record of driving change and improving commercial performance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable:

• Experience with in social housing, property services or maintenance contracts.
• Knowledge of housing management systems and operational dashboards.
• Strategic mindset with strong people leadership skills.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a highly influential regional role within a stable, growing organisation delivering essential public services. You will have real autonomy, board‑level exposure, and the chance to shape commercial strategy across a major contract portfolio.