Senior Quantity Surveyor

Commercial Lead (SQS Level)

Location: Salford, Greater Manchester (hybrid working available)

Hours: 40 hours per week

Reporting to: Commercial Manager

Note: We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

About the role

Kier Places are recruiting for a Commercial Lead (SQS Level) to support Workplace Solutions PFI contracts across the North West and Midlands region. You'll provide practical commercial support to the Regional Manager, Contract Managers and contract teams, with a strong focus on business-as-usual performance, payment mechanism reporting and contractual compliance. Working autonomously and collaboratively with finance, lifecycle and operations, you'll help protect Kier's commercial position while developing effective relationships with SPVs, Authorities and clients.

Responsibilities

• Managing payment mechanism reporting, deductions, relief events and contractual adjustments including annual reconciliations

• Providing commercial support for business-as-usual FM delivery, protecting contractual entitlement and supporting debt recovery

• Managing contract change and variations from instruction and quotation through to agreement and recovery

• Supporting budgets, forecasts, accruals, cost control and monthly commercial reporting with finance and contract teams

• Building effective working relationships with SPVs, Authorities, clients and operational stakeholders

Requirements

• Essential experience in PFI and FM, with practical knowledge of payment mechanisms, deductions, relief events and contract change

• Demonstrable experience operating across multiple operational contracts in a similar commercial role

• Strong commercial acumen, including value for money, budgeting, forecasting, cost control, cash, debt and monthly reporting

• Ability to provide clear commercial advice, support disputes and operate autonomously across competing priorities

• Strong collaborative-working and stakeholder-management skills across finance, lifecycle, operations, SPVs, Authorities and clients

Diversity and inclusion

Kier is a Disability Confident employer and will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Pre-employment checks

Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. Applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us. Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.