Commercial Manager

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Position: Managing QS/Commercial Manager

Location: Derby with remote working

Salary: £70-90k (DOE), car/allowance and excellent benefits package

Our Client: Is an integrated design and build solution provider operating in the water sector. They have over 1,000 staff working across eight regional centres, primarily supporting six long term water sector frameworks operating both on their own and increasingly in joint ventures and alliances.

The Role: They are looking to recruit a MQS/Commercial Manager to assist in the successful delivery of a new £120m water treatment project close to Derby and Nottingham. This is a key project, utilising the latest technology and is only the 2nd plant in the UK to use this treatment method.

Responsibilities: Report directly to the Senior Commercial Manager and Project Director.

Commercial Management of the out performance of the project.

Commercial & contractual support to the procurement team.

Provide input to continuous development of the Commercial Strategy for pre works orders & construction phase.

Leading the commercial team on the project.

Continuous review of commercial resource levels within the project to ensure effective and efficient delivery.

Advise Senior Commercial Manager of commercial resourcing requirements.

Support the Senior Commercial Manager in recruiting of commercial resources.

Support the Senior Commercial Manager in providing contractual and commercial training to all staff.

Support the Senior Commercial Manager in review and continuous development of commercial processes and procedures

Experience: A comprehensive level of commercial experience preferably with a contracting organisation.

BSc or HND in Quantity Surveying or other equivalent construction related subject

Professionally qualified to RICS, CMinstCES or several years’ experience in a management & leadership role.

NEC3 contract experience

Preferably previous water/construction experience within a joint venture environment but this is not essential

Experienced user of Microsoft products, Excel in particular.

Experience & Knowledge of IT reporting systems

Key Words:

Commercial Manager

Commercial Management

Commercial Strategy

Managing Quantity Surveyor

Managing QS

MQS

Project Delivery

Project Control

Contracts

Contractual

Conditions of Contract

NEC

IChemE

Procurement

Construction

Design & Build

Water Industry

Water Sector

Water Treatment

Wastewater

Sewage

Regional Commercial Manager

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Position: Regional Commercial Manager

Location: Oxfordshire/Midlands

Salary Guide: £80,000 – £90,000 (Negotiable DOE) and Excellent Benefits

Introduction: Our Client is developing and building multiple multi-year Contracts and Projects in the UK. The Commercial Manager is a key role who will be the commercial lead and ensure the successful completion of multiple challenging anaerobic digestor construction projects and injection hubs each valued at £25m with a total spend of £400m. Once delivered this role will continue as a commercial lead for the operational business.

Key responsibilities will include:

Work closely and collaboratively with the Senior Management Team

Conduct contract negotiations with principal contractors and subcontractors and manage all subsequent contract administration post award.

Review Invitations to Tender and ensure commercial aspects of the contracts are managed effectively.

Build strong relationships with all principal and subcontractors to ensure successful delivery of all projects.

Design and produce high level commercial reports with emphasis on project specific reports, including Profit & Loss reporting, protecting the business from commercial risk and ensuring adherence to governance is met from tender enquiries through to final account.

Review and timely negotiation of final accounts.

Ensure the profitability, cash and risk management, cost control and accurate reporting of engineering and construction activities on each project

Undertake cost to complete/budget reviews with the contract delivery teams.

Ensure commercial challenge at all times to engineering and site teams.

Resolving contractual and commercial problems.

Review all contract orders and advise accordingly within the business.

Chair and attend internal and external commercial review meetings.

Oversee the management information required and take responsibility for the accuracy of said information (WIP/Provisions, CVR’s, Cash Management, Cashflow forecasts and Business Performance Reports).

Design KPI report and ensure all relevant KPI data is produced and the accuracy of the information.

Development of supply chain relationships with main contractor, suppliers and sub-contractors for the benefit of projects.

Challenge supply chain procurement while utilising extensive knowledge of NEC and business law to verify, oversee or approve commercial agreements and documentation.

