Commercial Director

Arcadis Warrington, England, United Kingdom

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As an Arcadian, you already help us deliver world leading sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. You are part of our global business comprising 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can continue to solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Arcadis is excited to be expanding its Nuclear team, specifically focusing on Civil and Defence Nuclear across the country. We are seeking a collaborative and detail-oriented Commercial Director who will play a pivotal role in the successful delivery of multiple projects. You will provide executive leadership of high-profile, complex and strategic contracts, setting commercial strategy, overseeing portfolio governance, and assuring compliance with organisational and statutory frameworks.

You will shape supply chain strategies, lead major procurements for consultancy, construction and engineering services, and embed robust performance management regimes to realise benefits and secure value for money. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will ensure effective stakeholder engagement while directing risk management, issue resolution, financial oversight, change control, and continuous improvement. You will lead technically complex programmes/projects typically ranging between £10m and £100m+, with accountability for commercial outcomes and team resourcing, offering you the opportunity to contribute to the successful delivery of a national infrastructure project.

While this is a fast-paced and exciting challenge, you should be comfortable with uncertainty, ambiguity, and change.

• Provide vision, leadership and direction to multi-disciplinary commercial teams; set objectives, review performance, and develop capability.
• Own the financial performance of the programme’s commercial portfolio – cost, schedule, efficiency, margins – and meet profit and budgetary targets.
• Lead commercial strategy and assure contract compliance across the organisation; support project directors to deliver within budget and to contract.
• Establish and govern performance management frameworks (KPIs, incentives, risk/reward) and drive benefits realisation.
• Oversee contract mobilisation, innovation and improvement initiatives, variations, amendments, transition and exit strategies.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships; hold suppliers to account for contractual commitments and resolve disputes effectively.
• Analyse complex information from multiple sources; make recommendations that improve long‑term service performance and value outcomes.
• Sponsor continuous improvement and digital/reporting enhancements to drive transparency, informed decision‑making and governance compliance.
• Build trusted relationships with senior clients and stakeholders; act as a strategic adviser on cost & commercial matters and create new business opportunities.
• Ensure alignment with organisational strategies and public sector policies, including the Procurement Act 2023 and best practice from IPA/GCF/NAO.

• Degree in a related field preferred or demonstrable professional experience.
• Chartered Member (or working towards) or Fellow of a relevant professional body (i.e. RICS, ICE, IACM, CIARB).
• Ideally you bring experience working within the Nuclear sector, however a background within any regulated environment will also be considered (i.e. Road, Rail, Water, Energy etc.).
• Experience delivering large, complex programmes across the full commercial lifecycle.
• Extensive experience in procuring complex consultancy, construction, and engineering contracts for major projects, with an understanding of public sector procurement legislation (i.e. Procurement Act 2023) and national strategies.
• Strong commercial knowledge with the ability to apply commercial principles within the boundaries of contract law. Demonstrates the capability to secure “value for money” by achieving a good…