We are expanding our commercial management team to support National Highways’ annual £1bn investment programme to maintain the Strategic Road Network. As part of this, we have an exciting opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join our commercial operations team.
As a Quantity Surveyor, you will lead on the commercial and contract management of a portfolio of schemes individually varying in value from £1m to more than £30m. The nature and diversity of the portfolio ensures the opportunity for you to enhance your skills, capabilities and experience in a complex delivery environment.
The role will be primarily based in either our Exeter or Bristol office. In all cases we have a flexible hybrid working approach, meaning the role will be a combination of office/agile home working with a general expectation of office working at least 2 days per week.
What you’ll be leading on
* Provide contractual advice to the business and the service delivery team.
* Day to day contract and commercial management including managing communication and notifications to timescales, managing and valuing compensation events and early warnings, and review and agree final accounts using CEMAR contract management portal.
* Assess payment applications using National Highways ‘Confirm’ Enterprise Asset Management portal.
* Lead on regular cost and contract audits to ensure contractor compliance with contract conditions.
* Monitor actual costs against budget and prepare contract forecasts, identification of risks and opportunities to Opex and Capex budgets.
* Act as a line manager and mentor to Assistant Quantity Surveyors, Graduates and Apprentices and provide on-going support in their professional development.
To be successful
* Extensive experience working as a QS within a commercial function delivering value to the business, preferably experience working on civil engineering projects.
* B.Sc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying or similar or have secured chartered professional status with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS or above), the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (MCInstCES or above) or an equivalent membership of a relevant professional body (Candidates not holding chartered professional status must be able to demonstrate substantive and direct personal experience working as a quantity surveyor having regard to the experience requirements listed under business knowledge and experience above)
* Demonstrable experience of delivering quantity surveying/commercial functions, preferably in a civil engineering/infrastructure environment.
* Excellent commercial awareness and experience with successfully delivering a variety of projects using different forms of contract (NEC desirable).
* Proficient user of excel and familiarity of contract management (e.g., CEMAR) and payment administration (e.g., Confirm) software.
* Provide mentoring and training to the commercial teams and support their professional development.
There’s never been a better time to join our Commercial Operations team. We’re a growing, vibrant team helping to drive the most ambitious roads investment programme our country has ever seen. You’ll be involved in the design of our modern, progressive contracts and partnerships, negotiating best commercial terms, galvanizing innovation and producing smart cost estimates and plans. Building in every opportunity to ensure that our customers and road workers get home safe and well every day while travelling or working on our road network.
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