Commercial Operations - Quantity Surveyor

Job Description

Your new roleCommercial Operations - Quantity SurveyorApplications will be considered from from either Bristol or Exeter locationsWhat youll be doing

• Provide contractual advice to the business and the project team, inform appropriate management of project contractual issues and ensure project team understand the contractual conditions
• Day to day contract and commercial management including managing communication and notifications to timescales, payment assessment, managing and valuing change and early warnings and review and agree final account
• Cost planning and budget estimating and review and challenge contractor estimates and feed back into benchmarking and lessons learnt
• Monitor actual costs against budget and prepare contract forecasts, identification of risks and opportunities to project spend/ budgets
• Lead on regular cost and contract audits to ensure contractor compliance with contract conditions
• Act as a line manager and mentor to Assistant Quantity Surveyors, Graduates and Apprentices and provide on-going support in their professional development
• Review and respond to scheme contractual matters
• Manage own portfolio of works
• Supervise work of Assistant Quantity Surveyors/Trainee Quantity Surveyors and provide support in their development
• Lead on all commercial matters in scheme buildability meetings and scheme collaborative planning sessions
• Ensure all commercial and contractual issues are resolved for their schemes and dealt with in a timely manner
• Manage relationship with the supply chain
• Review completed designs for Commercial and Contractual compliance
• Provide assistance to other departments as and when required
• Deputise for Senior Quantity Surveyors as and when required

To be successful

• B.Sc(Hons) in Commercial Management or Quantity Surveying
• Member of a relevant professional body or must demonstrate relevant breadth and depth of experience working as a QS within a relevant industry
• Experience with successfully delivering a variety of projects using different forms of contract (NEC preferable)
• Provide mentoring and training to the commercial teams and support their professional development

A bit about usNational Highways are responsible for operating, maintaining and improving Englands motorways and major A roads. Over recent years, investment in our highways has increased, this has led to advances in technology, such as smart motorways; enabling trafficto flow better. However, even more is yet to be done. Considering that a third of all traffic, two thirds of heavy goods vehicles, and 98% of UK businesses rely on them, and you can see why our roads, and what we do, matters so much.Its an exciting time to begin a career with National Highways as we invest £11 billion in our motorways and A Roads boosting capacity, tackling congestion and improving safety which is why were so grateful to our c 4,500 employees around the country. At thesame time, well improve how we work. That means we will be able to; plan roadworks better to minimise disruption; clear incidents more quickly; and save more than £1 billion by working more efficiently. When you work with us, youre helping to connect communities,sustain business and support the economy.Why you should join usAn informal blended working approach has been adopted for many of our roles across National Highways. We offer many different ways to work flexibly and were open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times.Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible.Our benefits package

• Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus, and employer pension contributions of up to 10%.
• Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
• Flexible hours and blended working between base location/home
• Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus, access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
• A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
• Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience

And we are:

• Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
• Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
• Community friendly - offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year plus an extra 3 days to support the national Covid effort

And finallyAnd finally we reserve the right to close before the advertised closing date, so we recommend completing your application as soon as possible.