Managing Quantity Surveyor

Involve Recruitment Ltd.; Catsash; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Involve Recruitment Ltd. collaborates with one of the UK's leading Tier 1 contracting groups to recruit a Senior Commercial Manager for a major water framework in South Wales.

You will lead a team of QSs and Senior QSs and take ownership of commercial performance across multiple call-off contracts. The role reports to the Senior Commercial Manager, driving NEC3 contract administration, risk management and robust reporting, with a strong focus on governance and cost control.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management (or similar).
• Proven record leading commercial teams in construction, infrastructure, utilities or engineering.
• Extensive NEC3 experience: ECC Option A, Compensation Events, change control, dispute resolution.
• Full ownership of the monthly reporting cycle, including upstream and downstream change.
• Sharp financial analysis and expert-level Excel.
• Strong negotiation skills and governance and controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the QS team, including direct line management of Senior QSs
• Own commercial performance, forecasting and control across all call-offs
• Run the monthly reporting cycle: client reports, CVRs, cash flow, change and cost
• Administer NEC3 contracts, including Compensation Events, negotiations and disputes
• Oversee subcontract performance against programme, budget and contract
• Lead commercial risk management and recover contractual entitlement
• Turn multi-project data into clear executive summaries, and keep improving commercial systems and reporting

Job description

We're working with one of the UK's leading Tier 1 contracting groups, with an established reputation for delivering some of the country's most high-profile and complex infrastructure schemes. Having recently secured a long-term framework to deliver and maintain critical clean and wastewater infrastructure across South Wales, they have a strong and secure pipeline of work, with significant project opportunities forecast for at least the next five years.

Step into a senior commercial leadership position on a major water framework. Reporting to the Senior Commercial Manager, you'll lead a team of QSs and Senior QSs, take ownership of commercial performance across multiple call-off contracts, and help shape how the framework is run commercially.

What you'll do

• Lead, coach and develop the QS team, including direct line management of Senior QSs
• Own commercial performance, forecasting and control across all call-offs
• Run the monthly reporting cycle: client reports, CVRs, cash flow, change and cost
• Administer NEC3 contracts, including Compensation Events, negotiations and disputes
• Oversee subcontract performance against programme, budget and contract
• Lead commercial risk management and recover contractual entitlement
• Turn multi-project data into clear executive summaries, and keep improving commercial systems and reporting

What you'll bring

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or similar
• Proven record leading commercial teams in construction, infrastructure, utilities or engineering
• Extensive NEC3 experience: ECC Option A, Compensation Events, change control, dispute resolution
• Full ownership of the monthly reporting cycle, including upstream and downstream change
• Sharp financial analysis and expert-level Excel
• Strong negotiation skills and a firm grip on governance and controls

Desirable

• Water, utilities or framework experience
• COINS or similar systems
• Power BI and reporting dashboard experience