Ensure that the financial aspects and commercial risks of a contract are clear to all parties.

Lead final account negotiation achieving the best possible outcome

Maximising value and minimising cost, ensuring that appropriate controls are in place to monitor and manage the operating cost base.

Work with the operational teams to deliver and manage performance against the Profit Improvement Plan.

Manage commercial performance against business targets and KPI’s.

Ensure that the delivery team are briefed and have sufficient commercial support to monitor and react to budget variances.

Manage commercial reporting process internally and externally.

Management of subcontract procurement.

Commercial management of main contractor and subcontractor accounts from initial engagement to negotiation and agreement of final accounts.

Ensuring timely certification and payment of subcontractors.

Review of monthly cost and value to complete forecasts for projects.

Active involvement in Risk Management.

Provision of commercial and contractual support and advice to management and operational teams.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

Comprehensive commercial management experience in a similar position ideally with a Civil Engineering or Process Contractor or a similar role in a client organisation

Relevant experience on challenging, multi-million-pound projects within a process industry such as water/wastewater, energy from waste, anaerobic digestion

Qualification at HND level (or higher) in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management

Experience in dispute resolution processes – negotiation, mediation, adjudication, litigation

Solid and varied commercial/contractual knowledge

Experience using NEC and IChemE conditions of contract

Experience working in a collaborative environment

CSCS registered

Experience using Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, A Site, document sharing platforms

Key Words:

Commercial Manager

Commercial Management

Commercial Agreements

Commercial Documentation

Final Accounts

QS

Quantity Surveyor

Contracts

Contractual

Conditions of Contract

Contract Administration

Contract Award

Contract Management

Contract Delivery

NEC

IChemE

Supply Chain

Procurement

Cost Control

Risk Management

Construction

Civil Engineering

Civils

Biogas

Biomethane

Anaerobic Digestion

AD

Energy from Waste

Water Industry

Water Sector

Water Treatment

Wastewater

Waste Water

Sewage

Renewables

Project Delivery

Design and Construct

Senior QS

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Position: Senior QS

Location: Preston or Manchester with flexible working

Salary: £50-60k (Neg DOE), car/allowance and excellent benefits package

Our Client: Is an integrated design and build solution provider operating in the water sector. They have over 1,000 staff working across eight regional centres, primarily supporting six long term water sector frameworks operating both on their own and increasingly in joint ventures and alliances.

The Role: A Strategic Working Alliance (SWA) has been created to deliver works in AMP 7 for United Utilities as Advance Plus.

Advance Plus has been awarded two geographical batches of work within the United Utilities Area (North and Southwest) with an anticipated combined value in excess of £400m over a five-year period.

Our Client is looking to strengthen their Commercial team with a Senior Quantity Surveyor for the Advance Plus Framework. You will work closely with project operational teams providing commercial support throughout the project lifecycle for individual projects or batches.

Responsibilities: You will report directly to the Commercial Manager and the responsibilities will include:

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 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.

Drafting of complex subcontract arrangement including professional services & appropriate terms of engagement.

Identifying commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change.

Measurement of quantities in accordance with the standard methods of measurement as required.

Maximising of cash position, including WIP control, cash flow production & improvement plans.

Experience: Relevant HND/Degree Qualification.

MRICS qualified (or equivalent) or be able to demonstrate that they are working towards chartership.

Relevant CSCS Card

Preferably water treatment industry experience and would consider other civil engineering or construction backgrounds.

Key Words:

Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveying

QS

Commercial

Value Engineering

CVR

Valuations

Procurement

Final Accounts

Application for Payment

Contracts

Contractual

Conditions of Contract

Subcontracts

NEC 3

NEC 4

Construction

Civils

Civil Engineering

RICS

MRICS

Water Industry

Water Sector

Water Treatment

Waste Water

Wastewater

Sewage

Utilties

Infrastructure

Water Supply

Water Distribution

Quantity Surveyor/Senior Quantity Surveyor

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Job Title: Quantity Surveyor/Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location: Glasgow

Salary: £40-60k (DOE), car/allowance (subject to role and level of position) plus excellent benefits

Our Client: Is an integrated design and build solution provider operating in the water sector. They have over 1,000 staff working across eight regional centres, primarily supporting six long term water sector frameworks operating both on their own and increasingly in joint ventures and alliances.

