Commercial Director

We reward our people with a competitive package and flexible benefits designed to suit different lifestyles and priorities. These include a pension scheme, private medical cover for you and a partner, life assurance, an incentive bonus, a car scheme, and a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA). Colleagues can also access low-carbon and electric vehicles through the Willmott Dixon car-leasing scheme.

We are seeking a Commercial Director to provide strategic leadership across all commercial aspects of the business, overseeing profitability, risk management, contract performance, supply chain relationships, and commercial controls. They work closely with board members and senior leaders to ensure informed decision-making, strong governance, and the successful delivery of business objectives.

We're looking for a leader who can bring clarity, focus and direction in a fast-moving environment. You will be able to cut through complexity, make sound commercial decisions and turn strategy into action. Comfortable operating at pace, you will communicate with clarity and consistency, maintain perspective under pressure, and address challenges early to ensure there are no surprises. You will set high standards for yourself and others, balancing short-term priorities with long-term business outcomes while driving the delivery of commercially robust, deliverable bids, protecting project margins, and ensuring effective management of pre-construction programmes and key milestones.

Just as importantly, you will be committed to building strong teams and helping people succeed. You will optimise capability and capacity across your function, create an environment where individuals feel supported, challenged and accountable, and provide honest feedback that encourages growth. With a natural curiosity and continuous improvement mindset, you will seek better ways of working, embrace innovation and encourage others to do the same. Above all, you will lead with integrity, provide constructive challenge and effective governance to improve decision-making, and make choices that support sustainable growth and long-term business performance across the wider business.

• Provide strategic commercial leadership across all areas of the business, ensuring strong commercial control, accurate reporting, and effective performance management.
• Protect and enhance project profitability by maintaining active involvement throughout the bidding, pre-construction, and delivery phases.
• Challenge and influence Board-level decisions through the provision of commercial insight, data analysis, and industry expertise to support continuous improvement and informed decision-making.
• Lead the identification, assessment, and management of commercial risks and opportunities, ensuring appropriate mitigation measures are implemented and reported on a regular basis.
• Oversee business performance against budgets and forecasts, ensuring early identification of issues and delivering transparent, real-time commercial reporting.
• Ensure the business maintains the appropriate pre-construction capability, capacity, and resource structure to support current and future workloads.
• Develop and implement strategies that optimise commercial performance, improve operational efficiency, and support sustainable business growth.
• Monitor and assess the performance, capability, and financial stability of key supply chain partners, taking proactive action to manage risk and strengthen relationships.
• Promote a culture of accountability, governance, and commercial excellence across our business.
• Work collaboratively with operational, finance, and pre-construction teams to ensure projects are commercially robust, deliverable, and aligned with business objectives.

• Commercially astute with a strong focus on profitability, value creation, and business performance.
• Strategic thinker who can balance short-term priorities with long-term business objectives.
• Influential leader capable of engaging, challenging, and inspiring stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong decision-maker who can assess complex information, manage risk, and make sound commercial judgements.
• Results-driven with a track record of delivering successful commercial outcomes.
• Analytical and detail-oriented while maintaining a broad business perspective.