Commercial Director - Western

Bringing together two trusted housebuilding brands, Tilia Homes and Hopkins Homes, untypical aims to make a positive difference to the UK housebuilding market and help to provide greater access to homes which are affordable for buyers. 

Guided by an innovative approach and a commitment to excellence, untypical focuses on creating sustainable, inclusive communities, delivering homes across the UK that people want to live in and are good for the planet.

Our people are at the heart of what we do and in order for us to succeed in becoming the UK’s most customer-centric housebuilder, we are looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. 

Our benefits package includes:

untypical have an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Director to join our Western region, based from our office in Exeter on a permanent contract. 

It’s a fantastic time to join a talented team in a growing housebuilder. The region will be operational on 6 sites across the South West in 2026 and with a recently increased Land team, our pipeline will continue to build. 

This Senior post will lead an established Commercial team of Quantity Surveyors, Buyers, Trainees and support a Senior Estimator with new site viability. This post is responsible for the overall management and performance of the Commercial function in our Western Region with cost control, margin improvement key deliverables.

The Commercial Director post sits on our Senior Management team.

Duties include:

• Monitoring business costs, ensuring accuracy of cost reports and analysing variances, seeking opportunity to mitigate cost increases through innovation and alternative strategies
• Attending internal adjudications and reviews to ensure cost issues are properly processed
• Manage cost information including tracking of inflation on pipeline developments
• Provide a Commercial overview of all land and build cost estimates including cost benchmarks
• Driving down build costs without compromising quality and safety
• Seek opportunities for margin improvement
• Preparation of monthly Commercial board reports
• Managing the surveying and buying function
• Work closely with the Senior Management Team to ensure a flow of new sites into the business
• Promote a customer responsible ethic within the supply chain

• Experience in a Commercial leadership post, within housebuilding.
• Leading a team with credibility and support
• A people focused management style that can develop others
• Comfortable dealing with legacy contract management and contra charging
• Successfully contributing to, and meeting a strategic vison

untypical operate across four regions in England, we’re committed to making a positive difference in the local areas we build new homes.

We create neighbourhoods with a real lasting impact, the kind of community that people can be proud of for generations to come. We are an inclusive and diverse employer of choice and take pride in building careers, not just communities.