In Scotland they are part of a JV formed to deliver Scottish Water’s Non-Infrastructure programme.

The Role: Our Client is looking to strengthen their commercial team with Quantity Surveyors at all levels for their joint venture framework. You will take responsibility for the execution of allocated contract/s from tender through to final account, within limits defined by the Commercial Manager.

Responsibilities: You will report directly to the Commercial Manager and the responsibilities will include:

Developing the commercial plan to manage risk and drive profitability

Measurement and valuation of works (on site and from drawings) for Valuations, Variations & Final Accounts.

Agreement of valuation dates and preparing, submitting and agreement of interim valuations in accordance with those dates.

Measurement and valuation of subcontractors work for payment and Final Account purposes.

Development and submission of claims for delay and disruption and loss and/or expense.

Procurement of non-domestic subcontractors and assisting Buying Department in procurement of domestic sub-contractors.

Various financial report

Experience: Relevant degree/qualification

Experience within construction (preferably water treatment)

Familiarity with NEC forms of contract

Extensive experience in commercial management and procurement of subcontractors

Key Words:

Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveying

QS

Commercial

Construction

Contracts

Contractual

Conditions of Contract

Sub-Contracts

NEC

Water Treatment

Water Sector

Water Industry

Wastewater

Waste Water

Utilities

Sewage

Procurement

Valuations

Variations

Claims

Final Accounts

Managing Quantity Surveyor

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Position: Managing Quantity Surveyor

Location: Berkshire

Salary Guide: £70,000 – £80,000 (DOE) Plus Car Allowance and Excellent Benefits

Our client is a Tier 1 D&B Contractor operating predominately in the water industry, who are delivering a number of water and wastewater non-infrastructure projects for Thames Water and they are recruiting for Managing Quantity Surveyor for these exciting projects throughout Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.

The key purpose of this role is to ensure the successful financial delivery of multiple challenging civil engineering projects on a 5-year water focused Framework, from pre. contract award through to post completion, as a key member of a successful management team, protecting the exposure of the Company to financial risks.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Management of commercial project delivery by a team comprising varying levels of Quantity Surveyors ensuring adherence to the commercial procedures and governance of the Business
  • Management and collation of data for input into various internal and external framework level reporting requirements
  • Ensure projects deliver to minimum margin expectations through cost control and value management
  • Review and management of monthly cost value reconciliation (CVR) reports
  • Review of monthly cost and value to complete forecasts for projects
  • Review and negotiation of final accounts (Main and subcontract)
  • Advising on procurement issues
  • Management of cost and risk
  • Provision of commercial and contractual support and advice to the framework senior leadership team
  • Input to customer care of all the stakeholders involved in the projects
  • Motivation of team members to gain their commitment and support ensuring their optimum input into the projects
  • Leading team development for the benefit of the individuals and the company including the undertaking of annual and interim PDR’s
  • Development of supply chain relationships with suppliers and sub-contractors for the benefit of projects and the Framework
  • Be a single point of contact for strategic suppliers
  • Input to business continuity processes

Key Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

  • Qualification at degree level (or equivalent qualification)
  • Comprehensive experience in a similar position with a medium to major size Civil Engineering Contractor
  • Relevant experience on challenging and diverse projects with major clients e.g. Water Companies, Highways England and Local Authorities
  • Strong commercial/contractual knowledge
  • Experience working on a Framework or in a collaborative environment;
  • Valid CSCS card
  • Experience using Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Powerpoint and COINS (or equivalent)

Desirable:

  • Further professional qualification or membership
  • Experience using the IChemE form of Main Contract
  • Experience in the water sector

Quantity Surveyors & Senior Quantity Surveyors

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Position: Quantity Surveyors & Senior Quantity Surveyors

Location: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire

Salary Guide: £40,000 – £60,000 (DOE) Plus Car Allowance and Excellent Benefits

Our client is a Tier 1 D&B Contractor operating predominately in the water industry, who are delivering a number of water and wastewater non-infrastructure projects for Thames Water and they are recruiting for Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors for these exciting projects throughout Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.

