Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

The Commercial Lead drives commercial reporting and assurance across the reservoirs programme, delivering accurate forecasts, financial controls, and performance insights. This role leads commercial governance and supply chain performance, identifying risks and opportunities, providing strategic assurance, and enabling informed decision-making through a high-performance, data-driven commercial culture.

You will be responsible for directing the commercial reporting and assurance function for the programme, establishing and continuously improving monthly reporting, performance dashboards, and management information. You will oversee and assure programme forecasts, accruals, commitments, liabilities, and cost reporting, develop and implement a commercial assurance framework and audit programme, and manage supply chain performance reporting and assurance processes.

Providing strategic commercial insight to the programme leadership team, you will drive consistency, quality, and governance across commercial reporting activities. You will support the development of a major programme commercial culture, linking operational delivery with strategic outcomes, identify emerging trends, risks, and opportunities, and recommend proactive interventions. Additionally, you will manage, mentor, and coordinate reporting and assurance resources within the wider commercial team.

Experience
- Significant post-contract experience delivering and leading month-end processes including payments, forecasting, liabilities, and accruals
- Experience in a similar role at a similar level on major infrastructure projects
- Proven success working across complex matrix teams
- Experience managing small teams of quantity surveyors
- Skilled in stakeholder management within complex matrix environments
- Adept in use of standard forms of contract and implementing commercial strategies

About you
- Strong leadership skills with a track record of creating an aligned, high-performance culture
- Excellent strategic commercial insight and ability to provide assurance to senior leadership
- Ability to identify risks and opportunities and recommend proactive interventions
- Committed to safety, client focus, integrity, and creating opportunities for people to excel, aligned with Mace’s values

Qualifications
- Educated to degree level in construction management, quantity surveying or equivalent
- MRICS qualified or equivalent qualification (or working towards)
- Evidence of ongoing management development and relevant personal development