Managing Quantity Surveyor; PUMA)

Position: Managing Quantity Surveyor (PUMA)
Bilfinger is a leading international industrial services provider, driving efficiency and sustainability for the process industry. With about 31,000 employees and over 5.4 billion in revenue in 2025, we offer solutions in consulting, engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, turnarounds, and digital applications across key sectors like energy, chemicals, pharma, and oil & gas.

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The Role Based full-time onsite at Hull - The Managing Quantity Surveyor will take day-to-day commercial leadership and financial control of the PUMA K30 Tie-In works, ensuring robust administration of the NEC4 Option B contract and effective management of project cost, value, measurement, change and cash.

The role will be responsible for ensuring that work undertaken is correctly measured, valued and recovered in accordance with the contract and that the commercial position of the K30 Tie-In is accurately reflected within applications, forecasts and project reporting.

Working closely with the Head of Commercial and Change Manager, the Managing QS will provide the link between physical progress, Option B measurement, Compensation Events, subcontract expenditure, actual cost and forecast project performance.

The role requires a strong site and delivery focus. The Managing QS will be expected to understand what is physically happening on the project, identify emerging commercial issues early and ensure that appropriate records and contractual actions are taken before entitlement or recovery is placed  Responsibilities Take day-to-day responsibility for commercial management of the K30 Tie-In works.

Maintain a detailed understanding of the Scope, Prices, Price List/Bill of Quantities, contractual obligations and commercial assumptions underpinning the project.

Provide timely commercial advice to the Project Manager and delivery team and ensure commercial considerations are incorporated into operational decision-making.

Escalate material commercial risks, opportunities and contractual issues to the Head of Commercial at the earliest opportunity.

Lead the measurement and valuation of completed works in accordance with the requirements of the NEC Option B contract and applicable method of measurement.

Ensure quantities claimed are supported by appropriate drawings, records, surveys, calculations and evidence of completed work.

Establish and maintain robust measurement records capable of supporting the project’s entitlement through client review, audit and final account.

Undertake regular reconciliation between:tender/contract quantities;current measured quantities;completed quantities;quantities included within applications;forecast final quantities; and changes arising from implemented Compensation Events.

Identify significant quantity growth or reduction at the earliest opportunity and assess the resulting commercial and forecast implications.

Maintain a clear distinction between remeasurement under Option B and changes to the Scope giving rise to Compensation Events.

Prepare and manage accurate and timely applications for payment for the K30 Tie-In.Ensure applications maximise legitimate contractual recovery and are fully supported by measurement and appropriate commercial evidence.

Reconcile applications against certified amounts and promptly identify and challenge omissions, reductions or differences in assessment.

Maintain clear visibility of:work completed;value applied;value certified;cash received;outstanding value;accrued income/WIP where applicable; andforecast future applications.

Work proactively to maintain positive cash performance and minimise unnecessary working-capital exposure.

Own the detailed commercial forecast for the K30 Tie-In and ensure it provides an accurate assessment of the anticipated final commercial outcome.

Maintain robust cost-to-complete and estimate-at-completion assessments, supported by current project information.

Reconcile actual and committed cost against budget, earned value, measured progress and forecast.

Identify emerging cost trends, overruns and opportunities early and agree appropriate mitigation actions with the project team.

Ensure commercial…