Commercial Operations - Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Lead commercial & contract management for £1m‑£30m civil infrastructure schemes.

Key Responsibilities

• cost monitoring
• budget forecasting
• payment assessment
• contract management
• cost audits
• team mentoring

Tasks

-Monitor actual costs against budget and prepare contract forecasts, identification of risks and opportunities to Opex and Capex budgets. -Assess payment applications using National Highways systems. -Provide contractual advice to the business and the service delivery team. -Day to day contract and commercial management including managing communication and notifications to timescales, managing and valuing compensation events and early warnings and review and agree final account using CEMAR contract management portal. -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.

Requirements

• excel
• cemar
• nec
• mrics
• quantity surveying
• bsc

What You Bring

-Proficient user of excel and familiarity with contract management and administration software systems (e.g. CEMAR). -Demonstrable experience of contract administration, desirably using NEC forms of contract. -Member with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS or above), the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (MCInstCES or above) or an equivalent membership of a relevant professional body. -Demonstrable experience of delivering quantity surveying/commercial functions, preferably in a civil engineering/infrastructure environment. -B.Sc(Hons) in Commercial Management or Quantity Surveying.

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About National Highways

-Fueled by multi-billion-pound Road Investment Strategies, it delivers major upgrades like the A14 bypass and the smart motorway spine. -It engineers iconic projects—like the 1.8 km Hindhead Tunnel under the Devil’s Punch Bowl—and supports cutting-edge trials, including self-healing bitumen. -Operators and uniformed traffic officers patrol 24/7 from control centres, managing incidents, warning drivers, and keeping traffic flowing. -The authority sets design standards via the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and publishes contract and maintenance frameworks used across the UK and Commonwealth. -Regulated by the Office of Rail and Road and guided by multi-year funding cycles, it balances reliability, safety, innovation and value for taxpayers.

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