Director - Commercial - 20004750 (CDU911)

Director - Commercial - (CDU911) Urban Ridge Supplies is looking for a Director – Commercial to oversee budget management, cost control, and comprehensive reporting for major transport infrastructure projects. This role requires strong expertise in systems such as Power BI, PRISM or similar, and must maintain financial discipline and accurate forecasting to support strategic decision‑making and project success.

Core Responsibilities

Champion QIC's "Safety First" value, exercising “Stop Work” authority and promoting health / safety / wellbeing standards.

Model leadership behaviours in line with QIC values and foster a high‑performance culture through clear direction, feedback, and recognition.

Support the development of contracting strategy to achieve QIC's objectives.

Ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements related to commercial activities.

Develop the contracts budget, collaborate with stakeholders, and align it with organisational budgetary requirements.

Lead commercial and financial management and reporting; work with Directors to define objectives, track progress, and achieve targeted business outcomes.

Identify trends and risks associated with cash‑flow forecasting against expenditure targets.

Oversee contracting implementations, contract administration and change management, including value engineering across the contract lifecycle.

Monitor project budgets, cost forecasts and cash flows to align with financial objectives.

Provide leadership and guidance in resolving complex budgeting, reporting and cost‑control issues.

Develop and implement risk‑management plans and maintain risk management practices throughout projects.

Measure and report risk‑management performance at program and project levels.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives and update team activities, policies and procedures.

Collaborate with Projects and Project Controls to maintain effective controls on budget, cost, reporting, risk and change.

Lead procurement strategy development for central procurement support.

Collaborate with project managers to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.

Implement policies, software and processes to improve efficiency.

Lead stakeholder management on behalf of the commercial function and maintain consistent reporting practices.

Mentor and develop a team of commercial and reporting specialists, fostering continuous improvement.

Requirements Prioritize wellbeing, address challenges directly, take responsibility for safety, correct unsafe practices, learn from mistakes, and hold each other accountable with support and care.

Integrity

Communicate truthfully and straightforwardly.

Keep commitments and fulfill promises.

Respect others' rights, dignity, and opinions.

Uphold high professional standards.

Innovation

Encourage innovation with an open, nimble approach.

Maintain a curious mindset.

Eager to learn and improve.

Think creatively beyond conventions.

Continuously seek ways to enhance performance.

Collaboration

Open, honest engagement with all stakeholders.

Frequent, respectful, transparent communication.

Celebrate successes.

Collaboratively resolve issues.

Inclusion

Respect diverse cultures.

Listen to different perspectives.

Maintain an open mindset to diverse ideas and information.

Build and engage diverse teams equitably and fairly.

Treat everyone with respect and equality.

Quality

Ask direct, rational questions.

Speak relevantly for the audience.

Be a team player and share knowledge.

Uncompromising quality standards.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree – Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Cost Engineering, Legal or related field.

Professional Certifications (if Required)

Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors preferred.

Experience

10‑15 years of commercial construction delivery experience, ideally with contractors, consultancies, and in program‑wide roles managing large commercial teams across projects.

Major program experience—managing multiple projects with conflicting priorities and stakeholders.

Previous KSA / Middle East experience preferred.

Experience leading commercial management of major projects in highly regulated, complex, matrixed environments, covering the full project life‑cycle (bidding to final account).

Expertise in contracts, claims, arbitration.

Supported teams through business changes, responding to shifting requirements.

Strategic support in prioritising workload of commercial and contract administration teams within deadline‑driven contexts.

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English—able to articulate strategies to senior audiences.

In‑depth knowledge of enterprise‑level management software (Prism, SAP or similar).

Leadership skills to inspire large, diverse teams and deliver results.

Ability to lead the commercial function's direction, endorsing or opposing practices as needed.

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Seniority Level Director

Employment Type Full‑time

Job Function Business Development and Sales

Industries Wholesale Building Materials

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