AVK-SEG is a market leading specialist contractor delivering power infrastructure for data centres across the UK. Our commercial teams oversee pricing, partnerships, supply chain, contracts, and manage the profitability of our major projects.

We are recruiting a Senior QS to take full commercial ownership of major power and critical infrastructure projects, based in the UK with occasional travel to Europe.

This is a hybrid delivery role, based 3 days per week in the office or client site (which could include ad-hoc overseas working). You will be embedded with the project team, running jobs commercially from procurement through to final account.

Role Responsibilities

Full project commercial control from contract award to final account
Subcontract procurement, negotiation and contract placement
Subcontractor account management, valuation, payment and final account
Client applications and valuations
Cost control, forecasting and CVRs/CBRs
Variations, claims and change management
Programme and cost recovery
Risk management
Commercial support to PMs and engineers

Requirements

Essential:

Proven experience running large construction or infrastructure projects commercially (5+ years)
Strong subcontract background
5+ years managing £20m+ projects from start to finish
Full final account experience (client and subcontract)
Strong cost control and forecasting
Variations and claims experience
Comfortable running multiple packages and projects in parallel
Experience leading and managing QSs (or ready to step into that)
Commercially sharp
Delivery focused
Strong Excel and commercial reporting capability
Comfortable leading and coaching others to achieve common goals

Preferred

Project experience in Data Centres, Critical Power, Standby Generation and Power Infrastructure
Sector experience in Logistics, Installation and Commissioning
Delivery in Engineering, Procurement and Construction projects
Variations and claims experience
Comfortable running multiple packages and projects in parallel
Experience leading and managing QSs (or ready to step into that)

Benefits

Company Bonus
Private Healthcare
Life Insurance (4 x Base Salary)
Pension
26 days annual leave (incl. Birthday off/Xmas Closures) + Bank Holidays

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact hiring managers or submit speculative CVs regarding this vacancy. AVK-SEG partners with a selected PSL of agencies and will only engage through agreed recruitment channels.