Hiring: Managing Quantity Surveyor

At Alpha Construction Ltd, we deliver high-quality civil engineering and building projects for a wide client base. Joining our team means working within a sustainable, supportive, and professional business that values your technical expertise and provides genuine opportunities for long-term career progression.

The Opportunity

• To manage the commercial delivery of multiple contracts, ensuring projects achieve or exceed forecast profitability whilst maintaining contractual compliance and excellent client relationships.
• The Managing Quantity Surveyor is responsible for leading and developing the Quantity Surveying team, providing commercial support to operational staff, managing high-value or high-risk projects, and ensuring consistency in commercial processes across the business.
• Company car
• Company events
• Company pension
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Profit sharing

The role is office based in Hilton, Derbyshire DE65 5GE. You will need to be able to reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the commercial performance of multiple projects simultaneously.
• Provide commercial leadership and guidance to Quantity Surveyors and Assistant Quantity Surveyors.
• Champion Alpha Construction Ltd Employee Culture and Values
• Foster strong client relationships.
• Ensure commercial procedures are consistently implemented across all projects.
• Review project performance and intervene where commercial risks arise.

2. Estimating and Pre-Construction

• Participate in tender handover meetings.
• Review tender allowances, risks and opportunities.
• Assist Estimating with pricing methodology where required.
• Review contract documentation prior to project commencement.
• Ensure robust commercial strategies are developed before works commence.

3. Cost Planning and Forecasting

• Prepare and review project cash flow forecasts.
• Monitor cost/value reconciliations across all allocated projects.
• Review project forecasts and challenge assumptions where necessary.
• Ensure early identification of commercial risks and opportunities.
• Accurate monthly valuations are prepared and submitted.
• Interim applications comply with contract requirements.
• Payments are received within contractual timescales.
• Change control procedures are followed.
• Variations are identified, priced and agreed promptly.
• Final accounts are progressed efficiently.
• Forecast gross margins are achieved or exceeded.
• Accurate project cost reporting is maintained.

5. Subcontract Procurement

• Determine subcontract procurement strategy.
• Lead negotiations with key subcontractors.
• Review subcontract terms and conditions.
• Ensure subcontract orders are placed in accordance with Company procedures.
• Monitor subcontract performance commercially.

6. Contract Administration

• NEC3 / NEC4 Contracts
• JCT Contracts
• Bespoke client contracts Including:
• Compensation Events Variations
• Early Warnings
• Claims
• Extensions of Time (commercial input)
• Final Accounts
• Identify commercial risks at project commencement.
• Escalate significant commercial issues to the Commercial Director.
• Ensure contractual entitlements are protected.

8. Operational Support

Work closely with Contracts Managers and Site Teams to:

• Ensure efficient use of resources.
• Improve cost certainty.
• Support programme recovery where necessary

9. Team Management

• Manage the workload of Quantity Surveyors.
• Allocate projects appropriately.
• Carry out performance reviews.
• Identify training needs.
• Promote high standards of commercial awareness.
• Maintaining high standards of motivation and morale.

10. Quality & Compliance

Ensure compliance with:

• Company Integrated Management System
• Company Commercial Procedures
• Client Contract Requirements NEC/JCT Contract obligations
• Company Health & Safety Policy
• Financial governance procedures

11. Client Relationships

• Maintain excellent working relationships with clients.
• Attend commercial meetings.
• Lead commercial negotiations.
• Resolve disputes at an early stage.
• Promote repeat business opportunities

12. Business Development

• Identify opportunities for additional works.
• Support framework negotiations.
• Assist with major tenders where required.
• Promote the Company’s commercial capability

13. Communications

• Keep the Commercial Director informed of significant commercial issues.
• Communicate key contractual matters to operational teams.
• Promote effective communication between Commercial and Operations departments.

Limits of Authority

• Placing of a subcontractor order requires prior authorisation of a Director.
• Commercial claims \ write offs above delegated authority limit Legal Proceedings