Head of Commercial & Pre-Construction

Head of Commercial & Pre-Construction – Bespoke Joinery

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Nottinghamshire-based with regular travel to London

Super-Prime Residential | Luxury Hospitality | High-End Commercial

Package: Negotiable

Our client is an established, highly regarded specialist contractor delivering exceptional bespoke interiors and joinery installations across the super-prime residential, luxury hospitality and high-end commercial sectors.

The business combines complex project delivery with its own manufacturing capability, producing high-quality, bespoke joinery for some of the most exacting projects in the London market.

Reporting to the Production Director, this newly created position will lead the commercial growth and pre-construction activities of the specialist joinery division. It represents an excellent opportunity for a commercially driven industry professional to build a high-quality forward order book and help shape the division’s continued development.

The Role

• Identify, develop and secure high-value bespoke joinery and fit-out opportunities
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients, consultants, architects and main contractors
• Take ownership of estimating, tender strategy and commercial positioning
• Evaluate opportunities to ensure commercial viability, appropriate risk and margin protection
• Develop a sustainable and profitable forward order book
• Provide informed commercial and technical input during the early stages of projects
• Work closely with production, design and project delivery teams to ensure a coordinated approach
• Support the strategic development and long-term growth of the joinery division
• Establish the commercial foundations required for the successful delivery of complex projects

The Person

• Significant experience within high-end bespoke joinery, specialist fit-out or a closely related market
• A strong network and established relationships within the London super-prime construction sector
• Proven experience of winning and developing high-value project opportunities
• Strong estimating, pre-construction and tendering expertise
• Excellent commercial and financial judgement, with a clear understanding of project risk and margin
• Experience of design and build project environments
• A sound understanding of factory-led joinery manufacturing and its relationship with project delivery
• Credible, engaging and capable of building confidence with sophisticated clients and professional teams
• Commercially ambitious, strategically minded and motivated by the opportunity to help grow a specialist business

For an individual who demonstrates the necessary commercial, operational and leadership capability, the position offers the opportunity to progress into broader responsibility for the joinery division. xwzovoh

This is a discreet appointment offering considerable influence, autonomy and longer-term potential within an established and successful specialist contractor.