A leading provider of wholesale fibre network infrastructure is seeking a Quantity Surveyor on a permanent basis to join their team covering Bath and Weston-Super-Mare.Job OverviewThis engaging role as a Quantity Surveyor will support the commercial and contractual management of a portfolio of telecoms projects which include new builds, city enhancement projects and field service frameworks.Some of what you will be doing will include: * Managing the commercial resources of the assigned project (or region/workstream) to manage planned expenditure through the placement and control of contracts * Valuing work executed by contractors and certifying interim and final payments * Supporting the authorisation and submission of project variations * Assessing, reviewing and mitigating commercial and contractual risks and implementing the companies' policies for risk management * Providing commercial and contractual expertise to contracts which includes the production and submission of valuation certification, drafting and issuing correspondence, claims, budget monitoring and producing contract/workstream performance data * Compiling the monthly measurement of supplier KPI’s and reporting * Providing robust, timely and accurate cost and value data at both project and regional levels and their progress in relation to the programme schedule * Advising internal stakeholders on budgets and controlling cost savings & expenditure * Confident in building relationships with key stakeholders internally & externally, with a specific focus of engaging with our contractors, drawing upon their knowledge to the clients requirements to their partners. * To be able to problem solve & be creative in finding solutions.Experience Required * 4 years + Quantity Surveying experience * Have overseen large capital expenditure projects previously (You’ll be overseeing circa £40M to £80M+ across potentially several workstreams) * Working alongside the city team in an independent manner & communicate your commercial expertise to internal stakeholders. Possible mentoring of an Assistant Quantity Surveyor * Previous experience of commercial management and procurement of contractors, including chairing regular meetings, measurement and control cycle, certificates and accruals calculations * Ability to use spreadsheets to interpret and collate financial data * Working knowledge of NEC3 ECC forms of Contract * Excellent negotiation skills (with suppliers and partners) * Solid presentation and report writing skills * Excellent communication, numerical and computer literacy skills * Analytical and numerical mind and the ability to identify and resolve problems * Ability to priorities a high-volume workload and ensure deadlines are achievedDesirable Experience * Experience in the telecoms or utilities sector * Experience of NRSWA and SRWR street-works requirements * Experience in Active network infrastructure