Job Description:

Lead Quantity Surveyor / Project Commercial Manager

Location: Market Harborough, Leicestershire
Salary: £55,000–£65,000 per annum, depending on experience
Employment Type: Full-time, permanent

Benefits: Performance-related bonus of up to 20% of basic salary, 4% employer pension contribution, 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, and a pool car or mileage expenses for site travel.

Job Overview

An established commercial fit-out and refurbishment contractor is seeking an experienced Lead Quantity Surveyor / Project Commercial Manager to take ownership of commercial operations across its projects.

Reporting directly to the Director, you will establish and manage commercial controls across the business, overseeing valuations, variations, procurement, subcontractor payments and final accounts. This is a hands-on position offering significant autonomy, with responsibility for projects from pre-order through to final account.

The successful candidate will play a key role in strengthening commercial processes, improving supply chain performance and supporting the continued growth of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of valuations across all live projects, escalating final accounts and matters requiring senior authorisation where necessary.

• Manage key client accounts, establish commercial terms and agree attendance requirements.

• Monitor tender outcomes, record feedback and communicate client requirements to estimating and design teams.

• Establish and oversee variation management procedures across all projects.

• Work closely with Contracts Managers to ensure variations are properly recorded, valued, approved and reported.

• Prepare, review and agree subcontractor valuations and payment notices.

• Liaise with the Finance Commercial Manager to manage payment runs, resolve disputed invoices and monitor retentions and payment dates.

• Support the implementation of 30-day end-of-month payment terms across the supply chain where appropriate.

• Review procurement and buying processes to improve efficiency, control costs and secure value for money.

• Coordinate plant, equipment and material orders with project and administrative teams.

• Establish labour purchase order approval limits in conjunction with Contracts Managers and the Director.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years’ experience as a Quantity Surveyor or Commercial Manager within construction, commercial fit-out or interiors.

• Proven ability to manage valuations, variations and final accounts independently.

• Experience dealing directly with clients, client-side Quantity Surveyors and subcontractors.

Working Arrangements

• Full-time office attendance during the three-month probationary period.

• Hybrid working may be available following successful completion of probation, subject to agreement.

Salary and Benefits

• Basic salary of £55,000–£65,000, depending on experience.

• Performance-related bonus of up to 20% of basic salary, linked to agreed individual and company KPIs.

• 4% employer pension contribution.

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.

• Pool car or mileage expenses for business travel.