I’m working exclusively with a residential developer to appoint a Commercial Manager as the business continues to strengthen its commercial and operational capability.

This is an opportunity to join a highly regarded developer with a strong reputation for quality, design excellence, and long-term delivery. The business delivers new-build residential schemes and consistently achieves premium sales values through design-led product and disciplined execution.

The role will work closely with the operational leadership team, reporting directly to the Commercial Director, and will play a pivotal role in tightening commercial control, improving margin visibility, and embedding best-practice commercial management across live projects.

Commercial Manager.

Residential Development.

Essex.

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Responsibilities include:

  • End-to-end commercial management of residential new-build schemes.

  • Producing, owning, and presenting cost value reconciliation (CVR) reports and margin analysis.

  • Procuring, managing, and administering subcontract packages through to final account.

  • Identifying, interrogating, and closing scope gaps and commercial risk.

  • Challenging costs, assumptions, and proposals to secure best value without compromising quality.

  • Working collaboratively with construction teams to resolve issues in a pragmatic, commercial manner.

  • Providing accurate, timely reporting and clear commercial insight to senior leadership.

What They’re Looking For

  • Proven commercial management experience within residential construction or development.

  • A proactive, delivery-focused mindset — not a passive or purely administrative approach.

  • Strong understanding of subcontract procurement, package scope, and risk allocation.

  • Confidence interrogating costs, challenging proposals, and managing value.

  • A clear and credible communicator, comfortable operating across disciplines and at senior level.

  • Strong commercial acumen with a clear understanding of margins, numbers, and accountability.

Why This Opportunity?

This role offers the chance to join a respected developer at a stage where commercial leadership genuinely matters, offering:

  • A strong and visible forward pipeline of residential schemes.

  • High-quality, design-led projects that consistently outperform the market.

  • Direct exposure to senior leadership with genuine influence over outcomes.

  • A culture built on accountability, trust, and long-term thinking.

  • The opportunity to make a tangible impact by strengthening the fundamentals of the commercial function.

For a confidential discussion, please contact:
Dan Petrie, Principal Consultant, Cognisant
07487 795148

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