Contracts and Commercial Manager

Are you a commercially minded leader with a passion for delivering value, quality, and innovation across capital investment and property projects?

We are working on behalf of a leading care and housing provider based in Derby seeking an experienced Contract and Commercial Manager to oversee the commercial and contractual management of capital investment, maintenance and refurbishment works. This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a real impact—ensuring projects are delivered efficiently, compliantly, and to the highest standards.

The Role:

• As Contract and Commercial Manager, you will lead on cost planning, budgeting, procurement and commercial control for a range of capital, maintenance and improvement programmes.

• You’ll provide technical and commercial leadership across teams, ensuring value for money, compliance, and timely delivery against programme and quality targets.

• Working closely with internal teams and external partners, you’ll drive consistency, financial accuracy and continuous improvement in how MHA’s property assets are managed and maintained.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead on all commercial management activities including estimating, tendering, contract negotiation, post-contract cost control, valuations, and final accounts.

• Oversee contract administration, ensuring all agreements are documented, compliant and aligned with programme, specification, and quality expectations.

• Advise on appropriate forms of contract (e.g. JCT, NEC, NHF) and implement effective change control and risk management processes.

• Produce accurate forecasts, financial reports and cashflow projections for senior management.

• Support colleagues in developing cost estimates and budget allocations for capital investment programmes.

• Manage supplier performance and contribute to procurement frameworks and benchmarking processes.

• Mentor and support team members to build commercial awareness and technical capability across the Property and Estates function.

• Ensure commercial activities take into account resident satisfaction, health and safety, sustainability and post-handover performance.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven experience in quantity surveying, commercial management or contract management, ideally within social housing, care, or property sectors.

• Strong working knowledge of JCT, NEC, NHF Schedule of Rates and other standard forms of contract.

• Excellent financial acumen with experience in estimating, cost control, forecasting and risk management.

• Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications and bills of quantity.

• Excellent negotiation, influencing and communication skills, with a collaborative and solution-focused approach.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• A people-oriented leader who is approachable, empathetic and confident working across teams.

Qualifications Required:

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.

• Full professional membership of RICS or CIOB (desirable).

• Health and Safety qualification (desirable).

• Full UK driving licence.

For further information please contact Michelle on 07395 325052 or at michelle@greenacre-recruitment.com

This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Greenacre Recruitment Ltd, who are operating as a recruitment agency and business.
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