Contract Manager in Newport

You'll be embedded within project delivery - protecting margin, challenging where needed, identifying commercial risk early and making sure the business is commercially protected throughout the project lifecycle. What will you be doing? Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing project budgets, cost plans, cash flow forecasts and commercial reporting
• Monitoring costs, commitments, revenue, margin and forecast outturn
• Identifying cost overruns, margin erosion and commercial risks at an early stage
• Preparing and submitting applications for payment, milestone invoices and valuations
• Measuring and valuing completed works on remeasurable contracts
• Managing variations, change control and contractual notices
• Preparing and negotiating variation quotations
• Reviewing contracts, purchase orders and amendments and identifying commercial risks and opportunities
• Managing subcontract commercial arrangements, applications, variations and final accounts
• Supporting and leading claims, disputes and more complex commercial matters
• Working closely with Finance around revenue recognition and cash collection
• Providing commercial guidance to Project Managers, engineers and site teams
• Leading the preparation, negotiation and agreement of final accounts
• Helping strengthen commercial controls and processes across the wider business

The position will also provide functional guidance and mentoring to a Contract Officer within the Site Operations team.

Who are we looking for? You might currently be working as a Quantity Surveyor, Senior Quantity Surveyor, Commercial Manager, Project Commercial Manager or Contracts Manager. What matters is that you have a strong grounding in the commercial management of projects and are comfortable working in a practical, technical environment. Ideally, you'll bring experience across areas such as:

• Engineering
• construction
• energy
• power
• industrial or other technical/project-led environments

Fixed-price, milestone-based and/or remeasurable contracts

Cost control, forecasting

Applications for payment and valuations

Variations, change control and claims

Contract administration and contractual notices

Subcontract commercial management

Final account preparation and negotiation

Commercial risk management

Working directly with Project Managers, engineers and operational/site teams

Advanced Excel and project control, financial or ERP systems

Knowledge of NEC, JCT, FIDIC or other standard forms of contract would be advantageous, as would a Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent qualification within Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline. These are desirable rather than essential.

Contract Manager - Engineering ProjectsCardiff, South Wales | Office Based£50,000 + £5,000 Car Allowance + Bonus & Benefits

Are you a commercially strong Quantity Surveyor or Commercial Manager who enjoys being close to the delivery of technically complex projects?

Eaton Syalon are exclusively partnering with an established and growing engineering organization to recruit a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager into a key position within its Technical Operations team. Internally titled Contract Manager - Technical Operations, this is a hands‑on commercial role where you'll work directly alongside Project Managers, engineers and operational teams, taking ownership of project commercial performance from contract award through to final account. The business operates across complex engineering and infrastructure environments, including power generation, marine, energy and heavy industry. This isn't a role where you'll be sitting on the sidelines simply reporting the numbers.