Job Description

As a Commercial Manager at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will take ownership of contract and cost management for a high-profile semiconductor project in Taiwan, ensuring commercial success from pre-contract through to final account. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of advanced manufacturing, contributing to complex, fast-paced delivery in a critical global industry.

The Opportunity

In this role you will:

• Lead full lifecycle cost management services from feasibility through to final account agreement

• Develop and manage project budgets, cost plans, and cash flow forecasts

• Provide accurate and timely commercial reporting to clients and stakeholders

• Monitor project costs to identify risks, variances, and opportunities

• Administer contracts in line with project requirements and local Taiwanese regulations

• Lead procurement strategy, tendering, bid evaluation, and contract award processes

• Manage change control, variations, and claims, ensuring robust documentation and negotiation

• Support dispute avoidance and resolution through proactive contract management

• Partner with project and client teams to drive commercial performance and value

• Ensure alignment with project timelines, delivery strategies, and quality expectations

• Support decision-making with data-driven commercial insights

• Build strong relationships with clients, contractors, and consultants

• Provide commercial leadership across multidisciplinary teams

• Ensure clear communication of risks, opportunities, and commercial outcomes

• Ensure adherence to Linesight procedures and professional standards

• Maintain high levels of transparency, accuracy, and accountability

• Support audit processes and ensure robust commercial controls are in place

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have significant experience in commercial or cost management, ideally within semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, or large-scale construction projects
• Possess strong knowledge of contract administration, including standard forms (FIDIC, NEC, or equivalent)
• Have experience working on complex, high-value projects in an international environment
• Demonstrate expertise in cost planning, procurement, and commercial reporting
• Are confident managing variations, claims, and contract negotiations
• Have strong stakeholder management and communication skills (fluency in English and Mandarin required)
• Are comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth project environment
• Have a degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Engineering, or a related discipline

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.

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About us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we’re not like the others. We’re different. Unique. It’s our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment. We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team!

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!