Commercial Director - Housebuilding

Commercial Director - Housebuilding

Up to £110,000 + Car Allowance

North West

Our client is a construction group expanding its housebuilding division as part of a wider growth strategy. Following recent investment and a refreshed operating model, the business is strengthening its commercial structure and building the foundations for controlled, scalable delivery across a mix of residential schemes. The division delivers predominantly Single-Family Housing for housing associations, with occasional open-market elements, and is now entering a phase where stronger commercial leadership will directly influence how it grows.

We're hiring a Commercial Director to lead commercial strategy across a mix of traditional housebuilding, partnerships, and Single-Family Housing schemes. You'll shape commercial standards, strengthen governance and support multi-site delivery as the organisation expands. This is a senior role at the centre of the business, influencing how the commercial function evolves and ensuring the division is set up for long-term success.

Role Responsibilities:

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• Lead commercial strategy across a portfolio of residential schemes, including private sale, partnerships and SFH
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• Ensure regional commercial teams are fully resourced, well-directed and supported
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• Approve site start budgets and monthly valuations in line with group policies
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• Provide commercial challenge at divisional valuation meetings
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• Analyse and report on costs, cashflows and commercial performance
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• Review and challenge divisional budgets, cost plans, valuations and forecasts
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• Benchmark build-cost performance using commercial systems and data-led reporting
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• Audit commercial compliance across regions, identifying risk and improvement opportunities
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• Develop and embed practical commercial processes, templates and reporting frameworks
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• Support procurement strategy, subcontractor recommendations and commercial approvals
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• Maintain awareness of new materials, methods and commercial innovations
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• Work closely with Technical to maintain a commercially robust, cost-effective house type portfolio
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• Support land viability reviews, cost assumptions and value-engineering opportunities
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• Advise on contractual matters alongside legal colleagues Commercial governance
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What we're looking for:

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• Senior Commercial Manager or Commercial Director background in housebuilding, partnerships or mixed-tenure delivery
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• Degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management (or able to demonstrate equivalent experience)
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• Strong CVR/WIP discipline and commercial governance capability
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• Experience overseeing multi-site residential programmes
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• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
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• Commercially astute, analytical and confident in identifying cost, procurement and contractual risk/opportunity
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• Able to deliver clear briefings, guidance and training to divisional teams
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• Strong systems capability (Excel and commercial management platforms)
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• Self-motivated, structured and comfortable managing competing priorities
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What's in it for you:

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• Up to £110,000 salary
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• Bonus potential to be discussed
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• Car allowance
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• Senior-level benefits package
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• Progression Opportunities as the group grows
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• A culture that values transparency
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