Project Commercial Director

Overview

As Project Commercial Director for the Lower Thames Crossing, you will lead the project’s commercial, risk, controls and procurement functions to protect profitability and delivery. You’ll shape the commercial strategy in collaboration with Pre Construction and ensure transparent financial reporting. You’ll drive bids and work-winning efforts while guiding a growing commercial team. This role blends business leadership with complex infrastructure delivery on a landmark project.

Pay / Benefits

• digital GP service for you and your family
• financial wellbeing and employee assistance
• professional development
• enhanced family benefits (maternity, paternity, dependants, bereavement)
• inclusion and diversity
• flexible working

Responsibilities

• Design the commercial, risk, controls & procurement organization for the project
• Lead profit delivery with P&L accountability
• Contribute to project leadership and culture as a business leader
• Jointly define the commercial strategy with Pre Construction
• Collaborate with operational and financial teams for transparent cost/value reporting and quarterly reporting
• Be accountable for bids and work-winning strategies with robust commercial and procurement plans
• Provide leadership, development and direction for the project commercial team

Key requirements

• Professionally qualified to an appropriate related body
• Excellent knowledge of contract conditions and contract law and their administration
• Excellent communicator, people leader and stakeholder management
• Experience of winning projects in a tier 1 corporate governance structure
• Demonstrable skills in financial, commercial and project management and business acumen
• Experience of Commercial Lead roles on large-scale projects or major projects

• effective communication
• stakeholder management
• leadership and people development
• contract law and contract administration
• financial reporting and budgeting
• commercial strategy and procurement planning

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