Quantity Surveyor/Cost Manager

Rullion Engineering Cumbria; Old Warren; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Rullion Ltd. is seeking a commercially focused Quantity Surveyor/Cost Manager to deliver robust cost management for major projects. This permanent role is based in Reading, Berkshire with hybrid working and mainly site-based duties.

You will lead cost planning and NEC4 governance, manage subcontract procurement, cost reporting, and change control. Close collaboration with Project Managers and the wider team is essential; eligibility to work in the UK and holding SC clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Strong contractor-side commercial and cost-management experience.
• Knowledge of NEC4, including Compensation Events, quotations, Defined Cost, forecasting and change management.
• Estimating and cost planning experience with budgets and forecasts.
• Cost-control across the project lifecycle.
• Experience in subcontract procurement and commercial reporting.
• Understanding of cost, programme, risk and forecasting relationships.
• Excellent IT skills, especially Excel and construction management systems.
• Strong client-facing and collaborative communication skills.
• Nuclear, defence or other secure / highly regulated sector experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide cost-management support and reporting to project teams.
• Work with Project Managers to provide timely cost information and forecasts.
• Support subcontract procurement and final accounts processes.
• Contribute to cost control and change management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Maintain accurate cost and value reconciliations and commercial reporting.

Skills

Contractor-side commercial

Cost management

NEC4

Estimating & cost planning

Cost control

Subcontract procurement

Change management

Excel

Communication

Client-facing

Tools

Excel

CEMAR

Job description

Job title: Quantity Surveyor/Cost Manager

Job Type: Permanent

Start date: ASAP-Subject to clearance

Salary: Competitive + Benefits

Location: Reading, Berkshire

Hours of work: 37.5 hours Monday-Friday, Hybrid Working Available - Please note the role will require you to be mainly site based

The role:

We are looking for a commercially strong Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to provide a broader cost-management function.

Candidates should have:

• Strong contractor-side commercial and cost-management experience.
• Detailed practical knowledge of NEC4, including Compensation Events, quotations, Defined Cost, forecasting, and change management.
• The ability to undertake estimating and cost planning, including preparation and review of estimates, budgets, and forecasts.
• Strong cost-management and cost-control capability throughout the project lifecycle.
• Experience of subcontract procurement and management, cost/value reconciliation, applications, final accounts, and commercial reporting.
• An understanding of project controls and the relationship between cost, programme, change, risk, and forecasting.
• Ability to work closely with Project Managers and project controls personnel to provide accurate and timely project information.
• Good IT and systems skills, particularly Excel and other construction/commercial management systems.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interrogate cost and project information.
• Good client-facing, communication, and collaborative-working skills.
• Nuclear, defence or other secure / highly regulated sector experience is preferred.

Desirable:

• Experience of CEMAR or similar NEC contract management systems would be advantageous.

About you:

The ideal candidate will be proactive, commercially aware, comfortable working with project controls and capable of building strong relationships with the client and wider project team.

Please note: All candidates MUST be eligible to work in the UK and hold SC clearance

We try to respond to all applicants, but sometimes this is not possible due to high volumes of applications; if you have not heard from us within 14 days, regrettably it means you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Company information:

This is a Permanent vacancy and is being advertised by Rullion Ltd. Since 1978, Rullion has been securing exceptional candidates for a range of clients; from large well-known brands, to SMEs and start-ups. As a family-owned business, Rullion's approach is credible and honest, focused on building long-lasting relationships with both clients and candidates.

Rullion is a forward-thinking recruitment company that specialises in providing a wide range of talent consultancy services to a diverse client base; from small start-ups to large household names.

We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants