Commercial Director

🕒 5 days ago

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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Arcadis

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1888

💰 $25k Grant on 2017-05

Engineering • Sustainability

Arcadis is the world's leading company in delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. With more than 36,000 employees in over 30 countries, Arcadis is dedicated to improving quality of life by offering expert services in areas such as climate adaptation, energy transition, mobility, and smart buildings. They work on projects aimed at creating healthy environments, such as manufacturing infrastructure for electric vehicle charging and conducting whole life carbon assessments. Arcadis also provides insights through reports like the Sustainable Cities Index, which ranks cities globally based on sustainability metrics.

📋 Description

• 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.

🎯 Requirements

• 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). • 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. • Skilled in analysing risks, understanding margins of error, and developing well-reasoned recommendations to support effective decision-making. • Ability to communicate and enforce ethical standards to prevent corruption, fraud, and unethical practices in supply chains, and take appropriate actions when breaches occur. • Proven ability to operate at executive level, acting as a trusted adviser. • Strong stakeholder engagement skills at a senior level, with the ability to present technical advice persuasively to influence internal and external decision-making.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • 401(k) matching • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development opportunities