Commercial Manager

Commercial Manager at Midgard Ltd

Location:

Borehamwood, North London (plus occasional travel to sites).

Midgard is the main contracting division of the +£850m turnover JRL Group, providing bespoke construction services through an in‑house resources and facilities model. We have returned to a traditional contractor model, carrying out work with our own dedicated workforce and an extensive fleet of plant and equipment. Due to continued growth, we are recruiting a Commercial Manager to join our Head Office team.

The ideal candidate will have a tenacious attitude, a strong desire to succeed, a positive proactive approach, and will be committed to delivering customer‑service excellence while achieving strong commercial outcomes.

As part of our expansion, we have established a new business unit dedicated to post‑construction building facilities management, offering comprehensive building management, maintenance, and aftercare solutions to support clients beyond project completion.

• Work with the Commercial Director and Operations Lead to create bespoke Building Management and FM service contracts.
• Prepare valuations for interim applications for payment, including variations, across both construction works and facilities management service contracts.
• Prepare, negotiate and agree final accounts and contra‑charges with clients, subcontractors and FM service partners.
• Prepare sub‑contract enquiries and order documentation, including procurement of FM service packages such as planned maintenance, reactive works and specialist compliance services.
• Re‑measure Bills of Quantities and review schedules of rates for construction and FM‑related works.
• Prepare cost budgets and pricing for contract variations, lifecycle works and additional FM tasks or minor works packages.
• Prepare subcontract valuations and payment certificates, including those for ongoing facilities management services.
• Monitor costs to ensure budgets are met, providing commercial oversight of both project delivery and FM contract performance.
• Prepare contract claims information, including claims arising from reactive maintenance, service‑level deviations or contract changes within FM agreements.
• Evaluate and select subcontract tenders, including specialist FM contractors (e.g. M&E maintenance, building fabric, compliance testing).
• Check material sizes and quantities for procurement, including building fabric and replacement components for lifecycle and maintenance works.
• Set up and maintain comprehensive contract files for both construction projects and FM service contracts.
• Based at our Head Office with access to some of Europe’s most sought‑after professionals.

• Preferably MRICS or interested in pursuing the APC (not absolutely necessary).
• Degree qualified in a relevant discipline or with relevant experience.
• Experienced in both pre‑ and post‑contract work.
• Excellent client‑facing abilities.
• Experience working with new build, high‑rise residential, commercial or similar sector projects.
• Advanced knowledge using COINS software.
• Commercial experience within a facilities management, asset management or building maintenance environment.
• Understanding of FM service contracts including planned/reactive maintenance, lifecycle costing and statutory compliance requirements.
• Experience procuring and managing specialist FM subcontractors (e.g. M&E maintenance, compliance testing, building fabric repairs).
• Awareness of CAFM systems and FM cost‑tracking tools (advantageous but not essential).

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Sales and Business Development