Managing QS

Overview

Lead commercial & cost management for large/small construction projects.

Key Responsibilities

• risk management
• cost planning
• change management
• commercial reporting
• subcontract negotiation
• client liaison

Tasks

-Support the Project Manager and others to identify, quantify and mitigate risks to cost and value. -Produce, submit, and agree monthly applications, to the Client, in accordance with the form of contract. -Manage change in a timely manner in accordance with the form of contract, including the production and submission of Compensation Event Quotations. -Produce and issue all commercial notices, to both the Client and Subcontractors, as required by the form of contract. -Be available to assist estimating and bid teams with contractual expertise. -Interpret and critically evaluate expenditure reports produced by internal cost systems. -Produce Subcontract documentation including negotiation of terms and conditions, prices, and programme. -Attend weekly progress and risk reduction meetings with the client and subcontractors. -Produce and maintain a detailed ‘Cost Plan’, tracking and forecasting expenditure, including detailed schedules of Subcontractor ‘liabilities’ and use of Oracle based cost analyses. -Act as Project Commercial Lead in the administration of the contract. -Apply the principles of ‘Doing the right thing’ in maximising value and profit. -Participate in creating a safe working environment. -Work with the Project Manager to ensure accurate planning of expenditure. -Liaise with operational and engineering staff to ensure site records are kept to the standard required. -Responsible for key decision relating to commercial matters alongside the senior operational team. -Management and development of the commercial team to ensure they reach their potential and support their wellbeing. -Produce detailed monthly reports and Cost Value Reconciliation’s (CVR) as required by the business unit or project. -Develop and maintain relationships with clients, subcontractors and key stakeholders. -Management of subcontract works packages including, interim assessments of the amount due and subsequent change management.

Requirements

• degree
• cscs
• project experience
• mciob
• mrics
• microsoft office

What You Bring

-Relevant degree and/or experience of working in a relevant Commercial environment. -CSCS appropriate. -Experience of working on a variety of large single and multiple smaller schemes. -Professional qualification such as MCIOB or MRICS, ideally Incorporated member, working towards full membership (Desirable). -Expertise with Microsoft Office suite, e.g. Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

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Benefits

-A wide range of corporate discounts -Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it -Comprehensive pension plan -Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role -Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays -Cycle to Work schemes -Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme

About Galliford Try

-a national construction powerhouse with a history tracing back to two century‑old local builders. -now focusing on Building, Infrastructure (including Highways and Environment), and Specialist Services, delivering projects such as schools, hospitals, water barriers, and road networks. -expanded through strategic acquisitions—Morrison Construction in 2006, Miller Construction in 2014, and water and specialist services firms since 2021—to broaden its technical capabilities. -delivers projects in sectors like education, health, defence, justice facilities, major highways, water treatment infrastructure, fire‑safety upgrades, and digital infrastructure. -retains dual brands—Galliford Try in England & Wales and Morrison Construction in Scotland—to maintain regional strength. -has shown strong growth, recovering from COVID, reinstating dividends in 2021, and aiming to exceed £2.2 billion in revenue and achieve a 4% operating margin by 2030.

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