Senior Quantity Surveyor

Adepto Technical Recruitment Ltd; North East; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Adepto Technical Recruitment Ltd seeks a Framework Manager / Senior QS to lead a consultancy framework in Durham on a 12-month contract. The role combines strategic framework leadership with hands-on cost and commercial delivery, including procurement, contract administration and change management.

The framework manager will maintain client relationships, oversee performance, mobilise new commissions and ensure continuous improvement across cost and commercial services.

Qualifications

• Role requires strong leadership of consultancy frameworks and delivery.
• Experience in cost, commercial, and NEC contract related work.
• Ability to manage client relationships and mobilise new commissions.

Responsibilities

• Act as day-to-day contact for the framework client and manage relationships.
• Lead framework performance, including quality, programme, and commercial KPIs.
• Coordinate incoming work requests and resourcing for commissions.
• Mobilise new commissions: scoping, cost planning, resource planning.
• Maintain visibility of workload and future resource needs.
• Lead framework and performance review meetings with the client.
• Identify opportunities to expand services within the framework.
• Support recruitment and ensure lessons learned are captured.

Skills

Framework leadership

Client relationship

Cost management

Quantity surveying

Estimating

Procurement

Contract administration

Change management

Commercial assurance

NEC contract support

Job description

Framework Manager / Senior QS

Durham

Contract - 12 months +

Role overview

• This is a hands-on role requiring a strong combination of framework leadership, client relationship management and practical commercial delivery experience.


• Alongside responsibility for the overall performance and development of the framework, the Framework Manager will be expected to undertake and oversee delivery of cost and commercial assignments. This may include cost management, quantity surveying, estimating, procurement, contract administration, change management, commercial assurance and NEC contract support.


• The role would suit an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor, Commercial Manager, Cost Manager or Framework Manager who understands how consultancy frameworks operate and is comfortable moving between strategic client management and hands-on project delivery.


• The candidate must be comfortable taking ownership of the Northumbrian Water relationship and developing the framework while also being capable of stepping directly into commissions and delivering cost and commercial services.


• There will be an opportunity to grow this commission with additional resource

Framework Management Side

• Act as the primary day-to-day point of contact for Northumbrian Water in relation to the framework.


• Develop and maintain strong relationships with client stakeholders, programme teams, commercial teams and project managers.


• Take ownership of overall framework performance, including quality, programme, commercial performance, utilisation and client satisfaction.


• Coordinate incoming work requests and commissions, ensuring requirements are clearly understood and appropriately resourced.


• Manage mobilisation of new commissions, including scope definition, resource planning, fee development and programme establishment.


• Maintain visibility of the client's forward workload and identify future resource requirements.


• Lead regular framework and performance review meetings with the client.


• Monitor framework KPIs, actions, risks, opportunities and performance improvement initiatives.


• Identify opportunities to expand the services delivered through the framework and increase sustainable workload.


• Work closely with internal directors and discipline leads to ensure appropriate technical and commercial resources are available.


• Support recruitment and resource planning where additional capability is required.


• Ensure lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives are captured and implemented across commissions.

Cost & Commercial Day to Day Delivery Side

The Framework Manager will remain actively involved in delivery and should be capable of undertaking and/or overseeing:

• Cost planning, cost estimating and budget development.


• Quantity surveying and commercial management services.


• Preparation and review of cost reports, forecasts and cashflows.


• Procurement strategy and tender documentation.


• Tender evaluation and commercial assessment.


• NEC contract administration and commercial management.


• Early warning and compensation event management.


• Change control and assessment of variations.


• Forecasting, earned value and cost-to-complete assessments.


• Contractor valuations and payment assessments.


• Commercial risk and opportunity management.


• Final account preparation and negotiation.


• Commercial assurance and audit activities.


• Benchmarking and assessment of value for money.


• Preparation of client reports and commercial recommendations.


• Supporting project and programme managers with commercial decision-making