Managing Quantity Surveyor

Location:

South Wales

Sector:
Infrastructure / Utilities

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Managing Quantity Surveyor to join the commercial team of a leading UK infrastructure contractor, supporting the delivery of a major long-term utilities infrastructure programme in South Wales.

This is an excellent opportunity for an established commercial professional to take on a senior leadership position, overseeing the commercial performance of multiple projects and leading a team of Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors.

Reporting into the Senior Commercial Manager, you will play a key role in driving commercial performance, ensuring robust financial controls and providing strategic commercial support across a varied portfolio of infrastructure projects.

We are looking for someone with strong technical commercial expertise, proven leadership capabilities and the ability to develop and motivate a high-performing team.

• Lead and manage a team of Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors across multiple projects.
• Take overall responsibility for commercial performance, cost control and financial reporting.
• Manage the monthly commercial reporting cycle, including CVRs, forecasting, cash flow and cost management.
• Oversee upstream and downstream change management, ensuring commercial entitlement is identified and recovered.
• Administer NEC contracts, including Compensation Events, change control and commercial negotiations.
• Oversee subcontract procurement, administration and commercial performance.
• Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities across the programme.
• Produce consolidated commercial reports and provide management information to senior stakeholders.
• Drive consistency across commercial processes, reporting systems and governance.
• Mentor and develop commercial team members, supporting performance management and succession planning.

• Degree-qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline.
• Proven experience in a Managing QS or senior commercial leadership position.
• Experience managing and developing commercial teams.
• Strong working knowledge of NEC3 contracts, particularly ECC Option
  
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• Extensive experience with Compensation Events, change management and contract administration.
• Strong background in CVRs, forecasting, cash flow and monthly commercial reporting.
• Experience working across multiple projects or long-term framework arrangements.
• Background in infrastructure, utilities, water or civil engineering.
• Strong commercial negotiation, financial analysis and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with commercial management systems such as COINS and reporting tools such as Power BI would be advantageous.

• Opportunity to join an established UK infrastructure contractor.
• Senior commercial leadership position with responsibility for a substantial project portfolio.
• Long-term programme of infrastructure investment.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Competitive rates.
• Flexible working arrangements.