Commercial Director (M&E)

Location: London

Salary: Up to £150,000 + Package (Full Travel Expenses, Bonus Scheme, Private Healthcare, Pension & more)

Client:

We are representing one of the UK`s leading independent Building Services Contractors that specialise in several sectors including commercial, data centres, healthcare, education & more! With a traditional engineering mindset and reinvestment into new principals, the business has an annual turnover in excess of £250m+ and operate nationwide. A huge bulk of their turnover comes from repeat business which is a standard they maintain by ensuring high standards are upkept across the board. 

As a result of winning multiple projects, they are actively looking to recruit A Commercial Director. This is a great opportunity to join their growing team in a senior management position; the projects are massive, work is being won and they’re growing at an amazing rate.

Role Overview:

This senior role will play a key part in shaping commercial strategy, managing risk and driving financial performance across complex, high-value engineering projects. The position offers significant influence at executive level and will suit a commercially astute progressional with experience operating within M&E Major projects ranging in value from £15m - £50m MEP (2-4 projects at any one time).

Key Responsibilities

·      Provide strategic commercial leadership across mechanical and electrical project portfolios

·      Shape and deliver commercial strategy aligned to business objectives and long term growth

·      Lead contract strategy, negotiation and commercial governance across M&E workstreams

·      Oversee commercial risk management, including change control, cost value reconciliation and entitlement management

·      Drive financial performance across M&E projects through robust forecasting, margin protection and reporting

·      Partner closely with operational and technical leadership to support effective project delivery

·      Act as a trusted commercial advisor to the executive team on M&E-related commercial matters

·      Provide senior commercial input at bid, pre-contract and procurement stages

·      Lead, mentor and develop commercial teams operating across mechanical and electrical disciplines

·      Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, and supply chain partners

Required Experience

·      Proven experience in a senior commercial leadership role within M&E, engineering services, or a related project-led environment

·      Strong working knowledge of M&E contracting models, commercial management and risk allocation

·      Experienced in managing complex contracts and commercial structures across multi-discipline projects

·      Comfortable operating at board and executive level, influencing strategic decisions

·      Track record of developing and leading high-performing commercial teams

·      Personal Attributes

·      Commercially astute with strong professional credibility in engineering environments

·      Strategic yet hands-on, with the ability to engage at both executive and project level

·      Confident negotiator with a balanced, pragmatic approach to risk

·      Resilient, decisive, and collaborative leadership style

Why This Role?

·      Opportunity to shape commercial best practice within a respected engineering services group

·      Long-term leadership opportunity within a stable, growth-focused organisation

·      Competitive senior-level remuneration package