Commercial Manager

Commercial Manager

Location: Dublin, Ireland

Salary: £80,000-£100,000 per annum

Work structure: Hybrid, x3 days per week in office

Overview

Based in Dublin, the role will provide commercial leadership across major rail and transportation programmes, ensuring robust commercial governance, effective risk management, and successful financial outcomes.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to some of Ireland’s most significant rail and public transport programmes while progressing your career within a global engineering and professional services organisation. The individual must be ambitious, wanting to progress within our business and will play a key role in supporting the growth of our Business Unit.

The role will involve the commercial and contractual delivery of complex rail projects in Ireland.

You will work closely with Project Directors, Project Managers, and Clients, playing a key role in shaping commercial strategy, managing contracts, and supporting the continued growth of the rail portfolio.

Your role

• Provide commercial leadership and oversight across rail projects throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Develop and implement commercial strategies aligned with project and business objectives.
• Lead the preparation and management of project budgets, forecasts, cost reports, and financial controls.
• Lead contract administration activities, including change management, compensation events, claims, dispute avoidance, and final account settlement.
• Identify, assess, and manage commercial risks and opportunities, ensuring appropriate mitigation measures are in place.
• Advise project and business leadership on contractual, financial, and commercial matters.
• Ensure compliance with commercial governance, policies, and ethical standards.
• Support bid development, fee proposals, and framework opportunities within the rail sector in collaboration with the procurement team.
• Line manage, mentor, and develop commercial and quantity surveying staff, fostering high performance and continuous improvement.
• Support in the growth of a high performing commercial team.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, partners, and key stakeholders.
• Lead and support the project teams in resolving claims and excelling in disputes management and resolution.
• Provide guidance and support to ensure effective performance and development to successfully achieve commercial objectives of the unit and the projects.

About you

• Degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Economics, or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in a commercial management role on large-scale infrastructure projects, ideally within rail or transportation.
• Strong understanding of contract forms (e.g. NEC and GCCC PWC preferred) and procurement models.
• Proven experience leading commercial teams and managing complex stakeholder environments.
• Strong financial, analytical, and strategic commercial skills.
• Excellent leadership, negotiation, and communication abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong IT skills including competency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and use of contract administration tools such as CEMAR / FASTDRAFT / ASITE.
• Commercial acumen and mindset.
• Hold a full driving licence.
• Right to work in Ireland.

Desirable Attributes

• Chartered status (e.g. SCSI / RICS).
• Experience working within a consultancy or client-side environment.
• Excellent knowledge of the Irish and/or UK rail infrastructure market.
• Experience supporting framework delivery, bids, and business development activities.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.