Senior Quantity Surveyor (Technical Services)

STRABAG; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

STRABAG in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager to drive commercial strategy across Project(s) in Manchester. You will oversee valuations, cost reporting, and procurement, ensuring governance and alignment with contract requirements.

The role requires a degree-led background with professional accreditation paths such as RICS/ICES and strong knowledge of contract forms. You will mentor junior staff and lead change events, aiming at value engineering and cash optimization.

Qualifications

• CSCS Card held and current validation.
• Degree, A Levels & HNC in construction related fields.
• RICS / ICES membership in progress toward Chartership.
• Strong knowledge of standard forms of contract and measurement practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance on commercial issues across projects.
• Develop a culture of commercial awareness within the team.
• Ensure site team follows group procedures and governance.
• Manage junior staff performance and development.
• Prepare valuations, payments, and cost reports with full documentation.
• Administer subcontracts, procurement schedules, and subcontractor payments.
• Maintain cost to complete and risk registers for projects.
• Identify commercial risks, opportunities, and change.
• Support change events, final accounts, and time claims.
• Draft complex subcontract arrangements and engagement terms.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Negotiation

Education

Degree qualified; A Levels & HNC

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• To provide assistance, support and advice on all commercial issues within the Project(s).
• Encourage and develop a culture of commercial awareness within the team.
• Ensure the site team adheres to group procedures and governance.
• Development, motivation & performance management of junior staff.
• Delegation of appropriate work to junior staff, whilst maintaining accountability.
• Preparation of internal commercial reporting and any other reports which may be required.
• Preparation of Valuations/Application for payment with full supporting documentation in accordance with the contract.
• Preparation of Cost Reports to the Client with contractually compliant supporting documentation.
• Preparation and management of subcontract and material procurement schedules.
• Administration of subcontractor/supplier accounts from the preparation of detailed requisitions, monitoring and authorisation of subcontract payments through to agreement of final accounts.
• Undertake the contract administration, including change management and maintain associated registers.
• Identifying commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change.
• Ensure the correct site records are maintained.
• Implement a WBS structure to satisfy the Client & Contract requirements.
• Have an up-to-date Cost to Complete and Risk analysis Register for the projects(s).
• Preparation, negotiation and agreement of change events, extension of time claims, final accounts etc.
• Measurement of quantities in accordance with the standard methods of measurement as required.
• Ensure appropriate Client Management is initiated and maintained.
• Drafting of complex subcontract arrangement including professional services & appropriate terms of engagement.
• Identification and advice upon of insurance related issues, including PI.
• Maximising of cash position, including WIP control, cash flow production & improvement plans.
• Maintain / assist in the production of the margin improvement plan on the project.
• Assist in work winning duties as required, including technical writing for PQQ responses.
• Undertake any other work as required of you by your line manager.
• Attend client engagement events for equivalent level customer feedback.
• Involvement in Business Improvement Initiatives.

Tasks

• To provide assistance, support and advice on all commercial issues within the Project(s).
• Encourage and develop a culture of commercial awareness within the team.
• Ensure the site team adheres to group procedures and governance.
• Development, motivation & performance management of junior staff.
• Delegation of appropriate work to junior staff, whilst maintaining accountability.
• Preparation of internal commercial reporting and any other reports which may be required.
• Preparation of Valuations/Application for payment with full supporting documentation in accordance with the contract.
• Preparation of Cost Reports to the Client with contractually compliant supporting documentation.
• Preparation and management of subcontract and material procurement schedules.
• Administration of subcontractor/supplier accounts from the preparation of detailed requisitions, monitoring and authorisation of subcontract payments through to agreement of final accounts.
• Undertake the contract administration, including change management and maintain associated registers.
• Identifying commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change.
• Challenge & manage in cost control / cost mitigation.
• Ensure the correct site records are maintained.
• Implement a WBS structure to satisfy the Client & Contract requirements.
• Have an up-to-date Cost to Complete and Risk analysis Register for the projects(s).
• Preparation, negotiation and agreement of change events, extension of time claims, final accounts etc.
• Measurement of quantities in accordance with the standard methods of measurement as required.
• Ensure appropriate Client Management is initiated and maintained.
• Drafting of complex subcontract arrangement including professional services & appropriate terms of engagement.
• Identification and advice upon of insurance related issues, including PI.
• Maximising of cash position, including WIP control, cash flow production & improvement plans.
• Maintain / assist in the production of the margin improvement plan on the project.
• Assist in work winning duties as required, including technical writing for PQQ responses.
• Undertake any other work as required of you by your line manager.
• Attend client engagement events for equivalent level customer feedback.
• Involvement in Business Improvement Initiatives.

Qualifications

• Skills card - CSCS Card.
• Degree qualified, A Levels & HNC (construction related).
• Registered with RICS / ICES and working towards Chartership.
• Commercially astute. Excellent knowledge of Standard Forms of Contract and Standard Methods of Measurement.
• Computer literate with strong skills in Microsoft Office Applications.
• Good communication skills including presentations and ability to negotiate and persuade others.
• Programming techniques, project controls, risk analysis, contract admin, procurement, cost, claims.