Every senior appointment in construction has its own brief, its own assessment and its own market. The four below are the ones I am asked for most, and each page sets out the brief I usually receive, what I assess, and the salary band the market is paying in 2026. The bands for every director seat, the package around them and what moves the number are set out in the 2026 salary guide.
Roles
The senior appointments in construction, one page each.
01The commercial position of a region, and the person who holds it.Commercial DirectorThe commercial position of a region, division or major programme: final accounts, risk, cash, and the team that runs them. The search I run most often.Explore Commercial Director02A business with its own P&L, and a board to answer to.Managing DirectorA business with its own P&L and a board to answer to. Short target lists, personal approaches and a search kept confidential from start to finish.Explore Managing Director03One major scheme, end to end, and the person accountable for it.Project DirectorOne major scheme end to end, from mobilisation through handover, timed around two handover dates rather than a calendar.Explore Project Director04Bids, estimating, design management, and the call on what to chase.Pre-Construction DirectorBids, estimating, planning and design management, and the call on what to chase. The appointment that decides the business you become.Explore Pre-Construction Director
Above the grid
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Executive and group board appointments run the same way, more quietly, under board appointments.
Appointing a role that is not listed?
Operations Director, Framework Director, Head of Commercial, Engineering Director and Managing Quantity Surveyor searches run the same way. Tell me the situation and I will tell you plainly what I can do.
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