Commercial Director in PE

Commercial Director – Civil Engineering Contracting

Salary: £120,000 – £130,000 plus package.

We are a well‑known, respected civil engineering contractor based near Peterborough, offering a £90m contracting business. We are looking for a Commercial Director to lead our team and drive commercial success.

• Managing a team of 10 Quantity Surveyors
• Full commercial responsibility for the business
• Overseeing contracts valued £10k – £50m
• Contract types: NEC, JCT and sometimes IchemE or bespoke
• Working for various big‑name UK blue‑chip organisations as clients
• Growing organisation with aspiration, planning and active development opportunities

• Senior commercial managers or commercial director‑level civil engineering, building and construction background
• Skilled in people management, contract organisation, negotiating, communicating, contract oversight and commercial delivery through a team
• Leadership skills are essential
• Degree in Quantity Surveying
• MCIOB or MRICS desirable
  
  Proven track record managing multi‑million‑pound civil engineering or building contracts

A perfect candidate would have all of the above and wish to work in a large subcontracting environment, ideally with knowledge and/or experience of earthworks, groundworks, and related civil engineering infrastructure projects and contracts.

• Circa £120,000 – £130,000
• Car package
• 25 days holiday + BH
• Pension scheme
• Hybrid working