Commercial Manager

Yondr Group•Dallas, TX

About The Position

Yondr is a global developer, owner-operator, and service provider of data centers, delivering data center capacity for large 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 projects within budget. The role is suited to someone with a record of taking data centers or major projects through their full lifecycle, strong negotiation and problem-solving abilities, and experience leading multidisciplinary teams hands-on. The Commercial Manager will set high standards and culture across assigned projects, build trusting relationships with team members, vendors, clients, funders, and fund monitors, and respond to evolving client demands. The role ensures commercial best practice protects business interests and supports accurate forecasting. It includes assessing and authorizing bid recommendations, ensuring alignment with project objectives and appropriate management of risks and opportunities. Yondr’s delivery approach emphasizes partnering, data-driven reporting, and collaborative integrated teams. The role requires a sound understanding of project controls and project data, and the ability to use them to support intelligent, fact-based decisions and reliable project reporting.

Requirements

Previous experience in a lead commercial role, preferably in the data center sector or on a major-scale project.
Previous 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

Previous 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 the procurement and contract strategy suited to the regional market.
Ensure the project follows the procurement process 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 drive the maturity of the Cost Plan so the design can be built within the approved budget.
Provide commercial input to the design process from preconstruction through contract award to underpin the Cost Plan.
Apply understanding of 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 analyze proposed changes.
Review supply-chain bid placement reports and provide recommendations for leadership-team approval.
Review relevant information with project stakeholders, ensure compliance with the Owner’s Requirements, and report divergences.
Coordinate and manage the commercial completion of tenant-requested changes.
Manage, finalize, and present detailed monthly cost reports covering relevant commercial data across the project.
Manage, finalize, and present monthly project commitment and cash-flow forecasts for operational and finance use.
Administer the main contracts and fulfill 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 comply with funder requirements.
Manage commercial project reporting and provide reliable, accurate information to relevant stakeholders.