Commercial Director
Commercial Director – Social Housing
Location – North West or Midlands (Flexible Home Base with Travel Required)
Salary/Package – £90,000 – £105,000 + Excellent Benefits Package
About the Company
Our client is an award-winning property services contractor with over a century of experience delivering maintenance, refurbishment, compliance, and decarbonisation solutions across Great Britain. Operating from multiple regional offices, they combine local expertise with national capability, delivering high-quality services to clients across the social housing, public sector, education, healthcare, and commercial markets.
With a strong focus on long-term partnerships, innovation, and sustainability, the business continues to invest in its people and is recognised for delivering exceptional customer service while maintaining the highest standards of quality, safety, and operational excellence.
As part of their continued growth, they are now seeking an experienced Commercial Director to provide strategic commercial leadership across their national Housing Partnerships portfolio.
The Role
As Commercial Director, you will be responsible for:
Providing strategic commercial leadership across a nationwide portfolio of Housing Partnership contracts
Leading the commercial function across multiple long-term, multi-million-pound reactive repairs and planned refurbishment contracts
Taking a partnership-led, account management approach to strengthen and develop long-term client relationships
Driving commercial performance by maximising profitability, controlling costs, and identifying opportunities for growth
Providing commercial oversight from bid stage through to final account
Supporting regional operational and commercial teams to ensure consistency across multiple business units
Managing commercial risk through effective contract review, governance, and negotiation
Reviewing financial performance, including CVRs, forecasts, and profitability reporting
Identifying opportunities to expand existing client relationships and secure additional works
Working collaboratively with Commercial, Operational, Finance, and Senior Leadership teams to achieve business objectives
Supporting dispute resolution and providing strategic commercial guidance where required
Ensuring robust commercial governance and compliance across the businessThe Ideal Candidate
The successful Commercial Director will have:
Proven experience in a senior commercial leadership role within the construction or property services sector
Previous experience working within Social Housing, Reactive Maintenance, Planned Works, or Property Refurbishment
Experience managing multi-region or national contracts
Strong commercial acumen with an excellent understanding of contract management and commercial governance
A strategic approach to client relationship management and long-term partnership development
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at senior level
Experience leading and developing high-performing commercial teams
Strong financial management skills, including CVR reporting, forecasting, and profit improvement
Full UK Driving Licence
Willingness to travel nationally as requiredWhat's on Offer
Competitive basic salary of £90,000 – £105,000
Annual Bonus
Company Car or EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme
27 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays
Option to Buy or Sell Annual Leave
Private Healthcare
Family Healthcare Discounts
Company Pension Scheme (Up to 7.5%)
High Street & Lifestyle Discounts
Paid Volunteering Day Each Year
Length of Service Awards
Long-term career progression within an award-winning national contractor
Opportunity to lead a strategically important commercial function across a growing Housing Partnerships portfolioApply: If you're interested in this opportunity, then please get in touch today with our Commercial Specialist, Mark Harris.
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