Commercial Lead

Job Title: Commercial Lead – Data Centre ConstructionLocation: Flexible (UK / EMEA) – Client Site & Hybrid WorkingSalary: Competitive salary and package (Depending on level of experience)Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEOAs a team:Join Soben, part of Accenture’s Infrastructure & Capital Projects practice, delivering some of the world's most complex and high-profile data centre programmes.Work alongside industry-leading specialists in commercial management, cost management, project controls, risk and project management.Support global hyperscale, colocation and mission-critical construction projects across EMEA and beyond.Leverage Accenture’s digital capabilities and innovation to transform the delivery of major capital projects.Be part of a collaborative, high-performance environment focused on client success, technical excellence and continuous improvement.As a Commercial Lead, you will:Lead all commercial and contractual activities across major data centre construction projects, ensuring successful project delivery and commercial performance.Act as the primary commercial interface for clients, contractors and key stakeholders, developing trusted relationships and providing strategic commercial advice.Manage contract administration, change control, claims management, cost reporting and commercial risk mitigation across the project lifecycle.Lead and mentor commercial teams, fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture and supporting career development.Provide strategic oversight of project financial performance, ensuring accurate forecasting, reporting and governance.We are looking for experience in the following skills:Extensive commercial management experience within large-scale construction projects, ideally hyperscale data centres or mission-critical environments.Strong understanding of NEC, FIDIC and other major forms of construction contracts.Proven experience managing change, variations, claims and dispute resolution on complex projects.Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage confidently with senior client and contractor representatives.Strong commercial acumen, cost management expertise and experience leading commercial teams in fast-paced project environments.Set yourself apart:Experience supporting global hyperscale data centre programmes.Chartered status or working towards professional accreditation (MRICS, MCIOB or equivalent).Experience leading multinational project teams across multiple geographies.Knowledge of digital project delivery tools, data analytics and commercial reporting platforms.About AccentureAccenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360 value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360 value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at Erklärung zur Chancengleichheit am ArbeitsplatzWir sind der Meinung, dass niemand aufgrund seiner Andersartigkeit diskriminiert werden sollte. 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