Location
West Ham Lane, Stratford, London

Hours
Full Time - 35 hours per week

Salary
£90,480 - £100,207 depending on experience plus Essential Car User Allowance £1,300 per annum

About the Role
Join L&Q's Commercial Team as the newly created Head of Commercial within the Property Services Directorate. Reporting directly to the Property Services Commercial Director, you will lead a team of around 15 staff with varying levels of experience. You will be responsible for the strategic management of commercial, contractual, and quantity surveying matters across projects and operations to ensure full contractual and financial entitlement on the most advantageous terms for L&Q.

In this senior leadership role, you will take full ownership of the department, leading, motivating, developing, appraising, and performance managing staff to achieve optimal performance. You will collaborate closely with Heads of Operational teams and other colleagues to ensure all significant project issues and contractual processes are properly managed.

You will oversee third party contractors and suppliers to secure best value while protecting the business commercially and providing accurate financial forecasting. The role requires experience in delivering mitigation strategies for contract and subcontract issues and accountability for departmental savings.

Additionally, you will support procurement compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 and other relevant regulations.

Early applications are encouraged as L&Q reserves the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated. Face to face interviews will be held at the Stratford office on 15th and 16th October 2025.

Benefits
Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days annual leave rising to 31 days with length of service plus bank holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours paid volunteering days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and more.

Experience
- Extensive senior management experience in commercial leadership roles
- Managing budgetary constraints using forensic cost control techniques
- Strong analytical and data interrogation skills
- Proven leadership skills with experience managing and developing teams
- Experience managing principal and subcontractor arrangements and relationships
- Providing mitigation strategies for contract and subcontract issues with accountability for departmental savings
- Commercial awareness with good legal and contractual knowledge
- Competency in use of standard methods of measurement

About you
- Strong collaborative working style and excellent communication skills
- Motivated to lead and develop a high-performing team
- Ability to work in a hybrid environment with 20% - 40% of contractual hours at the reporting office

Qualifications
- Degree or HNC level qualification in a related discipline or equivalent substantial experience
- Professional membership of CIOB or RICS is desirable