Posted 4 days ago
Description
£60,000–£70,000 + Car Allowance | Permanent
Rochdale | Office Based with Site Visits
Ready to take the next step from Senior Quantity Surveyor into Commercial Management? ALF Recruit is exclusively partnering with an ambitious, growing construction business in Rochdale to recruit a Commercial Manager. This opportunity is ideally suited to a Senior Quantity Surveyor looking to take on broader responsibility and progress into commercial leadership. You'll build on your existing project experience, taking ownership of commercial performance across the business and working directly alongside the Directors. Alongside the hands‑on commercial work, you'll have the opportunity to improve processes, contribute to business decisions and shape how the commercial function develops.
The business delivers projects across civil engineering, groundworks and industrial/commercial construction, with project values typically ranging from £200,000 to £1 million.
You don't need to have held a Commercial Manager title already. We're looking for someone with strong quantity surveying experience, sound commercial judgement and the ambition to take the next step.
What you will get:
- A salary of £60,000–£70,000, depending on experience
- Company car or car allowance
- The opportunity to step into a Commercial Manager position
- Direct access to the Directors and involvement in wider business decisions
- Autonomy to improve commercial systems and ways of working
- A varied portfolio of projects within a growing construction business
- The opportunity to develop your leadership responsibilities as the business expands
- Free on-site parking
Profile
Reporting directly to the Directors, you'll manage the commercial performance of multiple live projects while developing your involvement in business‑wide planning and decision-making.
- Managing projects commercially from tender through to final account
- Producing CVRs, commercial reports and profitability analysis
- Managing applications for payment, valuations, variations and final accounts
- Taking ownership of procurement and subcontractor negotiations
- Reviewing tender opportunities and contributing to pricing decisions
- Working closely with operational teams to control costs and protect project margins
- Building strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and suppliers
- Visiting sites to monitor progress and address commercial matters
- Improving commercial processes to support the business as it grows
- Providing the Directors with clear visibility of project performance, risks and opportunities
What we are looking for
- An experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor ready to progress into Commercial Management
- A background in civil engineering, groundworks, industrial/commercial construction, steel frame developments or external works
- Experience taking commercial ownership of multiple live projects
- Strong knowledge of CVRs, valuations, variations and final accounts
- Experience with JCT contracts, with NEC knowledge beneficial
- Sound commercial judgement and confidence managing costs, margins and contractual matters
- The ability to build effective relationships with clients, subcontractors and project teams
- A hands‑on approach and the confidence to make decisions and suggest improvements
- An interest in taking on wider business responsibility and developing your leadership skills
- Experience within an SME or growing construction business would be advantageous
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