Commercial Manager

Accenture UK & Ireland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture UK & Ireland in London is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to provide commercial support across projects, focusing on procurement, pre-contract duties and cost control.

You will engage with clients and stakeholders to resolve issues, negotiate, and ensure delivery on time and within budget, contributing to KPI achievements and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree standard in a related subject / commercial / quantity surveying qualification.
• Demonstrable experience in pre-contract cost planning (including estimating) and post-contract cost management.
• Familiar with FIDIC or NEC forms of contract and able to communicate this knowledge to bid writers.

Responsibilities

• Provide quantity surveying / commercial support on a range of projects and programmes.
• Awareness of procurement and pre-contract duties and how they align with on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Interface with clients to resolve issues as per project demands.
• Support delivery of departmental KPIs such as cost savings and value engineering.
• Work to tight deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Communicate with diverse stakeholders and negotiate/influence as required.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Procurement

Contract management

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Negotiation

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Job description

• Provide the necessary Quantity Surveying / commercial support on a range of projects and programmes of work.
• Have a strong awareness of Procurement and Pre-Contract duties, how they work in tandem to completing projects on time and in budget
• Excellent commercial acumen with well-developed problem-solving, interpersonal, communication skills with demonstrable experience delivering similar programmes of work.
• Interfacing with our Client, you will resolve issues within your control as per the projects' demands.
• Support the delivery of departmental KPIs and objectives such as savings in total cost of ownership, value engineering and continuous improvement.
• Work to tight deadlines, under pressure whilst still delivering quality output and prioritise requirements where necessary. A keen eye to detail is essential as well as the ability to work methodically through a demanding workload.
• You will need to communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders and hold the ability to negotiate and influence with users outside your own network of responsibility.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.
• Educated to degree standard in a related subject / Commercial / Quantity Surveying qualification - desirable.
• Demonstrable experience in the provision of pre-contract cost planning (inc estimating) and post contract cost and contract management processes (including electronic tools)
• Have technical expertise in relation to contract preparation.
• Will be well versed in either FIDIC or NEC forms of contract and communicate that knowledge to those who will be responsible for writing bids.