The company

One of the UK's best and busiest Main Contractors with a group turnover of over £1bn. They have developed an impressive number of blue-chip clients across the UK and on top of that have gained a sterling reputation as a contractor. This reputation has excelled the company into numerous markets including the: Commercial, Industrial and Residential sectors where they have constructed projects valuing from £10m - £100m+.

They are currently in an excellent position with an order book topping £1bn for this year. The company prides themselves in creating and maintaining valuable relationships with both clients and sub-contractors. This is evident as the company carries out a tremendous amount of repeat business and use many of the same sub-contractors they have since their early days of trading.

The role

Working closely alongside a Project Manager, you will take the commercial reins on a large new-build project and will be solely responsible for the commercial aspect of project delivery. The role reports into a visiting Managing Quantity Surveyor. Typical roles and responsibilities include:

• Issuing sub-contract tender packages.
• Negotiating with suppliers and subcontractors.
• Attending post tender and pre-contract meetings.
• Reviewing of contract documents.
• Manage and maintain relationships with established list of supply chain sub-contractors.
• Assess contract risk.
• Attend internal and external commercial review meetings.
• Submission of client valuations and management of the variation account.
• Management of subcontract accounts from procurement to final account.
• Preparation and assistance with the evaluation and submission of claims for variation works.