Purpose of the Job:
To support and fulfil the commercial requirements of infrastructure project(s) across the West of England region. Provide support to line manager with works commensurate with the role.
1. General Administration and Record Keeping
Maintain accurate and up-to-date data across all project and financial records.
Ensure all documentation is consistent, well organised, and compliant with internal procedures.
Assist with filing, document control, and making project information accessible to relevant teams.
Maintain commercial records including contracts, purchase orders, applications, certificates, and cash received.
Produce and maintain accurate records of work for each project.
Prepare and update spreadsheets, reports, and documentation for internal and external stakeholders.
Liaise with other departments to collect information when required.
Provide administrative support across commercial, accounts, and project management teams.
Manage own tasks effectively and progress toward independently managing full workload (with line-manager guidance).
2. Financial and Commercial Support
Support the accounts team with periodic cost submissions, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
Provide end-cost forecasts and end GSM figures for allocated projects.
Assist in monitoring project budgets, costs, and variations.
Develop understanding of negotiation, project cash flow, and undertake cost-value reconciliations.
Provide updates on applications, certificates, and cash received as required.
Assist with commercial analysis work and present findings for management and reporting.
Contribute to pre-contract activities, including preparing pricing information or tenders when required.
Seek guidance to help minimise disputes with clients and subcontractors.
3. Contract, Change, and Subcontract Management (Awareness & Support)
Understand the use of Bills of Quantities and Activity Schedules within construction contracts.
Gain awareness of project programmes and the importance of timely submission of the contract programme.
Support subcontract management processes, including ensuring timely payment (with guidance).
Support the change management process, helping compile notices and evaluations when required.
Be aware of minimum insurance requirements within contracts and subcontracts.
4. Client & Stakeholder Communication
Maintain regular contact with the client’s commercial counterpart to support positive working relationships.
Attend client and project meetings, recording commercial discussions where required.
Ensure all written and verbal communications are professional and appropriate to the role; proofread correspondence before issue (with support if needed).
5. Health, Safety, and Compliance
Actively participate in Health and Safety initiatives and encourage others to do the same.
Comply with the company handbook and all relevant procedures.
Understand and meet the requirement to submit close call cards.
6. Personal Development
Demonstrate leadership qualities appropriate to the role and adapt them as responsibilities grow.
Take part in the Griffiths annual development review process.
Actively participate in the Griffiths Approved Development Scheme (ADS) training plan.
Maintain awareness of current developments within the construction industry.
7. Additional Duties
Carry out any other tasks appropriate to the grade, responsibilities, and training of the role.
Training:
Construction Quantity Surveying Technician Level 4. Apprenticeship (Higher National Certificate)
Weston College Assessor.
Attendance at college one day/week.
Training Outcome:Becoming a quantity surveyor and continuing development with a degree course, for example, Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management at UWE.Employer Description:We are a sustainable civil engineering contractor that helps connect communities through road, rail, water, and utilities. We pride ourselves on delivering the highest quality projects in a healthy, safe, and sustainable manner to improve people’s everyday lives. As a regional company, we have an inherent interest in the social, economic, and environmental well-being of the areas within which we live and work. We invest in these local communities through every project we undertake.
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Typical tasks and activities include:
Preparation and maintenance of key project documents such as action trackers and minutes, risk registers, project execution plans, etc
Review of project programmes and monitoring thereof
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Undertake on-the-job training on a range of industry-leading tools and procedures, and, along with the learning from their part-time degree course, apply these skills to ongoing project activities
Training:
On this apprenticeship, you will complete the BSc Construction Quantity Surveyor Apprenticeship through our agreed training provider Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
Training Outcome:
Following the apprenticeship, the apprentice can either develop further in their specialism or explore other routes and opportunities across our business
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Take full commercial ownership of contracts from tender handover to final account
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Measure and value site works, including variations, extras and extensions
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Monitor labour efficiency, margins and overall commercial performance
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Support tender reviews, pricing strategies and pre-contract handovers
Build strong client relationships whilst safeguarding the business’s commercial interests
Provide commercial insight to senior management identifying risk, opportunity and trends
Skills & Experience
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Able to bring in £1m of client work in the first 3 months, or a proven track record of doing so in the past.
Minimum 3 years’ experience in a QS / Commercial Manager role (in scaffolding or a related trade preferred)
Strong knowledge of JCT subcontracts and variation procedures
Proven track record preparing valuations, applications and final accounts
High level of numerical accuracy and strong Excel capability
Excellent communication and negotiation skills
Highly organised, proactive and comfortable working independently
What’s on Offer
Competitive salary + benefits
Direct exposure to senior leadership and meaningful commercial influence
A growing specialist contractor where your contribution will make a real difference
Genuine scope for autonomy, variety and progression
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