Regional Commercial Director

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Across the UK and Ireland, essential infrastructure needs to be reimagined, renewed and maintained – safely, sustainably and at scale. That only works if the commercial decisions behind the work are sound. As a Regional Commercial Director, you’ll help shape those decisions. You’ll influence how we win work, manage risk and turn contracts into long-term value for our clients, communities and business. Working with divisional leaders and delivery teams, you’ll plan early, tackle issues head-on and help teams make confident decisions. This is a visible leadership role with the chance to grow the commercial function and develop future leaders.

Supporting successful work-winning –

You’ll lead the commercial side of bids, shaping our approach before we commit. You’ll:

Agree a clear commercial approach with delivery teams

Engage the supply chain appropriately

Make sure tenders reflect real costs and contractual terms

Managing pre-contract activity –

Before work starts, you’ll help make sure commercial arrangements are clear and workable by:

Supporting contract briefings

Agreeing measurement and reporting approaches

Making sure supplier terms reflect scope and risk

Managing valuation and change – Once projects are live, you’ll keep valuations and change processes close to what’s happening on site.

Oversee valuation submissions and payment processes

Support management of early warnings and compensation events

Protect our position while maintaining strong client relationships

Managing supply chain costs –

You’ll help maintain confidence in our cost position by:

Reviewing interim and final accounts

Supporting subcontract administration

Resolving issues early

Maintaining reliable commercial records –

You’ll support teams in keeping accurate registers and documentation so reporting stands up to scrutiny.

Monitoring contract performance –

You’ll help teams understand emerging risks or opportunities and respond accordingly. You’ll oversee:

Cashflow and forecasting

Risk and opportunity registers

Weekly and monthly CVRs

Your responsibilities as a people manager:

What we expect of you -

You play a critical role in shaping performance, capability and culture at M Group, through setting direction and shaping the environment in which others lead and perform:

Provide strategic leadership across teams or functions, setting clear, practical direction aligned to our priorities

Lead by example, showing our values and behaviours in how you work

Set high expectations and take a long‑term view of talent and capability

Lead change in a way that brings people with you

Create an environment where inclusion and belonging shape how we work

Build leadership capability through coaching, mentoring and development

Make balanced decisions that consider people, performance and organisational outcomes

Make sure every aspect of the M Group working experience - from wellbeing to development - is considered in how we plan and deliver

Role model our people manager standards, coach and develop others, and champion a culture of excellence in people management

From time to time, we may ask you to take on other duties appropriate to the role and level. We expect all work to follow M Group policies, procedures and relevant standards.

Responsible -

We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet

Open -

We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations

Together -

We’re together and as one team, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts

Ambitious -

We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Our values are brought to life through nine behavioural competencies. For this role, three key competencies are:

Leading -

Sets clear vision and direction, aligning leaders or specialists behind shared priorities and future direction

Delivering Excellence -

Sets standards at scale, removes systemic blockers and ensures consistent, high‑quality delivery across teams or disciplines

Analytical -

Uses insight or deep expertise to anticipate risk, guide others and make decisions with wider business or technical impact

4. What it’ll take to succeed

The skills, mindset and experience you’ll bring and grow.

Essential: Core skills, experience, qualifications and professional memberships you’ll need from day one:

Commercial expertise

Degree in Quantity Surveying (or related discipline)

Significant senior commercial experience in infrastructure or construction

Strong working knowledge of NEC3 and NEC4 contracts

Leadership and delivery

Proven record leading commercial or cross-functional teams

Experience managing complex portfolios or competing priorities

A supportive, inclusive leadership style that builds high-performing teams

Stakeholder and decision-making capability

Strong relationship management with senior stakeholders

Ability to coach and develop others

Clear written and verbal communication skills

Technical and analytical capability

Strong IT skills (including Excel)

Confidence using data to support commercial decisions

Desirable: Other skills, experience, qualifications and professional memberships that will help you grow with us:

Chartered status with RICS or CICES (or working towards)

Experience with FIDIC, JCT or other bespoke contract forms

What’s in it for you? We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include; Matched or contributory pension scheme Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Employee assistance programme My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts Life assurance Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave Reward and recognition scheme c In addition, this role offers; Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme Private health care and health care cash plan for you and your family 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us! Holiday purchase scheme Personal Accident Cover About us We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours. We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group. Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.