Some see a wall. We see the chance to open a door.

Role: Commercial Director

Location: Central belt Scotland

Challenges. Opportunities. Solutions. At Robertson, we see them our way. We’re bold enough to ask questions. Brave enough to look at things differently. Confident enough to be ourselves. Join us and you’ll join the UK’s largest family-owned construction, infrastructure and support services business. And as Commercial Director, you’ll be part of a team that’s doing incredible things – for ourselves, for the built environment around us, and for a truly sustainable future.

The primary role of the Commercial Director is to provide operational commercial support to the Managing Director, leading the commercial team within the regional business to provide assurance that the business objectives are being met while continuously assessing and risk and opportunity.

About the role:

• Lead and manage the commercial team in assessing, securing, and managing contracts with our development partners.Where directed by the MD, the Commercial Director will assist and advise on legal and contractual matters during preconstruction.
• Production of monthly financial results, including forecasting year-end financial position.
• Develop and present commercial strategies and proposals. 
• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure timely and consistent cost, cashflow and forecast information.
• Continuous development by reviewing and auditing reporting, costs and forecasting are delieverd to a high quality and in a timely manner.
• Carry out internal audits and cost/value investigations as required on projects that display concerns in respect of programme slippage and report findings.
• Ensure that all Commercial policies and procedures are being implemented diligently within the business and raise any non-conformances found with the MD to allow corrective action. Monitor that all projects have planned cashflows, that variations and final accounts processes are diligently applied. This will include visiting projects on a regular basis to undertake assurance checks.
• Governance & Risk – Ensure that governance and risk management is robust, and review and strengthen and enhance our processes and risk management in all areas.
• Constantly monitor the business project risk, opportunity, recovery, cashflows and expenditure and advise the MD of any change to the budget/forecasted outcome.
• Attend Regional Board meetings.

About you:

• Relevant Quantity Surveying degree
• Relevant Professional qualification (preferred)
• Senior level professional commercial experience.
• Wide experience of the construction marketplace.
• An excellent knowledge of procurement processes.
• Experience in delivering targets through the effective appointment and management of all Construction

Our Principles - The Robertson Way

Our principles are our roadmap to achieving positive outcomes and delivering on our purpose. They influence daily decisions around what we do and how we do things, creating an environment of growth, innovation and high performance. 

We listen

Listening enables us to work positively and collaboratively, and gives customers, partners and colleagues the assurance that their voices are always heard.

We are professional

Our mix of prudence and diligence, care and attention to detail means that our customers have certainty and assurance in everything we do and trust us to deliver.

We take responsibility

Each of us is accountable for what we do. From the smallest detail to team safety and caring for our communities and the environment, we know that everything matters.

We are determined to succeed

Every challenge is an opportunity. We work collaboratively and focus on safety, productivity and quality to find solutions we can be proud of and that provide a positive, lasting benefit.

We are one team

We work as one - in our teams and partnerships, and with our customers. We respect each contribution, and everyone stands up to be counted. We are Team Robertson.

For more information on our principles and culture, please visit: https://www.robertson.co.uk/careers/culture

Benefits of working with Robertson:

In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and employee benefits such as:

• 33 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time or FTC positions, increases with length of service)
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme 
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme 
• Discounts (gym memberships, restaurants, days out etc.) with Hapi Rewards App
• Annual Flu Vaccine
• Access to E-Learning
• Health & Wellbeing Support
• Life Management & Financial Support

Diversity & Inclusion:

When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Robertson. That’s why we’re working hard to create an environment where everyone can feel welcome, and where we can all be ourselves. We encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more - so whoever you are, we hope you’ll see things our way, too.

Apply now

If you’ve got what it takes to look at things differently, to find new perspectives, and to discover the extraordinary within the ordinary, we’d love to meet you. To apply for this role and to start seeing things our way, submit your CV.

This role will be subject to pre-employment screening, including references. The level of screening may vary depending on role responsibilities and will be discussed at interview.