Commercial Manager

Yondr Group • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

Yondr is a global developer, owner-operator and service provider of data centers, delivering capacity for major technology companies. The Commercial Manager will lead the end-to-end commercial project strategy and commercial governance for assigned projects, coordinating internal teams and external vendors to deliver construction within the approved budget. The role is suited to someone with experience taking data centers or other major projects through the full project lifecycle, resolving complex issues, negotiating, and leading multidisciplinary teams hands-on.

The Commercial Manager will set high standards and culture across projects, build trusted relationships with colleagues, vendors and clients, and adapt to changing client demands. The role ensures commercial best practice protects business interests and supports accurate forecasting. It also includes assessing and authorising bid recommendations, identifying risks and opportunities, and establishing appropriate management plans.

Yondr uses a collaborative, data-driven delivery approach. The successful candidate will work in an integrated team and understand project controls, the underlying data, and how to use them to support informed decisions and reliable project reporting.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a lead commercial role, preferably in the data center sector or on a major project.
• Experience working for an owner/operator/developer, main contractor or cost consultant.
• Experience in contract creation and administration.
• Understanding of the construction project lifecycle for a data center or major project.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• BSc degree in Quantity Surveying.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing people or teams, particularly cost consultants.
• Membership of a professional body such as MRICS.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the project commercial team, including external consultants.
• Inform, implement and execute procurement and contract strategies suited to the regional market.
• Ensure procurement processes are followed to achieve value for money, compliance and protection of business interests, including tendering, tender recommendations, negotiations and contract production.
• Ensure team members adhere to company project policies, procedures and governance.
• Manage and mature the Cost Plan to ensure the design can be delivered within the approved budget.
• Provide commercial input to the design process from preconstruction through contract award to underpin the Cost Plan.
• Understand CAPEX and in-country market costs and benchmarking indicators.
• Prepare and evaluate construction and services budgets with technical leads.
• Work with the design team to understand design development and commercially analyse proposed changes.
• Review supply-chain bid placement reports and recommend approvals to the leadership team.
• Review relevant information with project stakeholders, confirm compliance with the Owner’s Requirements and report divergences.
• Coordinate and manage the commercial completion of tenant-requested changes.
• Manage, finalise and present detailed monthly cost reports covering relevant commercial data across project elements.
• Manage, finalise and present monthly project commitment and cash-flow forecasts for operational and finance use.
• Administer main contracts and fulfil all client obligations.
• Review and update the change-control register with accurate cost liability during preconstruction and construction.
• Review and approve monthly vendor valuations.
• Collaborate across functions to support successful fundraising.
• Build relationships and liaise regularly with funders and fund monitors.
• Ensure commercial processes and reporting meet funder requirements.
• Manage commercial project reporting and provide reliable, accurate information to project stakeholders.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager