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About BarhaleBarhale is a business founded on family values, established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran, in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in design, civil engineering and maintenance services across multiple sectors including:

Water

Transport

Built environment

Energy

We operate as a tier one partner for blue chip, regulated and private clients, working on large frameworks, joint ventures and alliances, and on standalone projects. Our direct delivery model means we source, train and retain our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1,200 employees nationwide.

We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities including:

Tunnelling

MEICA

Temporary and permanent design

Steel-fabrication

Signs (design and fabrication)

Health and safety equipment and products including PPE

The RoleQuantity Surveyors at Barhale are integral members of project teams, providing support to project delivery teams and senior management daily. They develop existing skills while learning new ones within a collaborative and dynamic team environment. Barhale’s ethos is to give our people the chance to demonstrate versatility in their skills and abilities to meet the needs of the wide range of civil engineering projects we undertake and the contractual requirements therein.

Barhale has secured its place on Yorkshire Water’s Complex Non-Infrastructure Framework to support delivery of the water company’s capital investment programme through the Asset Management Plan 8 (AMP8) period from April 2025 to 2030. The civil engineering infrastructure and tunnelling specialist has been appointed to Lot 1 of the AMP8 framework for complex works, with Yorkshire Water retaining the option to extend for up to a further five years through the AMP9 period. A new regional facility and office in Leeds has been established to support project delivery. Delivery of the £850M lot will cover both water and wastewater sites with projects typically ranging from £1m to £35m, with no explicit upper limit.

Key ResponsibilitiesCommercial

Provision of accurate and timely cost and value reporting at project and business unit levels

Provision of accurate cash flow reporting

Cost management and project forecasting

Drafting and updating a monthly CVR, cost and commercial plans

Prepare upstream applications for payment and manage cash

Subcontract procurement, negotiation and financial accounting

Preparation of project applications for payment to final account settlement

Liaison with clients and third parties on commercial issues, including changes, claims and additional payments

Forecast expenditure and cash recovery with the project team

Share best practices and advise site teams on cost management and efficiencies

Identify and realise commercial opportunities and protect Barhale from commercial risks

Contracts

Manage contract and subcontract agreements, primarily NEC forms

Ensure main contracts align with Barhale’s governance, with risks and opportunities identified and managed with the project delivery team

Procurement of subcontracted works and post-contract management

Engage the supply chain with the correct contract terms

Supply chain management including building and maintaining relationships

Processes

Support internal commercial processes by meeting timeframes and compliance

Actively seek to improve processes and procedures

Key Measures and Targets

Accurate internal and external forecasting

Ability to interrogate and challenge records, reports and cost data

Mitigate commercial risk and realise opportunities

Work to achieve profit in line with business unit expectations

Maintain deadlines in line with monthly commercial calendars

Produce high-quality commercial documentation

Maintain excellent supply chain, stakeholder and client relationships

Key Relationships

Commercial Manager

Commercial Team

Project Teams

Clients and contacts

Subcontractors

External stakeholders

EssentialAbout you

Previous experience in the Civil Engineering industry

Familiarity with NEC forms of contract and knowledge of Construction Law

Experience in commercial management and procurement of subcontractors, including chairing regular meetings, measurement and control cycles, certificates, and accruals calculations

Demonstrable experience of monthly forecasting and cost analysis

Excellent communication, numeric and computer literacy skills; proficient in Microsoft Office

Excellent organisation and time management skills, with the ability to meet tight deadlines

Desirable

Member of RICS or other professional body, or working towards

CSCS card

HND/degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying

Demonstrable knowledge and experience in estimation

Experience working for a direct delivery contractor

Engaging communicator with problem-solving skills

Caring and investing in youBarhale values have guided our people-centric approach for over 40 years. We are a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, committed to investing in people. Your wellbeing and career aspirations will be supported from day one, with benefits such as:

Competitive salary

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical

25 days annual leave plus 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days

8 hours volunteering

Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing

Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice

Company car/green car scheme or car allowance

Leadership and management training and coaching

Regular line management engagement and appraisal

Development supported by internal and external training

Continuous service awards

Would you like to know more?Please contact our Recruitment team via careers@barhale.co.uk

Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment typeFull-time

Job functionManagement and ManufacturingConstruction

Wakefield, England, United Kingdom

Yorkshire and UK-wide opportunities with Barhale

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