Senior Commercial Manager
2 days ago
Madrid
Cumming Group is an international project and cost management consultancy delivering innovative solutions in construction, real estate, and infrastructure. With a commitment to collaboration, transparency, and performance excellence, we support some of the world’s most respected clients across diverse range of sectors. The Role: Cumming Group are looking to recruit a Senior Commercial Manager to join our team in the Madrid office. You will provide strategic commercial leadership across complex, high-value data centre projects throughout Spain and Europe. You will oversee the commercial performance of major mission-critical developments from feasibility and procurement through construction, commissioning and close-out. Leading client relationships, commercial strategy and project teams, you will play a pivotal role in driving cost certainty, mitigating risk, and ensuring successful project outcomes. This position offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of one of the fastest-growing sectors in construction while helping shape the commercial delivery of some of Europe's most significant digital infrastructure projects. Key Responsibilities: • Lead commercial and cost management services across multiple large-scale data centre projects., • Develop and implement commercial strategies that support successful project delivery and client objectives., • Provide senior leadership on cost planning, benchmarking, budgeting and financial control throughout the project lifecycle., • Advise clients on procurement strategy, contract selection and risk allocation., • Oversee tender processes, tender analysis and contract award recommendations., • Lead negotiations and administration of contracts, including NEC and JCT forms where applicable., • Manage variations, change control processes, claims and commercial disputes., • Review project financial performance, forecasts, cash flow and commercial reporting across multiple commissions., • Drive value engineering initiatives and cost optimisation strategies while maintaining project quality and performance standards., • Provide commercial governance and assurance across project portfolios., • Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, contractors and key stakeholders., • Support business development activities, client pursuits and proposal preparation., • Lead, mentor and develop Commercial Managers, Cost Managers and junior team members., • Support regional leadership with commercial reporting, resource planning and operational performance management. Qualifications: • Education: Degree in Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline., • Experience: 10+ years of experience in commercial management, cost consultancy, or quantity surveying, with significant exposure to large-scale construction projects., • Professional Accreditation: MRICS, AssocRICS, or working towards chartered status preferred., • Extensive experience managing complex commercial programmes and multi-disciplinary project teams., • Strong understanding of NEC, JCT and other standard forms of construction contract., • Proven track record delivering data centre, mission-critical, industrial, infrastructure or similarly complex projects., • Strong knowledge of construction law, commercial risk management and procurement strategies., • Experience overseeing multiple projects and client accounts simultaneously., • Exceptional leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills., • Strong commercial acumen with the ability to provide strategic advice to senior clients and project teams., • Ability to operate effectively within fast-paced and technically demanding project environments. Benefits: • A collaborative, people-first culture with genuine opportunities for career development., • Hybrid working environment with flexibility and autonomy., • Exposure to landmark projects across data centres, commercial, healthcare, education, residential and public sectors., • Opportunities to lead major international commissions and work with global clients., • A worldwide network of experienced professionals and technical experts., • Ongoing learning and development through internal and external programmes., • Frequent social, networking and team-building events., • Competitive salary, benefits package and performance-related incentives. Cumming Group is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, “race” (includes nationality, national / ethnic origins, colour) marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, gender reassignment, religion and belief. Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire directly, and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.
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