Senior Quantity Surveyor – Highways Commercial Lead

FM Conway; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days leave

Contributory pension

Life assurance

Training & development

Wellbeing support

Job summary

FM Conway is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial activities across a portfolio of highways term-maintenance contracts in London and the South East. You’ll oversee change control, contract obligations and risk management to ensure profitable delivery of planned maintenance, reactive works and emergencies.

The role requires a degree in Quantity Surveying, extensive experience in highways or infrastructure maintenance, and strong negotiation and stakeholder skills.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent qualification.
• Significant commercial experience within highways, infrastructure or term maintenance environments.
• Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts (experience with JCT and ICE contracts would also be advantageous).
• Experience managing subcontractors, change control and commercial reporting.
• Excellent negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A valid CSCS card.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial management of term maintenance contracts from inception through to final account.
• Manage risk, value engineering and cost control activities to maximise contract performance and profitability.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies, including the selection and management of subcontractors.
• Prepare, reviewing and negotiating subcontract agreements and contract variations.
• Monitor project costs, forecasting, valuations, cash flow and commercial performance against budgets.
• Manage the change control process and ensure all contractual entitlements are captured and recovered.
• Build strong working relationships with clients, operational teams and supply chain partners.
• Lead, mentoring and developing Quantity Surveyors and Assistant Quantity Surveyors within the team.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, company procedures and relevant legislation.

Skills

Commercial management

Highways sector

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Subcontractor management

Cost control

Risk management

CSCS card

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

NEC/JCT/ICE contracts

Job description

FM Conway is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial activities across a portfolio of highways term-maintenance contracts in London and the South East. You’ll oversee change control, contract obligations and risk management to ensure profitable delivery of planned maintenance, reactive works and emergencies.

The role requires a degree in Quantity Surveying, extensive experience in highways or infrastructure maintenance, and strong negotiation and stakeholder skills.