Commercial Manager

Wates Group looking for an experienced Commercial Manager to join our Residential division and play a pivotal role in driving commercial excellence across multiple housing developments. Reporting to the Regional Commercial Director, you’ll lead a portfolio of schemes, ensuring robust cost control, accurate forecasting, and strategic procurement to deliver high-quality homes on time and within budget.

• Oversee all commercial activities across a portfolio of schemes, including cost planning, tendering, and contract management.
• Develop a team of Quantity Surveyors, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting, forecasting, and budgetary control for all projects.
• Negotiate and manage supplier and subcontractor relationships to achieve best value.
• Drive compliance with company policies, health & safety standards, and legal requirements.
• Contribute to regional strategy, supporting growth and profitability targets.

• Proven experience in a senior commercial role within the residential sector.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and develop high-performing teams.
• Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercially astute with a strategic mindset and attention to detail.
• Degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• One of the best learning and development programmes which is customizable to support your career progression goals. (c.7000 training sessions delivered year to date across the WATES Group)
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

• BEST PROJECT – Inside Housing Development Awards
• WINNER – 2022 Construction News Awards Winner
• GOLD AWARD – Investors in People 2022
• GOLD AWARD – Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards
• TOP 50 EMPLOYERS – 2022 Top 50 Employers for Women
• WINNER – 2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards