Senior Quantity Surveyor

Colas Rail; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Colas Rail is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial efforts within light rail projects in Birmingham. With a focus on managing teams and ensuring profitable project delivery, this role requires financial expertise in a construction context. Ideal candidates will possess extensive experience in the engineering sector and understand complex contract negotiations.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Commercial Manager on large civils or infrastructure projects.
• Hands-on experience in finance or commercial functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage commercial teams across projects.
• Prepare contract documents including bills of quantities.
• Manage budgets and ensure accurate financial reporting.

Skills

Working knowledge of finance systems

Cost and budget administration

Financial and commercial reporting

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Education

Experience in engineering or construction sector

Job description

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To assist in leading and managing the commercial team working within your allocated portfolio of multidisciplinary light rail projects (primarily within the Midland Metro Alliance structure - MMA), from inception through to final account and close out, to deliver maximum commercial results.

About the Role

Key Areas of Responsibility & Accountability

• Working with the Commercial Manager you will lead, manage, develop and train the commercial teams across your portfolio of projects.
• Raise commercial awareness and embed commercial focus and best practice across each project team.
• Lead on all contractual matters from inception to close out via in-depth understanding of the contract and its implications for profit delivery.
• Assisting in the preparation of contract documents, including bills of quantities, specifications, drawings.
• Manage the Risk & Opportunities process to allow for the identification of Risk and Opportunities during the tender and construction phases and ensure the Commercial function delivers contractual solutions and strategies that balance these risks and opportunities.
• Set and manage budgets ensuring all costs are correctly allocated into the relevant WBS.
• Establishment of robust project life cycle cost forecasts updated monthly and monitored against agreed targets.
• Proactively drive the recording of all contractual entitlements, ensure timely notification of events and accurate pricing and substantiation of change.
• Establish and maintain rigorous cost controls including early warning systems and provide robust accurate financial data and management reports on each project through the monthly reporting cycle including EVM.
• Provide procurement support to ensure each project is delivered safely, timely, at the least cost and to optimal quality.
• Ensure all procurement expenditure has been validated by the operational delivery team and identified under the budget as necessary to deliver the project.
• Deliver contractually agreed cash flow and ensure all AFP’s are submitted/assessed in line with the contractual timescales.
• Ensure all valid Supply Chain payments are made in line with the relevant supplier agreement.
• Negotiate and agree contractual disputes and final accounts within DFA levels.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested.

Qualifications

Working in a finance or commercial function within the engineering or construction sector having hands-on experience working for contractors as a Commercial Manager on large civils or infrastructure projects.

Required Skills

• Working knowledge of finance systems and various forms of contracts.
• Cost and budget administration.
• Financial and commercial reporting to board level.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Preferred Skills

Pay range and compensation package

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Quality Assurance

• Industries

  Construction

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