Commercial Lead
| Posting date: | 07 February 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 February 2026 |
| Location: | City of London, London, SE1 6NP |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | UK Power Networks |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 82078_1770429604 |
Summary
82078 - Commercial Lead - Capital Programme | £94,904 + Car + Bonus
London | Hybrid (3 office / 2 remote) | Permanent
Applications close: 22/02/2026
Are you a seasoned Quantity Surveying professional looking to make a real impact on major infrastructure projects? We're looking for a Commercial Lead to help shape, deliver, and safeguard multi‑million‑pound contracts within our Capital Programme.
In this pivotal role, you'll take ownership of producing, managing, and executing high‑value contracts (£200m-£300m annually across the team). You'll be the expert our Project Managers, QS teams, and senior stakeholders turn to-ensuring accuracy, compliance, risk management, and commercial success across a diverse portfolio.
What you'll be doing
- Leading end‑to‑end contract creation, review, negotiation, and execution
- Providing specialist QS and contractual advice across long‑term capital and customer projects
- Collaborating with project teams (PMs, Designers, Planners, QSs) to ensure seamless delivery
- Managing risk registers, change control, pricing, and dispute resolution
- Producing high‑quality commercial reports and guiding stakeholders on NEC3 contract interpretation
- Supporting tender analysis, activity schedules and commercial governance
What you bring
- Strong Quantity Surveying background with experience handling complex, high‑value contracts
- Expertise in contract writing, negotiation, and dispute management
- Degree in QS or similar (or extensive experience) + professional membership (RICS, CIOB, ICES etc.)
- Confident communicator with sharp analytical, negotiation and stakeholder‑management skills
- Advanced user of Word, Excel, and ideally PowerPoint & SAP
- IOSH certificate is a bonus
⭐ What we offer
- £94,904 + car + 3% bonus
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Pension contribution up to 10%
- Reservist leave, season ticket & tenancy deposit loans
- Cycle to Work, Tech & Green Car schemes
- Discounts, Occupational Health, EAP & more
- Hybrid working after probation (6 months)