Commercial Manager – Consultancy Partnered with Leading Housing Association

Location: London Bridge (hybrid – in office 2-3 days/week)
Salary: Up to £95,000 extensive benefits package
Reports to: Head of Commercial / Director
Team: Managing 2-3 Quantity Surveyors (within a growing QS team)

 About Us / The Role

We are recruiting on behalf of a forward-thinking consultancy working in close partnership with a major housing association. This role sits at the heart of their Repairs & Maintenance division, overseeing the commercial management of social housing works, maintenance programmes, and capital repairs across their stock.

You will join a business with a strong foundation (currently 20 Quantity Surveyors) and ambitious growth plans — targeting a team of 60 QSs over the next 4–5 years. That means this is a rare opportunity to take a lead in shaping the commercial leadership of a growing organisation, with strong career progression.

In this role you will:

• Take full commercial responsibility for repair & maintenance contracts, programmes, and frameworks

• Lead, mentor, and manage a small team of QSs (2–3 direct reports)

• Provide commercial input into contract strategy, tendering, procurement, and supplier selection

• Manage cost control, variation assessment, risk management, claims and dispute resolution

• Monitor performance against budgets, forecast costs, track KPIs, and report commercially to senior leadership

• Develop efficient processes, systems, and continuous improvement initiatives for commercial control

• Work closely with operations, asset, compliance teams and the housing association client to align objectives, manage stakeholder expectations, and ensure high service delivery

• Be partly on-site in London Bridge (2–3 days per week) to collaborate with the client and internal teams

 About You / Key Requirements

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

• Substantial experience (ideally 8 years) in commercial / quantity surveying roles, especially in repairs & maintenance or planned works in social housing / public sector settings

• Proven track record managing a small team of QSs and overseeing multiple contracts

• Strong technical understanding of measurement, cost planning, valuations, variations, and contract law

• Excellent financial acumen, analytical skills, and ability to manage risk

• Experience in procurement, tendering, contract negotiation and supplier management

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills (you’ll liaise with clients, internal teams, contractors)

• Confident, proactive, problem-solving mindset

• Ability to work under pressure, multi-task, and deliver to deadlines

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Quantity Surveying, Economics, Construction Management or related field (or membership of a professional body — RICS, CIOB, etc) is preferred

 What You’ll Get / Benefits

• Competitive salary up to £95,000, commensurate with experience

• Extensive benefits package (including pension, private health, bonus or performance incentives, training & development, flexible benefits, etc)

• Hybrid working – only 2-3 days a week in the London Bridge office

• Genuine career progression in a business on a steep growth trajectory

• Opportunity to help shape the commercial function of a growing team

• Close-knit, collaborative environment, aligned with a major housing association client