Senior M&E Commercial Manager

Job Description

Senior M&E Commercial Manager – Data Centre Campus\n\n£120,000–£140,000 + car or allowance + bonus + PMI | M&E Design & Build | Hyperscale / AI Data Centres\n\nWe’re recruiting a Senior M&E Commercial Manager to lead the commercial function on a flagship data centre campus — a multi-phase, high-density site delivering hyperscale/AI-ready facilities. You’ll drive commercial strategy from pre-con through delivery and final account, protecting margin and managing risk across major M&E and fit-out packages, working closely with project leadership, client teams and a specialist supply chain.\n\nWhat you are delivering\n\n * \n\n A clear commercial strategy for a multi-£10m, multi-phase data centre programme.\n\n * \n\n Robust contracts and subcontracts with balanced risk/reward and clear deliverables.\n\n * \n\n Accurate CVRs, forecasting and cashflow that give the board and client confidence.\n\n * \n\n Effective change management, claims and risk control to protect margin and programme.\n\n * \n\n Strong client and supply-chain relationships built on transparency and consistency.\n\n * \n\n A capable commercial team aligned to best-practice processes and project outcomes.\n\nWhat you will run day to day\n\n * \n\n Own commercial governance: procedures, reporting and approvals across the campus.\n\n * \n\n Shape commercial input to bids and new phases — pricing strategies, contractual positions and risk registers.\n\n * \n\n Lead contract and subcontract negotiation (typically NEC/JCT), ensuring scope clarity and fair risk allocation.\n\n * \n\n Build and manage budgets for M&E plant, power, cooling, civils and commissioning packages.\n\n * \n\n Oversee change control — capture, value and agree variations, EWNs and compensation events.\n\n * \n\n Lead monthly CVRs, cashflow and forecast reviews with clear risk/opportunity commentary.\n\n * \n\n Direct procurement strategies for major packages; negotiate terms and framework agreements.\n\n * \n\n Maintain strong commercial records to avoid disputes and support entitlement where needed.\n\n * \n\n Act as senior commercial point-of-contact for client and internal stakeholders.\n\n * \n\n Line manage QSs / commercial managers — objectives, mentoring, appraisals and development.\n\nWhat you need knowledge in\n\n * \n\n Commercial management of large, M&E-intensive or data centre / mission-critical projects.\n\n * \n\n NEC and JCT contracts (or similar), including target cost, lump sum and pain/gain mechanisms.\n\n * \n\n Data centre cost drivers: power distribution, resilience, cooling, generators, UPS, security and controls.\n\n * \n\n Change control, claims, risk management and value engineering on high-capex schemes.\n\n * \n\n CVR methodology, cashflow forecasting and P&L management at project/programme level.\n\nWhat you need experience in\n\n * \n\n A senior commercial role (e.g. Senior M&E Commercial Manager / Commercial Lead / Lead QS) for a main contractor or M&E contractor.\n\n * \n\n Leading commercial delivery on major projects or programmes (£50m+ total value).\n\n * \n\n Negotiating high-value subcontracts and strategic supplier deals.\n\n * \n\n Demonstrable success managing change, protecting margin and closing out final accounts.\n\n * \n\n Confident operator with client-side commercial/procurement teams and internal boards.\n\n * \n\n Track record of building and developing high-performing commercial teams.\n\nInterested?

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