Commercial Lead

Join the University at a pivotal moment as we deliver two of our most significant capital investment projects, with annual budgets of more than £150m over the next three years. This is a high-profile opportunity to play a central role in the financial management of major developments that will help shape the future of our estate and support world-class teaching, research and collaboration.

Your work will directly inform University treasury planning and support confident decision-making across major project delivery. By ensuring valuations, certifications and payments are processed smoothly, you will help maintain strong supplier relationships, support commercial control and keep major works moving at pace.

Embedded within the University's delivery team, you will build valuable expertise in capital and project accounting while developing trusted relationships across Estates, Procurement, Finance AP, Treasury and Group Accounting.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to combine technical financial expertise with meaningful business partnering on a programme of real scale and visibility. If you are looking for a role where your financial insight, stakeholder skills and commercial judgement can make a tangible impact, we would welcome your application and look forward to hearing how you can contribute to the successful delivery of the Connect capital programme.

About the Department:

Estates Department — We're here to provide a place of opportunity and inspiration for our students, our staff, our business partners and our local community. We create and care for the spaces they need to thrive and reach their potential. Our work stretches from planning and constructing huge research facilities like the National Automotive Innovation Centre, delivering the Connect & STEM programmes, to making sure the lights are working. Our people keep campus moving, clean and energy efficient. There are around 960 employees within Estates, and everyone plays a vital part in the success of the department.

Benefits:

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, a generous holiday allowance plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities. We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer access to flexible working. We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.