Lanes Group is one of the UK's leading utility services providers, with almost 5,000 employees delivering essential services nationwide. As one Lanes Group, we combine specialist expertise, innovation and a customer-first approach to provide industry-leading solutions across the sectors we serve. With annual revenues exceeding £650 million, we are a growing business that offers exciting opportunities, a collaborative culture and the chance to make a real impact. Join us and be part of an organisation that values diversity, invests in development and helps people build successful careers.
This role will primarily support the successful delivery of Yorkshire Water - WWSA (Repair & Maintenance) activities, providing commercial management and contractual support across a portfolio of reactive, planned and maintenance works. The role will work closely with operational teams, clients and stakeholders to maximise value, manage risk and ensure the efficient delivery of works, whilst maintaining strong commercial governance and contractual compliance.
Purpose of the role:
We are seeking an experienced and commercially focused Senior Quantity Surveyor to support commercial performance. This role will play a key part in ensuring robust commercial management, effective contract administration and strong financial control across allocated schemes.
Working closely with operational, delivery, planning, finance and client stakeholders, the Senior Quantity Surveyor will support the successful delivery by maximising value, protecting commercial entitlement, managing risk and ensuring accurate reporting across cost, value, cash, change and contractual performance.
You will bring strong NEC contract knowledge, practical experience within utilities, infrastructure, civil engineering and the confidence to manage Compensation Events, Early Warnings, Applications for Payment, TCEs, WIP and subcontractor accounts.
Location: Bradford/Leyland
Hours: 42.5 Hours per week
Salary: Negotiable dependent on experience
Key Responsibilities:
Commercial Management and Governance
- Manage the commercial performance of allocated projects from mobilisation through to final account.
- Support strong commercial governance across assigned projects, ensuring accurate records, audit trails and supporting evidence are maintained.
- Monitor cost, value, cash, margin, risk and opportunity performance across projects.
- Support CVR reviews, commercial reporting and performance meetings, providing commentary on risks, opportunities and required actions.
- Drive cost control, cash recovery, value management and margin protection throughout project delivery.
- Ensure commercial activities align with business objectives, client requirements and contractual obligations.
- Identify improvement opportunities and support the implementation of effective commercial processes and controls.
Contract and Change Management
- Manage and interpret contract requirements, ensuring effective contract administration and protection of commercial entitlement.
- Prepare, validate and manage contractual submissions, ensuring they are accurate, well-evidenced and compliant with contractual requirements.
- Manage change control processes, including variations, compensation events, early warnings and scope changes.
- Support the preparation and assessment of estimates, quotations and change submissions.
- Manage programme impacts and commercial changes through to agreement and close out.
- Maintain accurate contractual records and communications.
- Support dispute avoidance and resolution through proactive commercial and contractual management.
- Ensure project teams understand contractual obligations and commercial processes.
Financial Management and Reporting
- Manage project cost, value, risk and margin performance across allocated projects.
- Prepare and manage applications for payment and commercial submissions in line with contractual requirements.
- Support accurate cash forecasting, revenue recognition and cost reporting.
- Monitor work in progress, ensuring balances are reviewed and managed appropriately.
- Track and manage cost allocations, variations, change controls and project movements.
- Support accurate billing, cost recovery and audit readiness.
- Provide commercial analysis and reporting to support operational and leadership decision-making.
- Maximise recovery of contractual entitlement while maintaining strong governance and client relationships.
Project Delivery Support
- Apply commercial expertise to support the successful delivery of projects and programmes.
- Work closely with Operations, Delivery, Planning, Finance and Procurement teams to achieve project objectives.
- Understand the commercial and operational drivers impacting project delivery, including labour, plant, materials, subcontractors and programme performance.
- Support project reviews, identifying trends, risks, opportunities and improvement actions.
- Ensure commercial decisions reflect contractual, technical, operational and regulatory requirements.
- Support collaborative delivery while protecting the company's commercial interests.
Client and Stakeholder Management
- Act as a key commercial contact for clients and project stakeholders.
- Build and maintain strong, professional and collaborative relationships with clients, subcontractors and internal teams.
- Support commercial discussions, negotiations, project reviews and performance meetings.
- Communicate commercial risks, opportunities and project performance effectively.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across Operations, Delivery, Finance, Procurement and Senior Leadership teams.
- Challenge and influence stakeholders where necessary to achieve positive commercial outcomes.
- Balance strong client relationships with the need to protect commercial entitlement and business performance.
Supply Chain and Subcontract Management
- Manage subcontract accounts, ensuring appropriate commercial control and close out.
- Support procurement, tendering and subcontract administration activities.
- Review and manage subcontractor costs, variations, applications and final accounts.
- Work with operational teams to ensure subcontractor performance and costs are accurately reflected in project reporting.
- Support commercial governance across supply chain activities.
Team Development and Commercial Best Practice
- Provide guidance and support to Assistant Quantity Surveyors, Apprentices and junior commercial team members.
- Support the development of commercial capability through coaching, mentoring and knowledge sharing.
- Promote commercial awareness, best practice and continuous improvement across the business.
- Foster a culture of accountability, accuracy, collaboration and professional development.
- Contribute to the continuous development and improvement of the commercial function.
Skills & Experience Required
Essential
- Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor within utilities, infrastructure, civil engineering, water, or capital projects.
- Strong knowledge and practical experience of NEC contracts.
- Experience managing project cost, value, forecasting, change control and commercial reporting.
- Strong commercial and financial awareness, including risk management and cost control.
- Ability to manage contractual processes and protect commercial entitlement.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and internal teams.
- Confident communicator with the ability to influence and challenge where required.
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
- Able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
Desirable
- Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline.
- RICS qualified or working towards professional accreditation.
- Experience working within Yorkshire Water, AMP programmes or other regulated utility environments.
- Experience using CEMAR or similar contract management systems.
- Experience mentoring or supporting the development of junior commercial team members.
- Strong reporting, data analysis and continuous improvement skills.
- Experience working within long-term framework agreements or collaborative delivery models.
Benefits:
Holidays: 24 days (Plus Bank Holidays)
Company Car/Car Allowance
Company Pension
Living the Company Values:
By embedding our companies core values and purpose into each role, ensures that every employee, regardless of their role or level, understands how their individual development and contributions align with our purpose of ‘improving today for a better tomorrow’.
Each role and value has an alignment to set proficiency levels and expectations, this role holder is expected to:
- Leading: Acts as a role model, shaping the learning agenda and influencing change.
- Agile: Anticipates learning needs, adjusts quickly to changing operational contexts.
- Nurturing: Supports the development of others through coaching and structured development plans.
- Engaging: Inspires and motivates learners, builds trust and credibility
- Safe & Secure: Ensures all learning is aligned to safety and compliance standards.
Your Contribution to the company:
- Strive to be always positive and constructive
- Adhere to all company policies
- Straight talking about the facts of the situation – open discussions are the best way to find solutions
- Help others through communicating clearly
- Deliver on commitments
- Ensure that any ideas that may enhance the productivity or systems of the company are brought to the attention of Senior Management, or your colleagues
- Deliver our Company Values understanding that by working together in unity we are ‘Stronger Together’
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:
At Lanes Group, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered. We believe that our differences make us stronger and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all employees. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups. Join us in our commitment to creating a more inclusive and diverse world.
