Commercial Manager

Careers Made Possible at Brian Perry Civil

Step into a senior commercial leadership role where your expertise shapes the success of significant civil infrastructure projects.

This newly created position offers the scope, influence, and autonomy that experienced Senior Quantity Surveyors and Commercial Managers look for backed by BPC’s strong pipeline, collaborative culture, and reputation for delivering complex civil works.

As Commercial Manager, you’ll be the key commercial advisor across a portfolio of complex projects ensuring robust financial management, strong controls, and proactive commercial decision-making.

• Lead and oversee commercial delivery across multiple civil infrastructure projects
• Build and manage accurate cost forecasts, cashflows, and monthly financial reporting
• Develop procurement strategies and negotiate subcontractor agreements
• Drive revenue recovery, claims, and variation valuations
• Lead commercial risk analysis and contribute to project reviews
• Coach and mentor team members to strengthen commercial capability

• 10+ years’ commercial experience in civil construction
• Proven capability as a Commercial Manager or a Senior QS ready to step into a bigger role
• Deep expertise in procurement, cost control, risk, and commercial strategy
• Strong financial reporting and forecasting skills
• Advanced Excel and systems capability (experience with Procore or JDE an advantage)
• Confidence to influence, negotiate, challenge, and collaborate across all levels

You’ll thrive if you enjoy commercial complexity, want bigger responsibility, and are ready to operate at a senior strategic level.

At Brian Perry Civil, part of the Fletcher Building Group, we’re specialists in ground engineering and civil construction, delivering some of the most complex and technically challenging projects across New Zealand and the South Pacific. From foundations and marine works to three waters infrastructure, our work goes beyond construction – we’re shaping communities, protecting environments, and building a legacy of innovation.

We thrive on bold thinking, collaboration, and a commitment to safety and sustainability.

Join us and be part of a team that’s Better Together, where your career can grow alongside projects that make a real impact. At Brian Perry Civil, you’ll enjoy:

• Career Development: technical training, leadership development programmes, educational funds
• Family Support: school holiday programs, tutoring, market leading parental leave policy
• Perks & Rewards:
  Retail discounts at Z energy, Place Makers, Mico, Samsung + more, share scheme options

Ready to make your career possible? Apply now and join a team that’s building the future.

We are actively looking to fill this role and encourage your early application. Applications are reviewed regularly, and we reserve the right to remove the advertisement before the advertised closing date.

Research shows that females and minority groups don’t always apply for roles unless they match 100% of the requirements. So, if this role is of interest but you feel you don’t quite fit, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are enriched by many nationalities, languages, religions, customs, and lifestyles. We are proud of our diversity and see it as one of the things that make us better together.