The business

This is a contractor that consistently features among the most active in the UK market -a business with a strong civils and infrastructure pedigree, a healthy forward order book, and a reputation for delivering complex, high-value schemes. They''re well-regarded in the industry, retain good people, and have a pipeline that gives freelancers a genuine route to extended and repeat engagements.

The role

You''ll be taking commercial ownership of a sizeable civils package primarily earthworks with associated drainage and surfacing works. It''s a standalone, site-based position reporting into a visiting Managing QS, so you''ll need to be comfortable managing the day-to-day commercial output independently.

What''s involved

• Full commercial management of the civils package from current stage through to completion
• Subcontractor procurement, management, and account finalisation
• CVIs, early warnings, and compensation events under NEC
• Cost reporting and forecasting
• Keeping the Managing QS fully sighted without needing to be chased

What they''re looking for

• A civils QS background earthworks, drainage, or highways experience preferred
• Solid NEC contract experience (NEC3 or NEC4)
• Someone who can operate autonomously on site without day-to-day oversight
• Available in the near term and able to commit through to December, with a strong possibility of extension beyond that

The detail

• Outside IR35
• Based on site in Coventry
• Contract to December, with extension likely subject to both parties