Managing Quantity Surveyor

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? 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 in Highways, as part of the UK’s number one highway maintenance contractor, we deliver specialist civil engineering projects for the private and public sectors across the UK, building strong relationships based on a collaborative approach. This location of the role is currently Peterborough, this will reviewed at end of year to cover eastern region. Opportunity to work flexibly with working from home occasionally. Want to come and be a part of it?

What you'll be doing.

Strong commercial control is key to delivering projects safely, efficiently and to the right standard. As a Managing
Quantity Surveyor, you’ll take responsibility for commercial management across your portfolio, making sure
processes are applied consistently and contracts are managed effectively throughout the lifecycle of each
project. You’ll work closely with operational, finance and procurement teams to manage risk, maintain control and
support effective delivery. As part of a wider commercial team, you’ll lead day-to-day commercial activity, guide
others and help ensure strong, reliable commercial outcomes.

The tasks and responsibilities you’ll take on.

Pre-contract activities - You’ll help set projects up for effective commercial management. You’ll:

- Support contract briefings and develop practical contract guidance
- Define measurement rules and reporting requirements
- Plan commercial resource and support onboarding and training, including TUPE where relevant
- Work with Procurement on tendering, work packages and contract terms
- Support supplier evaluation and contract award processes

Valuation and change management - You’ll ensure valuations and change are managed accurately and in line
with contract requirements. You’ll:

- Ensure valuations and applications are timely, accurate and compliant
- Monitor certifications, payments and cashflow, escalating issues where needed
- Act as the first point of escalation for disputes and rejections
- Manage processes for valuations, contract administration and change events
- Provide clear commercial guidance to operational teams
- Review and support the output of junior team members
- Support the development of consistent valuation and assurance processes
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Supply chain valuations and cost management - You’ll maintain control of cost and value across your
projects. You’ll:

- Ensure alignment between cost, value and reporting
- Validate cost data and maintain reliable accruals and margin reporting
- Build and maintain strong supply chain relationships
- Lead or support resolution of commercial issues and disputes
- Oversee subcontract administration, including onboarding and contract processes
- Ensure change events are managed and recovery is maximised

Record keeping - You’ll ensure commercial records are accurate and up to date. You’ll:

- Maintain registers for notices, correspondence, assessments and actions
- Ensure site documentation is complete, timely and compliant
- Manage subcontract documentation through its full lifecycle
- Maintain risk and opportunity registers with clear impacts and actions

Contract performance management - You’ll provide clear, accurate insight into commercial performance.
You’ll:

- Produce and review cashflow, WIP, forecasts and risk data
- Support pipeline and revenue forecasting
- Prepare and present weekly and monthly CVRs
- Provide insight into risks, opportunities and areas of underperformance
- Work with clients and internal teams to verify performance measures and outcomes
- Carry out your work in line with M Group policies, standards and procedures

Your responsibilities as a people manager:

What we expect of you - People managers play a critical role in delivering results at M Group, you lead people
and direct the performance across your team, creating the conditions for strong, consistent delivery:

- Set clear expectations, review performance regularly and build capability across the team
- Lead open, meaningful conversations about performance, development and potential
- Manage conduct, capability, attendance and wellbeing consistently and with care
- Create an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work
- Identify and develop future talent, supporting succession planning
- Plan resources and oversee recruitment, onboarding and retention
- Drive continuous improvement, high performance and innovation
- Consistently demonstrate our people manager standards and actively coach others to do the same

From time to time, we may ask you to take on other duties appropriate to the role and level. We expect all work
to follow M Group policies, procedures and relevant standards

At M Group Transport, we play a vital role in maintaining and enhancing critical transport infrastructure that supports local communities, economic growth and sustainable travel. Our focus is on delivering safe, innovative and efficient services, working collaboratively with our clients and stakeholders to achieve long-term value and support M Group's vision of improving lives through infrastructure.

Hampshire Highways is a long-standing partnership between M Group and Hampshire County Council, delivering highway maintenance, improvement and capital works services across one of the largest local authority highway networks in the country. Together, we maintain over 8,500km of carriageways and more than 6,000km of footways, delivering over 40,000 work activities each year. The contract is recognised for its collaborative relationship with the client, strong stakeholder engagement, commitment to innovation and sustainability, and a high-performing, diverse team culture that supports continuous improvement and professional development.

The values and behaviours that will enable you to thrive in this role.

Responsible - We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet

Open - We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations

Together - We’re together and as one team, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts

Ambitious - We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Our values are brought to life through nine behavioural competencies. For this role, three key competencies are:

Delivering excellence - Sets standards, removes blockers and helps others deliver high-quality outcomes
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Analytical - Uses data or expertise to anticipate risk, guide others and make decisions with wider impact

Leading - Sets clear direction, aligns others and develops future capability

The skills, mindset and experience you’ll bring and grow.

Essential: Core skills, experience, qualifications and professional memberships you’ll need from day one:

Commercial and quantity surveying experience
- Experience in a Quantity Surveying role within infrastructure or construction
- Strong understanding of commercial processes and contract management
- Experience working with NEC3 or NEC4 contracts

Cost and data management
- Strong numerical and analytical skills
- Confidence working with commercial data and financial information
- Strong IT capability, including MS Excel

Contract and supply chain management
- Experience supporting subcontract management and commercial processes
- Ability to identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities

Stakeholder and communication skills
- Strong relationship management across operational teams and supply chain
- Clear and practical communicator
- Confidence to challenge and escalate where needed

Planning and organisation
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain consistent standards
- Strong attention to detail and organisation

Leadership capability
- Experience supporting or leading junior commercial staff
- Ability to guide others and maintain quality of output

Qualifications
- Degree in Quantity Surveying or related discipline, or equivalent experience

Desirable: Other skills, experience, qualifications and professional memberships that will help you grow with
us:

- Professional accreditation such as RICS or CICES, or working towards
- Experience managing QSs or administrators
- Experience with other contract forms such as FIDIC or JCT

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 Private health care and health care cash plan for you and your family 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 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 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.