Managing Quantity Surveyor

Aldwych Consulting Ltd; Bath; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Car allowance

Private healthcare

Company pension

Annual leave purchase/sell

Career progression

Key role in growing team

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting Ltd is seeking an experienced Managing Quantity Surveyor to lead the commercial delivery of civil earthworks and infrastructure projects across England. The role reports to the Senior Commercial Manager and involves steering multiple schemes, budgets, cost plans and cashflow from tender handover to final account.

You will mentor the commercial team, manage subcontract relationships, and drive value engineering while collaborating with operations and clients to deliver

Qualifications

• A degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
• Professional membership (RICS, CICES or similar) or be working towards it.
• Around 10+ years’ experience within civil engineering, infrastructure or earthworks.
• Previous experience leading commercial teams.
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts.
• Excellent commercial, financial and analytical skills.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management abilities.
• A full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Leading, mentoring and developing the commercial team.
• Managing the commercial performance of multiple civil engineering and earthworks projects.
• Producing project budgets, cost plans and cash flow forecasts.
• Overseeing contractual matters and resolving commercial issues.
• Managing subcontract procurement and supply chain relationships.
• Preparing and presenting monthly CVRs and commercial reports.
• Identifying commercial risks and opportunities to maximise project profitability.
• Supporting tender submissions, pricing exercises and risk reviews.
• Working closely with operational teams and clients to ensure successful project delivery.
• Driving value engineering and continuous commercial improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial/contract management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Analytical skills

NEC contracts knowledge

Driving licence

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Professional membership (RICS/CICES or similar) or working towards it

Job description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Managing Quantity Surveyor to join a well-established civil engineering contractor delivering major earthworks and infrastructure projects across England.

This is a senior leadership position, ideal for a commercially driven professional looking to take ownership of a growing commercial function while working on projects valued from six figures through to £60m.

Reporting to the Senior Commercial Manager, you'll lead the commercial delivery of multiple schemes from tender handover through to final account, while managing and developing an experienced commercial team.

The Role

As Managing Quantity Surveyor, you'll be responsible for:

• Leading, mentoring and developing the commercial team.
• Managing the commercial performance of multiple civil engineering and earthworks projects.
• Producing project budgets, cost plans and cash flow forecasts.
• Overseeing contractual matters and resolving commercial issues.
• Managing subcontract procurement and supply chain relationships.
• Preparing and presenting monthly CVRs and commercial reports.
• Identifying commercial risks and opportunities to maximise project profitability.
• Supporting tender submissions, pricing exercises and risk reviews.
• Working closely with operational teams and clients to ensure successful project delivery.
• Driving value engineering and continuous commercial improvement.

About You

You’ll ideally have:

• A degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
• Professional membership (RICS, CICES or similar) or be working towards it.
• Around 10+ years’ experience within civil engineering, infrastructure or earthworks.
• Previous experience leading commercial teams.
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts.
• Excellent commercial, financial and analytical skills.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management abilities.
• A full UK driving licence.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Car allowance.
• Private healthcare.
• Company pension.
• Annual leave purchase and sell scheme.
• Long-term career progression with a growing contractor.
• The opportunity to play a key role within a successful and expanding commercial team.

If you’re an experienced Managing Quantity Surveyor looking for your next challenge within a respected civil engineering contractor, I’d be keen to discuss this opportunity with you in confidence.

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.