Location
South East London - Hybrid (minimum expectation 2 days per week office based)

Hours
Full-time – 35 hours per week

Salary
£71,320 + Essential Car User Allowance

About the Role
Hexagon Housing is an innovative and responsive housing association working in partnership with local authorities to meet housing needs across Southeast London. With a turnover of £40m, 120 staff, and over 4,000 homes, Hexagon continually improves the quality and range of affordable homes and services.

We are seeking a commercially strong, detail-focused Commercial Assurance Manager to lead robust cost control over repairs, maintenance, compliance, planned investment, building safety, and specialist property contracts. This role provides independent commercial assurance across Property Services contracts and supports continuous improvement through audit, data analysis, and performance challenge.

This new position sits at the heart of Property Services, providing robust commercial oversight of contracts, supplier performance, expenditure, variations, recharges, and cost recovery opportunities. You will use data, financial analysis, and contract management expertise to identify efficiencies, reduce costs, and improve commercial performance.

This is a hands-on role requiring interrogation of contractor submissions line by line, comparing charges against orders, schedules of rates, specifications, job history, and previous payments, and challenging poor practice.

Hexagon is a Great Place to Work accredited company with IIP Gold, committed to employee engagement, flexibility, empowerment, and supporting your professional development. We offer training, supervision, private medical insurance, pension scheme with 3x salary life assurance, and 26 days annual leave rising to 31 days.

Experience
- Significant commercial, Quantity Surveying, or Contract Management experience
- Proven ability to interrogate invoices and identify overpayments
- Experience challenging contractor costs
- Understanding of social housing cost drivers
- Experience with social housing or contractor environments
- Knowledge of NHF Schedule of Rates, NEC, JCT, or Term Maintenance Contracts
- Experience recovering contractor recharges, latent defect claims, warranty claims, or insurance recoveries
- Strong Excel and data analysis skills

About you
- Excellent professional and customer-focused communication skills
- Commitment to providing a high standard of customer service with a positive ‘can-do’ attitude
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Detail-oriented and analytical mindset

Qualifications
- Relevant professional or degree-level qualification or significant relevant work experience
- Full driving licence and access to a vehicle