Commercial Contracts Manager/ Quantity Surveyor

Siemens Gas and Power GmbH & Co. KG; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global team

Innovative projects

Medical benefits

Paid holidays

Learning platform

Employee groups

Job summary

Siemens Energy Limited in Newcastle Upon Tyne is recruiting a Commercial Contracts Manager/Quantity Surveyor to join the finance and commercial team. The role focuses on cost control, contract administration, and claims management for high-voltage substations across the UK.

Hybrid working arrangements stem from the project needs and site requirements. You will work closely with project managers, commercial project managers, and account teams to safeguard margins and ensure contractual compliance

Qualifications

• Experience in quantity surveying and contractual management within large-scale construction/engineering projects.
• Familiarity with NEC form of contract; MF/1 and FIDIC knowledge is a plus.
• Strong budgeting, risk, and claims management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support project managers and commercial teams in risk evaluation, forecasting, and cost control.
• Administer subcontracts and manage final account settlements with suppliers.
• Ensure timely contractual notifications and maintain accurate financial status reports for stakeholders.
• Lead change management, claims handling, and documentation to support project objectives.
• Provide contractual guidance to project teams and liaise with legal on subcontract terms.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Contract management

Negotiation

Risk management

NEC Contracts

Team collaboration

Education

Chartered QS (RICS/CICES)

Tools

MS Excel

Cost management software

Job description

"We energize society" by supporting our customers to make the transition to a more sustainable world, based on innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. With nearly 100,000 employees around the world, we shape the energy systems of today and tomorrow.

Commercial Contracts Manager/ Quantity Surveyor

About the Role

Job ID

302941

Location

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Newcastle up Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

Remote vs. Office

Hybrid (Remote/Office)

Company

Siemens Energy Limited

Organization

SE CFO

Business Unit

Grid Technologies

Full-time

Experience Level

Professional / Experienced

A Snapshot of Your Day

As the demand for energy sector infrastructure is rapidly increasing, we are looking for a Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Contracts Manager to join our growing team based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. This role is within our financial and commercial team comprising of Quantity Surveyors (Commercial Contract Managers) working closely with our project financial controllers (Commercial Project Managers) and project accountants who together are responsible for the cost and commercial management of our extensive portfolio of complex high voltage substation projects across the United Kingdom.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• By supporting our Project Manager & Commercial Project managers in identifying, evaluating, and assessing risks & opportunities.
• Taking ownership and administering subcontracts on a day-to-day basis.
• Managing subcontract / supplier final account settlements.
• Ensuring timely submission of contractual notifications.
• Providing timely updates to our Project Managers & Commercial Project managers on the accurate financial status, including forecast out-turn positions of subcontractor / key supplier accounts.
• Attending project meetings with site, customer and joint venture partner stakeholders at their office premises or construction sites.
• Taking ownership of project change management and claims, relating to both the main contract with our customers and our subcontractors / key suppliers.
• Collaborating and effectively communicating with the wider project team, giving contractual advice relative to the successful execution of the project.
• Supporting the procurement department by advising on and drafting contractual terms and conditions for the placement of project subcontract work packages.
• Liaising with our legal team reviewing and evaluating subcontract terms and conditions aligned to our main customer contracts.
• Identifying, evaluating, and following up on all events relevant for incoming and outgoing claims and variations.
• Collecting and preparing relevant claim and or variation particulars.
• Performing quantum and/or delay analyses to establish causation for relevant events impacting the scope of works and or project schedule.
• Pursuing and / or defending incoming and outgoing claims; including the collation of relevant project records, documentation, and appropriate evidence / facts, through to satisfactory conclusion.
• Establishing and substantiating cause and effect necessary to demonstrate entitlement to quantum and / or additional time in accordance with the salient conditions of contract.
• Actively building positive relationships with our Customers, Joint Venture Partners, and Subcontract / Key Supplier teams.
• Developing and improving contract and claim management processes and strategies.

What You Bring

• Experience in quantity surveying / contract management and/or commercial project management.
• Knowledge and familiarity with a variety of Construction and Engineering Forms of Contract; extensive experience with the NEC Contract. (familiarity with FIDIC and MF/1 desirable in addition)
• Experience with M&E + Civil construction technologies would be advantageous.
• Experience in setting up and negotiating terms and conditions of subcontracts.
• Experience in project budgeting, financial management of risk, opportunities, and claims
• Chartered Quantity Surveyor would be advantageous (RICS / CICES)
• An understanding the principles of contract law.
• A collaborative and team-oriented approach.
• Good negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• A willingness to share knowledge to further develop team strength and capability.

About the Team

In this role, you’ll be part of our finance and commercial department reporting to the Commercial Head of Operations and Lead Commercial Contracts Manger working within dedicated project teams alongside our expert technical and operational staff with the combined goal of successfully delivering the project on time, on budget and to our high standards of quality and safety.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With +100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation.
Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on
inclusion, and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy
celebrates character—no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or
disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our
differences.

Here are examples of the rewards and benefits Siemens Energy offers:

• Opportunities to work with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Medical benefits
• Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
• Access to a variety of employee resource groups