Senior Quantity Surveyor
Barhale Holdings Ltd
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Job summary
Barhale Holdings Ltd seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor to take commercial leadership on civil engineering projects. You will drive cost control, reporting, and risk management across project teams, ensuring robust governance and value delivery.
You will lead subcontract procurement, manage contracts, and guide junior commercial staff while maintaining strong client and supply chain relationships to support major infrastructure schemes.
Qualifications
- Experience in the construction industry and procurement of subcontractors.
- Knowledge of IChemE/NEC forms of contract and construction law.
- Monthly forecasting and cost analysis experience.
- Ability to lead commercial performance across projects.
- Strong numeric and Excel proficiency.
Responsibilities
- Provide accurate cost reporting and cash flow forecasting for projects.
- Draft and update CVRs, cost plans and commercial plans.
- Manage main contracts and subcontract agreements and post‑contract activity.
- Lead subcontract procurement and negotiate terms to protect value.
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Job description
Barhale is a business founded on family values, having been established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran, in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors, including:
- Water
- Transport
- Built environment
- Energy
We operate as a tier one partner for blue chip, regulated and private clients, working as part of large frameworks, joint ventures and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects, developing long-term relationships based on delivering to the Barhale values which have been integral to our business since their inception in 1985.
Our direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do, as we believe that people are our greatest asset. Therefore, we robustly source, train and retain all our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1,200 employees nationwide.
We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities, including:
- Tunnelling
- MEICA
- Temporary and permanent design
- Steel-fabrication
- Signs (design and fabrication)
- Health & safety equipment and products, including PPE
- As Gold Investors in People, we are committed to a high standard of people practices, creating an inclusive environment and ensuring cultural alignment to business strategy, ethos and philosophies.
- Job security, long-term secured work through various frameworks and large infrastructure schemes
- A broad range of civil engineering, mechanical and electrical schemes across some of the UK's largest infrastructure projects and clients
- Strong career progression as demonstrated by our track record in promoting from within, as we believe this is a key driver of our success
The Senior Quantity Surveyor is an integral member of the project team, providing commercial leadership and support to project delivery teams and senior management. The role is critical in driving cost efficiency, delivering high quality commercial analysis and ensuring effective risk and opportunity management across civil engineering projects.
To lead and manage the commercial performance of projects, ensuring robust cost control, accurate reporting, effective cash management and strong contractual compliance. The role actively identifies and realises commercial opportunities while protecting the business from commercial risk and supporting continuous improvement in commercial practices.
- Provide accurate and timely cost and value reporting at the project and business unit level
- Ensure compliance with internal commercial processes and reporting timeframes
- Actively seek opportunities to improve commercial procedures and controls
- Support group and business unit reporting requirements
- Deliver accurate cash flow reporting and cash management
- Manage cost control and project forecasting
- Draft and update monthly CVRs, cost plans and commercial plans
- Compile upstream applications for payment
- Ensure expenditure and cash recovery align with business unit expectations
- Focus on driving value through subcontract procurement
- Manage main contract and subcontract agreements, primarily IChemE and NEC forms
- Ensure contracts align with corporate governance requirements, identifying and managing risks and opportunities
- Lead subcontract procurement, negotiation and post contract management
- Manage applications for payment through to final account settlement
- Protect the business from commercial and contractual risk
- Share best practices and proactively advise site teams on cost management and efficiencies
- Support and guide junior commercial staff
- Demonstrate strong problem solving and decision making capability
- Actively develop professional competence and commercial expertise
- Liaise with clients, client representatives and third parties on commercial matters
- Build and maintain strong supply chain relationships
- Work closely with the wider project team to manage commercial performance
- Act as a trusted commercial advisor to operational teams
- Commercial Manager / Managing Surveyor
- Project Managers and Project Teams
- Clients and Client Representatives
- Subcontractors and Supply Chain
- Finance and Commercial Teams
- Proactively optimise inter-company trading wherever possible
- Collaborate effectively within the corporate group entities
- Project margin and cash performance versus forecast
- Accuracy and quality of CVRs and commercial reporting
- Effective management of subcontract procurement and accounts
- Identification and realisation of commercial opportunities
- Control and mitigation of commercial and contractual risk
- Previous experience in the construction industry
- Familiarity with IChemE/ NEC forms of contract and knowledge and understanding of Construction Law
- Previous experience in commercial management and procurement of subcontractors, including chairing regular meetings, measurement and control cycle, certificates, and accruals calculations
- Demonstrable experience in monthly forecasting and cost analysis.
- Excellent communication, numeric and computer literacy skills, proficient in Microsoft Office
- Exemplary organisation and time management skills, with the ability to work effectively under tight deadlines
- Member of RICS or other relevant professional body, or working towards
- CSCS card
- HND/degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience in estimation
- Experience working for a direct delivery contractor
- An engaging communicator with problem-solving skills
Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years, and they are our guiding principles regarding how we care and invest in people. Our values are our commitment to being a people-centric company.
As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers, where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.
From the moment you join us, your well-being and career aspirations will be supported by.
- Competitive salary
- Company Pension
- Life Assurance
- Private Medical
- 25 days of annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
- 8 hours volunteering
- Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing
- Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
- Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
- Leadership & management training and coaching
- Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression
- Development supported by internal and externally delivered training
- Continuous service awards
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