Senior Commercial Manager/ Senior Quantity Surveyor

Overview

In this role you will provide commercial and contractual leadership across the full project lifecycle on a major defence project. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to maintain commercial performance, forecasting, and change control in a highly regulated environment. You will advise Contract Leads, manage contract timelines and governance, and support successful delivery through cost control and effective interfaces. This is a shaping opportunity in a top-tier nuclear/defence engineering firm where disciplined contract management under NEC4 guides delivery.

Responsibilities

• Contract administration for existing contracts and related communications
• Provide commercial advice to Contract Leads
• Ensure contract timelines are met via CEMAR
• Prepare Applications for Payment and programme submissions
• Forecast submissions and change management processes
• Issue early warnings and support bid activity for new contracts
• Cost control and regular reporting
• Support progress meetings and client interfaces (CEMAR Supervisor)
• Coordinate with Contract Leads, Finance, Cost Engineering, and project controls
• Liaise with client on Learning from Experience

Key requirements

• Strong NEC contract experience, preferably NEC4 Professional Services
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (intermediate)
• Ideally degree in Quantity Surveying
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• High accuracy and contract compliance
• Ideally prior CEMAR experience
• Security clearance required

• Clear communication
• Prioritisation and time management
• Attention to detail
• NEC contracts (NEC4 Professional Services)
• CEMAR (change management and reporting)
• Cost control and forecasting

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