Senior Quantity Surveyor
Orton Group
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Job summary
Orton Group is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to support Mechanical & Electrical projects across commercial, industrial, infrastructure and rail environments. You will protect and enhance the business's commercial interests through the full project lifecycle, from pre-contract support and procurement to final account settlement.
The role requires strong NEC contract knowledge, contract administration and proactive risk management.
Qualifications
- Proven experience as a QS or Senior QS within M&E or Building Services.
- Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and practical contract administration.
- Detailed understanding of commercial management principles and contract law.
- Experience managing projects from pre-contract through to final account.
- Experience procuring and managing subcontract packages.
- Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent financial and commercial reporting capability.
- High level of competence with Excel and reporting systems.
- Rail project experience.
- Experience working in M&E live environments.
- SMSTS qualification.
Responsibilities
- Commercial Management: Manage the commercial performance of multiple M&E projects from contract award through to final account.
- Monitor project costs, budgets, forecasts and profitability.
- Prepare and present monthly cost reports and commercial reviews.
- Ensure projects are delivered in line with commercial objectives and company targets.
- Identify commercial risks and opportunities during the project lifecycle.
- Support Project Managers and Contracts Managers with commercial decision-making.
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Job description
Location: Projects located between Manchester and North London
Salary: £70,000 - £85,000 per annum
We are seeking an experienced and commercially astute Senior Quantity Surveyor, supporting the successful delivery of Mechanical & Electrical projects across commercial, industrial, infrastructure and rail environments.
The successful candidate will play a key role in protecting and enhancing the commercial interests of the business throughout the project lifecycle, from pre-contract support and procurement through to final account settlement.
This role requires an individual with a strong understanding of contract law and contract administration, particularly NEC forms of contract, who can confidently manage commercial risk, maximise project profitability and build strong working relationships with clients, subcontractors and delivery teams.
The ideal candidate will be highly organised, commercially driven, contractually aware and capable of influencing project outcomes through proactive commercial management.
- Manage the commercial performance of multiple M&E projects from contract award through to final account
- Monitor project costs, budgets, forecasts and profitability
- Prepare and present monthly cost reports and commercial reviews
- Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with commercial objectives and company targets
- Identify commercial risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle
- Support Project Managers and Contracts Managers with commercial decision-making
- Administer contracts and provide expert contractual guidance to project teams
- Manage Early Warning Notices, Compensation Events and contractual correspondence
- Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and timescales
- Interpret contract requirements and advise management on contractual responsibilities and risks
- Support negotiation of contract amendments, settlements and dispute resolution where required
- Maintain accurate contractual records and audit trails
- Procure subcontract packages and major materials
- Prepare enquiries, analyse quotations and undertake commercial evaluations
- Negotiate subcontract T&C's
- Manage subcontractors
- Monitor procurement
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers/subcontractors
- Prepare/agree interim applications for payment
- Assess and value subcontractor applications
- Manage variations, change control and compensation events
- Prepare/negotiate final accounts with clients and subcontractors
- Ensure all commercial entitlements are secured and recovered
- Monitor cashflow and payments across projects
- Identify, monitor and mitigate commercial risks
- Maintain project risk registers relating to contractual and commercial matters
- Lead commercial assessments of programme delays, design changes/client-driven variations
- Ensure robust change control procedures are implemented
- Support dispute avoidance and resolution activities
- Review tenders/contract conditions
- Identify commercial risks
- Support estimating teams
- Review subcontractor and supplier quotations
- Assist with value engineering initiatives/alternative procurement strategies
- Assess the commercial impact of programme changes and delays
- Ensure commercial reporting aligns with project delivery performance
- Support recovery strategies where projects deviate from agreed programmes
- Contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives
- Proven experience as a QS or Senior QS within the M&E or Building Services sector
- Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and practical contract administration
- Detailed understanding of commercial management principles/contract law
- Experience managing projects from pre-contract stage through to final account
- Experience procuring and managing subcontract packages
- Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent financial and commercial reporting capability
- High level of competence with Excel and commercial reporting systems
- Rail project experience
- Experience working within M&E live operational environments
- SMSTS qualification
- Project management/document control systems
- Extensive experience within M&E environments
- Possesses an excellent understanding of NEC contracts and contract law
- Takes pride in maintaining high commercial standards and robust contractual controls
- Can identify risks before they become issues and implement practical solutions
- Company pension
- Bonus scheme
- Additional leave
- Discount South Staffs leisure and Telford & Wrekin leisure membership
- Discount scheme
- Employee assistant programme
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