Senior Quantity Surveyor - Capex

AR Resourcing Group Ltd; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility company is looking for a Senior Commercial Manager to develop commercial strategies for utility projects, particularly managing high-pressure gas pipeline diversions. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in infrastructure projects, procurement strategies, and experience managing variations and claims. The role requires commuting weekly across West Yorkshire. Competitive salary band offered.

Qualifications

• Senior Quantity Surveyor with strong infrastructure experience.
• Experience managing high-pressure gas pipeline diversions.
• Ability to commute weekly across West Yorkshire.

Responsibilities

• Develop commercial and procurement strategies for utility projects.
• Manage variations and claims at a high level.
• Ensure candidates meet the salary band requirements.

Skills

Commercial strategies development

Procurement strategies

Stakeholder management

Post-contract management

Job description

Client Relationship
New client, first placement

Time to Fill 6 weeks 3 days from award to verbal offer accept

Here's what our client said...

This is the first time we’ve worked with Adam and AR Resourcing, he provided really good market intel to help us adjust our salary bands, this helped attract a higher calibre of candidate and we’re really pleased with who we hired.

About the client

Summary:

• Northern Gas Networks is owned by a consortium of three partners that are committed to supporting the company’s mission to deliver a safe and reliable gas service, provide excellent customer service, and go the extra mile for the communities they serve.

Size:

• Directly employ 1,300 people and provide regular work to around 800 contractors. They support 2.7 million customers across the north of England and are investing £1bn over the next 8 years to upgrade the region’s gas network.

About the Job

Reason for vacancy:

• The Senior Commercial Manager required a new hire to help manage five high pressure gas pipeline diversions for Network Rail, as part of their TransPennine electrification programme.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop commercial and procurement strategies across a portfolio of regional utility capital projects.
• Senior Quantity Surveyors with strong infrastructure project experience from relevant contractors or subcontractors, who can commute weekly across West Yorkshire.
• Experience of developing commercial and procurement strategies as well as post-contract management of variations and claims to a high level.
• Finding candidates of an appropriate calibre within the salary band, as Northern Gas Networks salary bands didn’t initially line up to the pool of contracting candidates with relevant project exposure and client-facing stakeholder experience.

Our Approach

We provided our Plan 2, Contingent Exclusive recruitment service, we were exclusive for a fixed period to identify, qualify and present suitable candidates.

Clients choosing this product receive the following level of service:

Candidate Interview

• Headhunt candidates with an emphasis on phone or video interviews.
• Qualify candidates with multi-tiered screening.

Search Depth

• All local candidates contacted from our database network.
• Headhunting from 5 competitors.
• Advertise on our Job Alerts candidate email, website, LinkedIn feed and job boards.
• Prioritised over all Contingent jobs.

CV Format

• Candidate Suitability Matrix, Risks and Assessment of Suitability.

Shortlist Timescale

• Within 2 weeks.

In Summary

Shortlisted:

• 3 CVs shortlisted in two weeks

Interviewed:

• 2 candidates interviewed

Offered:

• Preferred candidate immediately offered and appointed

Cecilia Hansen-Saunders
Commercial Director

Jamie Swanston
Procurement & Supply Chain Director