Managing Quantity Surveyor in Bathampton

Energy Jobline ZR; Bathampton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Private healthcare

Company pension

Annual leave purchase and sell scheme

Long-term career progression

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting seeks a Managing Quantity Surveyor to lead the commercial delivery of major earthworks and infrastructure projects across England. You will oversee budgets, contracts, and a senior commercial team from tender to final account.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in civil engineering, NEC knowledge, and a UK driving licence, with membership or progression towards RICS/CICES. UK-based role with car allowance and benefits.

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying or related discipline.
• RICS, CICES or equivalent membership or working towards it.
• 10+ years' civil engineering, infrastructure or earthworks experience.
• Experience leading commercial teams.
• Strong NEC contract knowledge.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop the commercial team.
• Manage commercial performance of multiple civil projects.
• Produce budgets, cost plans and cash flow forecasts.
• Oversee contractual matters and resolve issues.
• Manage subcontract procurement and supply chain.
• Prepare and present CVRs and reports.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities to maximise profitability.
• Support tender submissions, pricing and risk reviews.
• Work with operations and clients to deliver projects.
• Drive value engineering and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Financial acumen

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or related

Tools

NEC contract knowledge

Job description

Job DescriptionA 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.

Aldwych Consulting values 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.