Responsibilities will include:

  • To ensure the timely submission of all relevant data required to monitor and analyse individual contract performance on a monthly and quarterly basis thereafter.
  • To liaise with contracts management in the day to day commercial administration of contracts to ensure the financial success of construction operations and to keep the Commercial Manager appraised of all material events.
  • To ensure the full and proper implementation of the Group’s Commercial Procedures where delegated authority so requires.
  • To prepare accurate draft sub-contracts and/or to approve such drafts as prepared by subordinates within the Region to the level of responsibility dictated by the Group’s Commercial Procedures.
  • To ensure that a high personal standard of professionalism is evident to all external clients, peers and subordinates in the day to day management of the Regions activities.
  • To ensure in consultation with contracts management that all necessary notices and submissions required by the various forms of contract are given in an expedient manner so as to protect the Group’s position in its trading activities.
  • To ensure in consultation with contracts management that main contract payment applications contain all necessary admeasure/additional cost claims and that the timely submission of detailed claims and final accounts is achieved.
  • To assist contracts management in the administration of sub-contractor performance so as to ensure the economic and timely completion of all sub-contractor liabilities written into the sub-contract.
  • To ensure the prompt and regular submission of main contract payment applications and subsequent cash collection together with the preparation of sub-contractor payments (strictly in accordance with specified payment terms).
  • Involvement in dispute avoidance/resolution.

Key Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

  • Proficient knowledge of measurement and valuation.
  • Good knowledge of NEC and JCT forms of contract.
  • Proficient in reading drawings, specifications and knowledge of construction process.
  • Ability to negotiate with clients/sub contractors.
  • Ability to draft sub contracts and design appointments.
  • Knowledge of CIS.
  • Experience of undertaking risk assessments and valuation of them in conjunction with other project team members.
  • Ability to produce accurate monthly cost and value reports and outturn financial forecasts.
  • Ability to work in a team environment.
  • Awareness of dispute procedures.
  • Experience of value engineering.
  • Extensive experience of working on live projects and final accounts.
  • Experience of developing second stage tender submissions working under pre construction services agreement
  • Exposure to resolving disputes.
  • Successfully completed a number of final accounts.
  • Experience of procuring major works sub contracts.
  • Experience of managing, mentoring and developing staff.
  • Professional membership of recognised institute e.g. RICS (desirable)

Quantity Surveyor/Senior Quantity Surveyor – Water

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Position: Quantity Surveyor/Senior QS

Location: Rickmansworth

Salary Guide: £40-60k (DOE), car/allowance plus excellent package

Reporting to the Senior Quantity Surveyor, Managing QS or directly to the Commercial Manager, you will work alongside the Contract Delivery Team to ensure the contractual control, cost management, profitability and cash management of Civil Engineering, Mechanical / Electrical and Combined schemes, predominantly in the water industry.

