Senior M&E Commercial Manager

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Senior M&E Commercial Manager – Data Centre Campus

£120,000–£140,000 + car or allowance + bonus + PMI | M&E Design & Build | Hyperscale / AI Data Centres

We’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.

What you are delivering

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A clear commercial strategy for a multi-£10m, multi-phase data centre programme.

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Robust contracts and subcontracts with balanced risk/reward and clear deliverables.

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Accurate CVRs, forecasting and cashflow that give the board and client confidence.

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Effective change management, claims and risk control to protect margin and programme.

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Strong client and supply-chain relationships built on transparency and consistency.

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A capable commercial team aligned to best-practice processes and project outcomes.

What you will run day to day

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Own commercial governance: procedures, reporting and approvals across the campus.

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Shape commercial input to bids and new phases — pricing strategies, contractual positions and risk registers.

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Lead contract and subcontract negotiation (typically NEC/JCT), ensuring scope clarity and fair risk allocation.

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Build and manage budgets for M&E plant, power, cooling, civils and commissioning packages.

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Oversee change control — capture, value and agree variations, EWNs and compensation events.

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Lead monthly CVRs, cashflow and forecast reviews with clear risk/opportunity commentary.

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Direct procurement strategies for major packages; negotiate terms and framework agreements.

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Maintain strong commercial records to avoid disputes and support entitlement where needed.

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Act as senior commercial point-of-contact for client and internal stakeholders.

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Line manage QSs / commercial managers — objectives, mentoring, appraisals and development.

What you need knowledge in

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Commercial management of large, M&E-intensive or data centre / mission-critical projects.

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NEC and JCT contracts (or similar), including target cost, lump sum and pain/gain mechanisms.

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Data centre cost drivers: power distribution, resilience, cooling, generators, UPS, security and controls.

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Change control, claims, risk management and value engineering on high-capex schemes.

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CVR methodology, cashflow forecasting and P&L management at project/programme level.

What you need experience in

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A senior commercial role (e.g. Senior M&E Commercial Manager / Commercial Lead / Lead QS) for a main contractor or M&E contractor.

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Leading commercial delivery on major projects or programmes (£50m+ total value).

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Negotiating high-value subcontracts and strategic supplier deals.

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Demonstrable success managing change, protecting margin and closing out final accounts.

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Confident operator with client-side commercial/procurement teams and internal boards.

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Track record of building and developing high-performing commercial teams.

Interested? Send your CV in confidence and we’ll run you through the campus, role structure and progression in detail
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Location:
Clerkenwell
Salary:
£120,000 - £140,000 /annum
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Construction

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