Senior Commercial Manager - Italy

Our client requires a Senior Commercial Manager to join their team in their Milan office. You will provide strategic commercial leadership across complex, high-value data centre projects throughout Italy and Europe. You will oversee the commercial performance of major mission-critical developments from feasibility and procurement through construction, commissioning and close-out. Leading client relationships, commercial strategy and project teams, you will play a pivotal role in driving cost certainty, mitigating risk, and ensuring successful project outcomes. This position offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of one of the fastest-growing sectors in construction while helping shape the commercial delivery of some of Europe's most significant digital infrastructure projects. Key Responsibilities: * Lead commercial and cost management services across multiple large-scale data centre projects. * Develop and implement commercial strategies that support successful project delivery and client objectives. * Provide senior leadership on cost planning, benchmarking, budgeting and financial control throughout the project lifecycle. * Advise clients on procurement strategy, contract selection and risk allocation. * Oversee tender processes, tender analysis and contract award recommendations. * Lead negotiations and administration of contracts, including NEC and JCT forms where applicable. * Manage variations, change control processes, claims and commercial disputes. * Review project financial performance, forecasts, cash flow and commercial reporting across multiple commissions. * Drive value engineering initiatives and cost optimisation strategies while maintaining project quality and performance standards. * Provide commercial governance and assurance across project portfolios. * Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, contractors and key stakeholders. * Support business development activities, client pursuits and proposal preparation. * Lead, mentor and develop Commercial Managers, Cost Managers and junior team members. * Support regional leadership with commercial reporting, resource planning and operational performance management. Qualifications: * Education: Degree in Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline. * Experience: 10+ years of experience in commercial management, cost consultancy, or quantity surveying, with significant exposure to large-scale construction projects. * Professional Accreditation: MRICS, AssocRICS, or working towards chartered status preferred. * Extensive experience managing complex commercial programmes and multi-disciplinary project teams. * Strong understanding of NEC, JCT and other standard forms of construction contract. * Proven track record delivering data centre, mission-critical, industrial, infrastructure or similarly complex projects. * Strong knowledge of construction law, commercial risk management and procurement strategies. * Experience overseeing multiple projects and client accounts simultaneously. * Exceptional leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills. * Strong commercial acumen with the ability to provide strategic advice to senior clients and project teams. * Ability to operate effectively within fast-paced and technically demanding project environments

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