Duties:

  • Issue sub-contract tender packages and undertake contractual evaluation of the tender returns.
  • Attend post tender and pre-contract meetings.
  • Assess contract risk and work with the site team to develop and manage mitigation plans.
  • Undertake cost to complete reviews with the contract delivery teams.
  • Attend internal and external commercial review meetings.
  • Negotiating with suppliers and subcontractors.
  • Manage the commercial aspects of subcontract accounts from procurement to interim and final account agreement.
  • Final account negotiation achieving the best possible outcome for our client.
  • Preparation of / assistance with the evaluation and submission of claims for variation works.
  • Working with the commercial and operational teams to strive for continuous improvement.
  • Maximising value and minimising cost, ensuring that appropriate controls are in place to monitor and manage the operating cost base.
  • Developing and issuing of cost reporting as requested by the client in relation to spend forecasts and identifying the variance between actual costs against forecasts within activities.
  • Working with the operational teams to deliver and manage performance against the Profit Improvement Plan.
  • Manage commercial performance against business targets and Framework KPI’s.
  • Ensure that the delivery team are briefed and have sufficient commercial support to monitor and react to budget variances.
  • Promote a culture of integration, continuous improvement and use of best practice across the client base.
  • Ensure that the group commercial policies are adhered to and that the requirements of legislation are met

Experience Required:

  • Contracting background (Construction/Engineering).
  • Excellent working knowledge of the NEC3/NEC4 and IChemE suite of contracts.
  • Understanding contractual clauses and identifying risk/onerous conditions prior to engaging in contract with client.
  • WIP/Cash management.
  • CTC management.
  • P&L reporting.
  • CVR’S and forecasting.
  • Change control (EW’s and CE’s).
  • Delay and disruption.
  • Applications for payment.
  • Risk and opportunities management.
  • Driving profit improvement via the project teams.
  • Supplier/sub-contractor management.
  • Water industry experience (preferred)
  • Good written and oral communication with clients, colleagues and supply chain (building relationships)

Key Words:

QS

Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveying

Commercial

Construction

Contracts

Contractual

Conditions of Contract

Forms of Contract

Valuations

Variations

NEC3

NEC4

IChemE

Water Industry

Water Sector

Water Treatment

Waste Water

Wastewater

Sewage

Pumping Stations

Quantity Surveyor – Water

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Position: Quantity Surveyor

Location: Rickmansworth

Salary Guide: £50-60k (DOE), car/allowance plus excellent package

Reporting to the Senior Quantity Surveyor or directly to the Commercial Manager, you will work alongside the Contract Delivery Team to ensure the contractual control, cost management, profitability and cash management of Civil Engineering, Mechanical / Electrical and Combined schemes, predominantly in the water industry.

Duties:

  • Issue sub-contract tender packages and undertake contractual evaluation of the tender returns.
  • Attend post tender and pre-contract meetings.
  • Assess contract risk and work with the site team to develop and manage mitigation plans.
  • Undertake cost to complete reviews with the contract delivery teams.
  • Attend internal and external commercial review meetings.
  • Negotiating with suppliers and subcontractors.
  • Manage the commercial aspects of subcontract accounts from procurement to interim and final account agreement.
  • Final account negotiation achieving the best possible outcome for our client.
  • Preparation of / assistance with the evaluation and submission of claims for variation works.
  • Working with the commercial and operational teams to strive for continuous improvement.
  • Maximising value and minimising cost, ensuring that appropriate controls are in place to monitor and manage the operating cost base.
  • Developing and issuing of cost reporting as requested by the client in relation to spend forecasts and identifying the variance between actual costs against forecasts within activities.
  • Working with the operational teams to deliver and manage performance against the Profit Improvement Plan.
  • Manage commercial performance against business targets and Framework KPI’s.
  • Ensure that the delivery team are briefed and have sufficient commercial support to monitor and react to budget variances.
  • Promote a culture of integration, continuous improvement and use of best practice across the client base.
  • Ensure that the group commercial policies are adhered to and that the requirements of legislation are met

Experience Required:

  • Contracting background (Construction/Engineering).
  • Excellent working knowledge of the NEC3/NEC4 and IChemE suite of contracts.
  • Understanding contractual clauses and identifying risk/onerous conditions prior to engaging in contract with client.
  • WIP/Cash management.
  • CTC management.
  • P&L reporting.
  • CVR’S and forecasting.
  • Change control (EW’s and CE’s).
  • Delay and disruption.
  • Applications for payment.
  • Risk and opportunities management.
  • Driving profit improvement via the project teams.
  • Supplier/sub-contractor management.
  • Water industry experience (preferred)
  • Good written and oral communication with clients, colleagues and supply chain (building relationships)

