Commercial Director

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and ambitious Commercial Director to join our team in the United States, ideally based in Atlanta (or within 1–2 hours’ travel).

Responsibilities

• Leading commercial strategy, governance, and performance across major programmes.
• Managing procurement processes, including vendor prequalification, bid assessments, bid levelling, recommendations, and contract award.
• Overseeing full-project estimating, including construction, fees, direct works, and associated costs.
• Presenting estimates, value engineering options, and risk assessments to clients.
• Challenging and validating vendor pricing using benchmarking and market intelligence.
• Leading cost reporting frameworks, including forecasting, budget tracking, commercial risk registers, and executive-level reporting.
• Managing payment applications, change orders, contractual entitlements, and dispute avoidance/resolution.
• Overseeing invoicing processes and ensuring commercial compliance across all projects.
• Leading final accounting, post-contract audits, and close-out activities.
• Embedding lessons learned and contributing to training materials and capability development.
• Using and overseeing the preparation of bid analysis sheets, change control documentation, estimating tools, and take-off software.

Requirements

We are looking for a senior commercial leader who brings:

• A bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related field.
• Substantial experience and knowledge in commercial management, cost management, or quantity surveying within the construction industry.
• Proven experience leading commercial functions on medium to large-scale programmes.
• A strong understanding of procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in client-facing environments.
• Experience with estimating tools and cost management software.
• A collaborative leadership style and the ability to influence at senior levels.