Senior Commercial Manager

Senior Commercial Manager Facilities Management | Major Public Sector Account Salary: Up to £100,000 + 15% Bonus + Car Allowance + Private Healthcare Location: UK Wide / Hybrid We are partnering with a leading facilities management and outsourcing organisation to recruit a Senior Commercial Manager for one of the UK's largest and most complex FM contracts. This is a high-profile leadership opportunity on a long-term extremely sizeable public sector account, delivering hard and soft FM services across a substantial national estate. The successful candidate will play a key role in protecting and enhancing commercial performance, leading a sizeable commercial team, managing contractual risk and opportunity, and ensuring robust governance across a high-volume operational environment. The Role As Senior Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for the commercial leadership of a major FM contract, ensuring contractual compliance, maximising commercial recovery and supporting operational teams in the successful delivery of services. Key responsibilities include: * Managing commercial performance across a large-scale FM contract * Leading a commercial team, including direct management of senior commercial professionals * Managing variations, quotations, compensation events, contractual notices and claims * Developing and maintaining strong client and stakeholder relationships * Managing contract change, risk and opportunity processes * Supporting mobilisation and transformation activities where required * Ensuring robust commercial governance and NEC contract compliance * Working closely with operations, finance, procurement and senior leadership teams * Driving improvements in commercial recovery, reporting and contract administration Candidate Requirements We are keen to speak with experienced commercial professionals who have operated within large-scale Facilities Management or outsourced services environments. You will ideally have: * Experience in a Commercial Manager, Senior Commercial Manager, Commercial Lead or similar role * Strong NEC3 or NEC4 contract management experience * Facilities Management experience, particularly within Hard FM or Total Facilities Management environments * Experience managing variations, compensation events, claims and contractual entitlement * Leadership experience with responsibility for commercial teams * Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills * Excellent commercial acumen and analytical capability A Quantity Surveying qualification is advantageous, although equivalent experience will also be considered. What's on Offer? * Up to £100,000 basic salary * 15% performance bonus * Car allowance * Package potential = £120,000 + benefits below * Private healthcare * Pension scheme * Life assurance * Long-term, nationally significant contract * Opportunity to influence and shape a large commercial function * High visibility with senior leadership * Genuine career progression opportunities This role would suit a commercially astute FM professional looking to take ownership of a highly visible national account operating at exceptional scale and complexity