Job Description

The role

This is a fixed term contract until 21st December 2026

Are you a commercially astute professional with a passion for shaping impactful development projects?


At Southern Housing, we're seeking a

Commercial Manager

to join our dynamic team and help drive the successful delivery of our Development & Sales programme.


Reporting to the Head of Commercial, you'll provide strategic support across procurement, contract negotiations, and cost control--ensuring robust frameworks and partnerships are in place to mitigate risk and deliver value. You'll collaborate closely with internal teams and external partners, playing a key role in securing the commercial success of our ambitious housing initiatives.

What you'll be doing

Providing construction procurement and framework support that will influence the delivery of projects and the overall programme. Work on the negotiation of constructions contracts and development agreements. Assist by providing advice on cost information provided by consultants. Ensure that risk registers are developed and maintained, as appropriate. Reviewing and negotiating cost sum analyses, for inclusion in build contracts. Support and advise on the appropriateness of proposed development and contracting partners, advising on contractual safeguards such as bonds, PCGs and building warranties.

What you'll need

A track record of operating within a large and complex organisation with experience in delivering on financial analysis and modelling expertise to aid the evaluation of major capital projects. Experience in negotiating and managing build contracts and cost sum analyses. Understanding of a range of procurement routes and forms of contract Commercial awareness. Knowledge of investment considerations and financial appraisal within the development sector. Good communication skills, both orally and written, using a range of techniques and tools to convey messages.

In your supporting statement, it is important that you address how you meet each of the above criteria, providing real examples.

Closing Date: Sunday 20th July 2025 at 23:59

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About us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the

heart

of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own!We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people's lives.


A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

What's in it for you

Pension

Life

assurance

Healthcare cash plan

Eyecare & dental

Birthday

leave

Retailers discounts

Cycle

to work

Buy & sell

annual leave

Season ticket loan

In-house academy & career development

Flexible working

Inclusion & Diversity

We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it's about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual.


We're all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.