The Opportunity
Our client, a long-established MEP engineering contractor, is opening a new operation in Trafford Park and is looking for a Quantity Surveyor to take commercial ownership of its projects.
Commercial control of a new operation from its first contract, with a number of multi-million pound healthcare scheme's already secured in the region.
Commercially, MEP is its own discipline. Valuations turn on installed services rather than visible progress, variations arrive through design change as often as through instruction, and the subcontract base is specialist. Carrying that on a scheme of this size, with an established contractor’s balance sheet and supply chain behind you, is a different proposition from doing it on a project that is one of forty on a spreadsheet.
This is a permanent role in Trafford Park, £60,000 to £75,000 depending on experience, plus a full benefits package.
About the Business
A new operation inside an established business is a particular kind of opportunity. The Trafford Park office is being built now, so the processes, the standards and the working relationships are still being set. What sits behind it is already there: the balance sheet, the supply chain and decades of delivered MEP projects. That combination is rare. Most people get the ground-floor role or the established backing, not both.
Family ownership shows up in how decisions get made. There is no quarterly reporting cycle dictating what gets committed to, which tends to mean longer views on people and on markets. An expansion into Great Britain is exactly the sort of commitment that needs a long view to survive its first two years.
What You’ll Be Doing
Taking commercial ownership of a number of multi-million pound healthcare scheme's already secured in the region
Attending pre-contract meetings, liaising across the professional team and making sure agreed actions are closed out
Reviewing and negotiating contracts with main contractors and clients
Negotiating with subcontractors and suppliers to secure competitive pricing and favourable terms
Administering construction contracts in line with agreed terms, including running the payment process
Measuring and valuing completed work accurately against contract specifications and drawings
Preparing regular cost reports and financial statements, tracking progress and flagging budget deviation before it becomes a problem
Identifying and assessing financial risk on projects, and developing strategies to mitigate it
Keeping clients properly informed on cost, progress and potential change
Working alongside project managers, engineers and support functions to keep delivery and commercial aligned
What We’re Looking For
Five years or more post-graduate experience in a quantity surveying role within construction
Comfortable working independently as well as within a team, in a fast-moving environment
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with sound commercial judgement
Excellent written and verbal communication, credible with clients and main contractors
Strong time management and organisation across multiple concurrent projects
Clean UK driving licence
An M&E or MEP commercial background is a strong advantage. Occasional travel to the business’s other offices and to sites elsewhere in GB should be expected, though the role is based in Trafford Park.
•Commercial ownership of projects, not a supporting role on someone else’s
•MEP commercial work, where valuation and variation behave differently
•Direct negotiation with main contractors, subcontractors and suppliers
•Shaping how the commercial function runs in a new office
•One QS among many on a large established commercial team
•Measurement and valuation with the negotiation handled above you
•General construction QS work with M&E as a package to administer
•A process to follow that somebody else has already written
What’s on Offer
Commercial ownership from the first contract the office takes on
Flexi-time, and flexible working patterns the business actively supports
Structured training, both in house and externally delivered
Private healthcare after six months, alongside a health cash plan and pension
A business at the start of its GB expansion, where early contributions carry further than they would in an established office
How to Apply
Apply using the button below, or contact Mike Halliwell directly for a discreet conversation.