Senior Commercial Manager – Power & Infrastructure

Laing O'Rourke

Chelmsford

Hybrid

GBP 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the team in Chelmsford. You will own the commercial delivery across high-value projects, managing costs, changes and subcontractor performance.

The role involves advising the project team, producing cost reports and budgets, and mentoring junior staff within the Commercial team. This is a key leadership position on major power and infrastructure programmes.

Qualifications

  • Experience managing live subcontract packages under NEC contracts.
  • Degree in Quantity Surveying; RICS membership is desirable but not essential.
  • Experience working on power, energy or infrastructure projects.
  • Strong commercial and contractual knowledge.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • The ability to manage commercial risk while driving project performance.
  • Experience supporting and mentoring junior members of the Commercial team.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the commercial delivery of allocated project areas, ensuring cost, cash, margin and commercial targets are achieved.
  • Draft, manage, negotiate and close out subcontracts, claims and commercial agreements.
  • Identify, price and manage change, ensuring effective change control is maintained.
  • Manage live subcontract packages, including valuations, payments, change and contractual obligations.
  • Provide commercial and contractual advice to the project team, identifying risks and opportunities.
  • Prepare and manage monthly cost reports, forecasts, contract reviews and BPR information.
  • Support the establishment and ongoing management of project budgets from contract award.
  • Liaise and negotiate with clients, subcontractors and consultants to achieve successful commercial outcomes.
  • Proactively identify and communicate commercial risks, issues and opportunities to the wider project team.
  • Support and mentor Quantity Surveyors and Assistant Quantity Surveyors within the Commercial team.

Skills

Live NEC contracts
Commercial knowledge
Stakeholder management
Commercial risk management
Mentoring juniors

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying
RICS membership desirable

Job description

Laing O'Rourke is recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the team in Chelmsford. You will own the commercial delivery across high-value projects, managing costs, changes and subcontractor performance.

The role involves advising the project team, producing cost reports and budgets, and mentoring junior staff within the Commercial team. This is a key leadership position on major power and infrastructure programmes.

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