Job Description: Managing Quantity Surveyor
Role Overview Responsible for managing construction-related commercial functions to achieve target margins as outlined in the annual Business Plan.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Commercial Management: Oversee the commercial aspects of the construction phase to maximize target margins.
- Tender Process Management: Collaborate with the project team to manage tenders for consultants, contractors, and suppliers, providing detailed reports and recommendations to the management board.
- Contract Documentation: Prepare contract documents for major suppliers and contractors, ensuring legal due diligence and financial closure.
- Financial Management: Handle valuations, payments, claims, and Final Account settlements, addressing any commercial issues that arise.
- Liaison: Work with the project team to resolve commercial implications related to land, planning, technical, finance, services, and sales contracts.
- Project Management: Assist in development and construction phase project management as needed.
- Risk Assessment: Contribute to assessing, reviewing, and mitigating commercial and contractual risks.
- M&A Support: Provide commercial assistance and expertise to the M&A team.
- Health and Safety: Ensure health and safety is prioritized in all commercial functions.
- Relationship Management: Minimize disputes and foster mutually acceptable outcomes for all stakeholders.
- Risk Reporting: Inform the management board of any unexpected key risks during the construction phase.
- Team Development: Support team development for succession planning and talent growth.
- Wellbeing Promotion: Foster the wellbeing of colleagues.
- Senior Management Participation: Attend, report, and contribute to senior management and board meetings.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience:
- Essential:
- Degree or equivalent in quantity surveying or a similar construction commercial qualification.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in a senior construction commercial management role.
- Desirable:
- Client-side experience in the renewables or other development sectors.
Personal Qualities & Competencies:
- Customer-oriented with integrity and leadership through influence.
- Effective listener and reliable in commitments, knowing when to accept or challenge.
- Strong attention to detail and logical decision-making.
- Capable of multitasking and working independently.
- Role model for company values.
- Excellent communication skills for interaction with senior management and technical teams.
- Confident, self-starter in a dynamic, challenging environment.
- Team player, delivering results under pressure and within deadlines.
- Positive, enthusiastic attitude towards technical challenges.
- Professional, flexible, and responsive approach.
- Willingness to travel regularly, sometimes at short notice.