9B is seeking an experienced Commercial Manager at Associate / Associate Director level to join a high-performing Cities Project Leadership team, supporting the delivery of major, complex infrastructure and urban development projects across the UK and internationally.
This is a senior, project-focused role within an established leadership environment, offering the opportunity to work on large-scale, multidisciplinary projects with significant commercial and technical complexity.
The Role
You will play a key role within project leadership teams, ensuring projects are commercially robust, well-governed, and delivered to a high technical standard.
Working closely with Project Directors and multidisciplinary teams, you will take ownership of the commercial, financial, and operational performance of projects or key workstreams.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee commercial, financial, and technical performance across projects or defined packages
- Lead project planning activities, including programme, budgeting, risk, and change management
- Provide clear commercial direction to internal delivery teams
- Engage with client-side commercial teams on variations, compensation events, and risk
- Collaborate with technical teams to understand and manage the impact of change
- Support bidding and work-winning activity, including commercial input to proposals
- Manage and procure sub-consultants and supply chain partners
- Contribute to the development of junior team members and wider commercial capability
- Act as a key representative to clients and project stakeholders
About You
You will be an experienced commercial or project leader with a strong track record in delivering complex, multidisciplinary projects.
Typically, you will have:
- Experience working on major infrastructure or urban development projects (e.g. urban realm, highways, utilities)
- Strong commercial management and project leadership experience
- A solid understanding of technical engineering or construction environments
- Experience managing large, multidisciplinary teams and project delivery frameworks
- Proven ability in risk management, change control, and commercial negotiations
- Experience supporting bids, fee proposals, and client engagement
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and clients
What Success Looks Like
- Projects delivered profitably, efficiently, and to a high technical standard
- Effective risk identification and mitigation across project portfolios
- Strong collaboration across project leadership, technical teams, and clients
- Positive contribution to team development and best practice
What’s on Offer
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Hybrid working (London or Bath office base)
- Car allowance
- Private medical, life assurance, and income protection
- Generous pension scheme
- Flexible benefits package (including travel, dental, and retail discounts)
- Enhanced parental leave policies
- Structured learning and development programmes
- Support for professional memberships
- Strong focus on wellbeing and work-life balance