Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
M Group Highways
At M Group Highways, we’re supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK.
We don’t just build roads and bridges- we’re building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.
You’ll be joining our Civils Projects team - We deliver specialist civil engineering for the private and public sectors across the UK, building strong relationships based on a collaborative approach.
Reporting to the Regional Commercial Manager you will play a pivotal role supporting the development and deployment of tactical commercial processes overseeing programmes and projects within your portfolio of work. You will be working with Operational, Finance and Procurement teams to ensure delivery needs are met whilst maintaining appropriate controls to support commercial requirements
Want to come and be a part of it?
What will you be doing?
This role includes being a direct line manager to QS and Commercial Admin team members.
You'll monitor and managing resource levels and requirements within your team, escalating any issues to your line manager in a timely manner.
You'll set and monitor performance against individuals targets. Ensuring that your team members are up to date with mandatory training.
You'll produce and present contract terms briefings for delivery team including the development and roll out of contract admin handbooks.
Develop supplier tender engagements in conjunction with Procurement both for one-off or bespoke projects and for longer term programmes. You will set out work packages, appropriate Terms and Conditions, SLAs and flow down requirements from the corresponding main contract.
You will support the evaluation and award process.
Monitoring Certification and Payment Notices as well as cash receipts and raising non-compliance Notices as appropriate.
Management of rejections and disputes resolution, acting as an initial point of escalation, as well as raising unresolved issues, when necessary, in a timely manner.
On high volume contracts you will ensure that appropriate process and reporting are in place to monitor workload volumes and churn rates to maintain optimal levels to maximise cash flow and to minimise revenue risk.
You will ensure that contractual administration tasks, including, but not limited to, drafting and issuing formal correspondence in line with contractual processes, raising Early Warnings, Compensation Events and all other contractual Notices are completed, and you will act as an initial point of escalation in the event of dispute.
You will provide contractual guidance to the operational teams to ensure they understand their commercial obligations, and you will monitor and flag non-compliance.
You'll work in conjunction with senior commercial team members to set out process within your area for the review and validation of weekly and monthly valuations.
You'll provide guidance and governance to junior team members ensuring that all activities completed by the team are to the expected standard.
You'll be accountable for ensuring that cost information provided through your project / contract ledgers and the Finance Cost Management function is validated and that they are accurate and aligned with the works undertaken.
Ensuring appropriate cost accruals, including allowances for risks and ongoing liabilities, are robust and that reported project / contract margins are secure and in line with Group and Divisional reporting rules.
You'll ensure that all commercial records and registers are, accurately and diligently, maintained.
You'll also, present the same to operational and contract management staff, providing advice on areas of risk, opportunity and underperformance to support business decision making.
You'll work with the wider team and your client contacts to collect and collate relevant information on contractual SLAs and KPIs and impact of value, validating these with the client to secure benefits / mitigate impacts.
What you’ll bring
Demonstrable experience working within the Infrastructure or Construction industry in a similar role.
Advance qualification in Quantity Surveying (BSC or equivalent) is required.
RICS or CICES beneficial – M Group are committed to supporting the development of our people and can offer support to gain chartership if you do not already have the accreditation.
Previous experience as a line manager or functional manager of junior QSs or administrators advantageous but not essential.
Experience in NEC3 & NEC4 contract types and suites is essential. Experience of other contract types and suites, such as FIDIC and JCT, is also beneficial
Prior experience of projects in value of up to £20m as well as a number of small projects
Strong professional relationship management skills
Strong IT skills including all standard MS Office applications, and particularly Excel
Focused knowledge of data management and analysis techniques essential
Sound communication and negotiation skills
Full UK driving license – this includes travel across sites
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;
Matched or contributory pension scheme
Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Employee assistance programme
My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
Life assurance
Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
Reward and recognition scheme
In addition, this role offers;
Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
Holiday purchase scheme
Personal Accident Cover
About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3 rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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