Managing Quantity Surveyor

Managing Quantity Surveyor – Civil Engineering & Infrastructure

London – North, West & Central London
Competitive Salary + Car/Car Allowance + Benefits
Permanent | Full Time

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Managing Quantity Surveyor to join a leading UK civil engineering and infrastructure contractor with a strong pipeline of secured work across London.

Working across major utilities, water and heavy civil engineering projects, you will take commercial responsibility for projects and programmes of work from procurement and delivery through to final account.

This is a senior commercial position suited to someone with strong NEC3/NEC4 experience, a direct delivery contracting background and previous experience leading commercial teams.

The Role

As Managing Quantity Surveyor, you will provide commercial leadership across projects while working closely with Project Managers, operational teams and senior commercial management.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the commercial management of civil engineering and infrastructure projects
• Managing the full commercial lifecycle, including procurement, delivery, change and final account
• Preparing and managing monthly CVRs, cost plans, forecasts and commercial reports
• Managing project cash flow and applications for payment
• Monitoring expenditure, cost recovery, margins and project profitability
• Managing contracts and subcontracts, primarily under NEC3/NEC4 and IChemE
• Managing contractual change, compensation events, claims and commercial risk
• Leading subcontract procurement and driving value through the supply chain
• Managing subcontractor accounts, valuations, certificates and accruals
• Identifying commercial opportunities to improve project performance
• Working closely with clients and their representatives on commercial and contractual matters
• Providing commercial leadership to Assistant Quantity Surveyors, Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors
• Supporting project teams with commercial decision-making and best practice

About You

We are looking for an established commercial professional with a strong background working for a civil engineering or infrastructure contractor.

You should have:

• Strong civil engineering/infrastructure experience, ideally within utilities, water or heavy civils
• Proven NEC3 and/or NEC4 contract experience
• Experience managing the full commercial lifecycle from tender and delivery through to final account
• Strong knowledge of CVRs, forecasting, cost management and cash flow
• Experience managing subcontract procurement and subcontractor accounts
• Good understanding of contractual change and commercial risk
• Experience working on design and build civil engineering projects
• Responsibility for project or programme profit and loss
• Experience managing and developing commercial teams
• Degree/HND or equivalent qualification in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline
• Strong commercial, communication and stakeholder management skills

Experience with IChemE contracts, open-book environments or direct delivery contractors would be advantageous.

RICS membership, or working towards professional membership, would also be beneficial but is not essential.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• Company car/car allowance
• Company pension
• Private medical cover
• Life assurance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and additional loyalty days
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible benefits
• Leadership and management development
• Ongoing professional training and career progression
• Long-term secured work across major infrastructure frameworks

If you're an experienced Managing Quantity Surveyor, or a strong Senior Quantity Surveyor looking to progress, with a solid NEC and civil engineering background, we'd be keen to hear from you.