Commercial Manager

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative, and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Commercial Manager to lead commercial strategy, contract management, programme controls, budgeting, and risk management for a major national infrastructure programme.

This senior role will provide high‑level commercial leadership across all phases of the project lifecycle, supporting successful delivery of a complex, multiyear capital investment programme.

You will oversee commercial governance, guide procurement and contract strategy, and ensure robust financial, schedule, and risk performance.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team — including cost, planning and project controls specialists — while working closely with client stakeholders, delivery partners, and industry collaborators.

Qualifications

Commercial Leadership:

\- Lead all commercial and contractual activities across assigned programme workstreams.

\- Develop contract strategies, oversee tendering and negotiations, and ensure alignment with client governance requirements.

\- Manage cost planning, forecasting, benchmarking, performance reporting, and change control.

\- Ensure strong commercial stewardship across the full lifecycle of the programme.

Programme & Project Controls:

\- Oversee the development and maintenance of the Master Programme and capital budgets.

\- Monitor schedule performance, risk exposure, earned value, and commercial progress.

\- Ensure timely and accurate reporting to the client and governance bodies.

Team Leadership & Collaboration:

\- Lead and mentor team members including cost managers, planners, and project controls professionals.

\- Foster a collaborative, high performance culture across project teams and interfaces.

\- Support capability development, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.

Governance & Compliance:

\- Ensure full compliance with client governance frameworks, public procurement requirements, and corporate procedures.

\- Maintain high quality documentation and audit‑ready records across all commercial, contractual, and programme control functions.

\- Support business case development, assurance processes, and stakeholder engagement.

Desirable Experience

\- Experience in transportation, utilities, or other large scale public infrastructure sectors.

\- Familiarity with public sector governance and business case development.

\- Understanding of project risk management and safety related assurance processes.

\- Working knowledge of Primavera P6 and project cost forecasting tools.

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Key Competencies

\- Advanced commercial and contractual management

\- Strategic cost planning and financial control

\- Claims management and dispute resolution

\- Programme and project controls expertise

\- Public procurement and tender management

\- Strong leadership and team development capability

\- Analytical, risk based decision‑making

\- Excellent communication, presentation and reporting skills

\- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, or related discipline.

\- Professional membership (e.g., SCSI, RICS, Engineers Ireland, APM).

\- Minimum 15 years’ experience delivering major infrastructure or capital programmes.

\- Significant commercial leadership experience in complex, multi-disciplinary environments.

\- Strong understanding of contract strategy, procurement, cost management and commercial governance.

\- Experience working with NEC4, FIDIC or public sector contract frameworks.

\- Proven ability to lead commercial teams and influence stakeholders at senior level.

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What we offer you:

• Full time
• Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
• 8% Pension
• 23 days Annual leave
• Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
• Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
• Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues

_Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change._

_We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. _

_Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community._

_Please find out more about us at [www.turnerandtownsend.com/](https://www.turnerandtownsend.com/)_

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