Job Description:

Commercial Quantity Surveyor
Contract Type: Inside IR35
Location: UK (remote base, nationwide travel)
Reports to: Contract Manager
Responsible for: Contract coordination team, commercial governance, cost management, and NEC3&4 administration across multiple projects.

NESFircroft continue to partner with an industry leader in HV power cable installation. They are urgently looking for Commercial Quantity Surveyor to join on an initial 12 month contract basis. This will be a hybrid position working from home covering multiple key projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer predominantly NEC3/4 contracts including early warnings, notification of compensation events, compensation events, payment applications, and change control logs.
• Read and interpret contract documentation; highlight key points to project delivery team for execution planning.
• Liaise with clients, subcontractors, and internal departments to clarify contractual interpretations and milestones.
• Ensure contract documents, cost and forecast management, and change control records are audit‑ready.

• Produce cost reports, CVRs, forecasts, cash‑flow projections, and margin tracking.
• Review costs, accruals, transactions, and investigate discrepancies.
• Manage subcontractor applications, variations, final accounts, and claims negotiations.
• Conduct project execution cost reviews vs tender budgets; produce lessons‑learned and cost‑saving feedback for Bid Team.
• Ensure payment applications and invoices are issued on time to maintain cash flow.
• Manage retention (monitoring, invoicing, release at warranty end).
• Support procurement including ordering power and fibre‑optic cables and accessories.

• Undertake measurement, take‑offs, valuations, BOQs, and commercial documentation.

• Provide monthly updates to senior management on progress, risks, and financials.
• Attend client meetings on progress, issues, commercial matters, and technical queries.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Strong background in NEC3 & 4 contract management
• Experience in power transmission, distribution, civils, and substations
• Experience as a Quantity Surveyor and/or Commercial Manager.
• Strong commercial, financial, and contractual acumen.
• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Engineering, or equivalent (desirable).
• Membership of RICS/CICES/ICE (beneficial).
• Proven experience in managing civils contractors
• Willingness to travel to sites across the UK with overnight stays where required.
• Strong communication, report writing, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.