Contract Manager/Senior Quantity Surveyor

Let’s transform society together...

We’re Sweco.

We’re difference makers.

We’re Europe’s leading design, engineering and environmental consultancy and we have an exciting opportunity for a talented and motivated Contract Manager/Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Infrastructure & Environment Division.

At Sweco, we are committed to creating a sustainable future through our core behaviours, effective collaboration and innovative solutions. We have a wide range of inhouse technical engineering and environmental designers who collaborate on a wide variety of projects and sectors. At Sweco, every team’s consultants are empowered to ensure their expertise makes a difference by understanding the client’s business and needs. We want to be our clients’ most trusted partner, and we aim to solve any challenge, no matter scale or location.

This role could be based at our Glasgow, Edinburgh, London or Ipswich offices and can be worked flexibly with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office/on site and the option of adjusted start and finish times.

What does the role involve?

Sweco is currently engaged in a variety of commissions providing energy, infrastructure and environmental services to a wide array of clients via our multi-disciplinary teams. The value and risk profile of such operations require a dedicated Commercial professional to oversee the contractual operations of our project managers, engineers and administrators to ensure we are providing optimal services to our clients (including design & build tier 1 contractors) whilst maximising the value of our professional services agreements.

The candidate will report to the Commercial Director and be expected to primarily support pre and post contract commercial requirements of Sweco’s Infrastructure & Environment Division (operational commercial management and contract governance). This is an opportunity to join a company within an established consultancy that has a €2 billion turnover across Europe.

Key Accountabilities

• Contract Administration: help ensure that Sweco employees are engaging with our clients and supply chain in accordance with contract terms and conditions.
• Contractor/Subcontract Governance: manage the supply chain and our clients with appropriate escalation routes to efficiently resolve issues and disputes. Ensure contractual compliance at all times in this regard.
• Business Winning: provide guidance on governance and commercial strategy to the project teams and lead/support contract negotiations.
• Commercial lead on key projects and frameworks.
• Lead or support critical commercial functions of change, risk, payment and programme.
• Auditing: conduct commercial audits and report findings to the Department Manager.
• Financial Control & Reporting: provide analysis and reporting on project cashflow, costs and profitability to Sweco Divisional management.
• Procurement: responding to procurement requests and letting contracts in-line with programme requirements.
• Delivering training to colleagues on key commercial or contract topics. Production of guidance notes and templates.
• Development of existing Sweco processes to maximise efficiency.

To be successful in this role you’ll possess:

• Several years’ experience in a similar commercial/contracts management role.
• Experience of highways or energy sectors preferable but not essential.
• A degree in commercial management, quantity surveying, business, supply chain management or equivalent.
• Good working knowledge and experience with forms of contracts within the engineering and/or construction sectors.
• Detailed knowledge of NEC3 and NEC4, with particular focus on change, payment and programme.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) with the ability to adjust your style to suit your audience.
• Ability to do occasional travel away from home (1 to 2 nights every month) throughout the UK.
• Membership with a UK recognised appropriate professional body i.e. RICS, CICES, CIPS etc.

What’s in it for you?

Working at Sweco you’ll experience an inclusive, friendly and flexible working environment where colleagues are encouraged to grow and develop. A meaningful job where you’ll help to transform society by being a trusted consultant to our clients.

If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you.

Let’s work together to transform society.

Employee Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks Policy)
• Competitive pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Company car or car allowance
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
• Payme