Key Words:

QS

Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveying

Commercial

Construction

Contracts

Contractual

Conditions of Contract

Forms of Contract

Valuations

Variations

NEC3

NEC4

IChemE

Water Industry

Water Sector

Water Treatment

Waste Water

Wastewater

Sewage

Pumping Stations

Senior Quantity Surveyors

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Position: Senior Quantity Surveyors

Location: Peterborough. Occasional visits to offices and sites will be required but most of the work can be carried out from home

Salary: £50-60k (DOE), car/allowance and excellent benefits package

The Role: Working within a Framework JV made up of seven partner companies and their extended supply chain, delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

The framework is heading into its latest Asset Management Period, known as AMP 7 which will the delivery of a £1.4bn programme of work over the next five years.

Responsibilities: Work as part of the integrated delivery team, providing commercial support to both the delivery management and on-site delivery teams. Ensuring that that operations are carried out to control costs, maximise value, minimise future liabilities and maintain the required standard of quality and safety.

Oversee full compliance with the Alliance and Anglian Water governance procedures on a consistent basis.

Manage all aspects of commercial and cost management of a project or group of projects as designated by the Project Commercial Manager

Ensure robust cost management processes are undertaken at all times with accurate and timely reports, data and analysis on hand to assist in commercial decisions

Ensure that all project team members (including site staff) understand the contractual arrangements, to satisfy Client & Partner organisation requirements

Work in collaboration with the Delivery Team to identify, implement and monitor efficiency plans throughout the lifecycle of a project or programme of projects

Ensuring that proper records (including final accounts) are kept & maintained so financial information for audits and cost assurance is readily available

Experience: Extensive experience in managing costs.

Qualified in an engineering, management or cost discipline, coupled with the passion and desire to pursue a career in Commercial Management.
First-class customer service and leadership skills

In-depth knowledge of construction, contractual terms and safety and be comfortable challenging processes, practices and norms to improve the overall commercial offering to the business.

Able to manage several projects at once.

Key Words:

Quantity Surveyor

QS

Commercial

Cost Management

Cost Control

Construction

Contracts

Contractual

Water Treatment

Water Industry

Wastewater

Waste Water

Sewage

Senior Quantity Surveyors

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Position: Senior Quantity Surveyors

Location: Glasgow with agile working

Salary: £45-60k (negotiable DOE), car/allowance and excellent benefits package

The Role: Our Client is looking to strengthen their commercial team with a number of Senior Quantity Surveyors for their ESD joint venture framework.

Based from their Glasgow, with the opportunity for agile working if desired, you will take responsibility for the execution of allocated contract/s from tender through to final account, within limits defined by the Commercial Manager.

Duties: You will report directly to the Commercial Manager and the responsibilities will include:

Developing the commercial plan to manage risk and drive profitability

Measurement and valuation of works (on site and from drawings) for Valuations, Variations & Final Accounts.

Agreement of valuation dates and preparing, submitting and agreement of interim valuations in accordance with those dates.

Measurement and valuation of subcontractors work for payment and Final Account purposes.

Development and submission of claims for delay and disruption and loss and/or expense.

Procurement of non-domestic subcontractors and assisting Buying Department in procurement of domestic sub-contractors.

Various financial reports

Experience: Relevant degree/qualification

Experience within construction (preferably water treatment) – ideally

Familiarity with NEC forms of contract

Extensive experience in commercial management and procurement of subcontractors

Key Words:

Quantity Surveyor

QS

Commercial

Cost Management

Cost Control

Contracts

Contractual

Construction

NEC

Conditions of Contract

Water Treatment

Water Industry

Wastewater

Waste Water

Sewage