Commercial Manager / Quantity Surveyor

Commercial Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Consultancy / Client Side

Profile

A multi-disciplinary SME consultancy that delivers infrastructure solutions across sectors such as rail, highways, utilities, and aviation is looking to hire a Commercial Manager to provide commercial management and quantity surveying support on a major Network Rail Project, ensuring effective cost control, contract administration, risk management, and commercial governance throughout the project lifecycle.
Office base in Birmingham with hybrid working 2 days a week

Key Responsibilities

-    Provide professional commercial support on infrastructure projects from inception through to completion.
-    Prepare, submit, and assess interim applications, valuations, and recommendations for payment.
-    Assess, negotiate, and agree variations, compensation events, and change control mechanisms.
-    Monitor project costs, budgets, forecasts, and cash flow performance.
-    Prepare and maintain accurate commercial records, documentation and contract correspondence.
-    Administer NEC contracts and support the management of contractual obligations, risks and opportunities.
-    Manage commercial aspects of allocated work packages and subcontract accounts.
-    Prepare commercial reports, forecasts and cost updates for clients and internal stakeholders.
-    Build and maintain effective working relationships with clients, contractors, consultants and project stakeholders.
-    Support procurement, tender evaluation, business development and continuous improvement activities across the business.

Experience needed for this Commercial Manager Role

Essential

-    Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline.

-    Experience working on infrastructure, civil engineering, highways, rail, utilities, or construction projects in a client side / consultancy environment.
-    Experience working on Network rail Projects (highly desirable)
-    Experience administering NEC forms of contract.
-    Experience assessing applications for payment, compensation events and change control mechanisms.
-    Strong understanding of cost management, forecasting and commercial reporting.
-    Excellent analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.
-    Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively within project teams.

Desirable

-    Experience using CEMAR or similar contract management systems.
-    Knowledge of public sector procurement processes.
-    Experience supporting tender evaluations and procurement exercises.
-    Working knowledge of NEC4 contracts.
-    Membership of, or working towards membership of, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Salary: £65,000 - £78,000 plus package including

-    25 days holiday + Bank holidays.
-    Yearly profit share bonus.
-    EV Car Scheme (Salary Sacrifice)
-    Income protection and life insurance
-    Private Medical Insurance
-    Paid professional subscriptions.
-    Competitive pension.

For further information on This Commercial Manager role and to apply please get in touch.

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