Senior QS / Commercial Manager / Claims Manager – Portsmouth
Reference Number: 000466
Position Sought: Senior QS / Commercial Manager / Claims Manager
Location: Portsmouth
Day Rate: £Neg
Conscientious and solutions-focused professional with over 28 years’ experience in the construction industry. Comprehensive knowledge of construction law & adjudication, cost reporting & forecasting, risk assessment & risk management, project management, NEC, JCT, and all other aspects of claims management.
— Selected Highlights —
- Successfully built case to defend subcontractors’ adjudication & mediation claims & successfully prosecuted and adjudication resulting in £1.2M payment to client before financial year end deadline
- Developed & delivered cost reporting template for incentivised contracts; responsible for holistic roll out across Lend Lease’s Defence business unit
- Negotiated contract derogations with client in relation to £30M new building development in Southampton
- Proactively evaluated and managed contract documents for NEC3 project, leveraged the main contractor’s position leading to a reversal of main contractor’s expected financial outcome from £1M loss to £500K gain
- Leveraged ‘Blyth & Blyth’ principal to retain liability of consultant after ensuring completion and execution of novations simultaneous to the execution of the main contract
Education & Certification
LLM in Construction Law & Adjudication (Year 1 completed, PGC awarded)
BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying with Project Management
Member, Charted Institute of Building
BTEC National Certificate – Building Studies
Construction Skills Certification Scheme Platinum Card – Quantity Surveyor
Construction Skills Certification Scheme Black Card – Construction Manager & Project Manager
Professional Experience
Self-Employed Claims Surveyor, Commercial Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Project Management Consultant – June 2014 to Date
Systech International (projects January 2020 – present)
Commercial Manager
- Mar 2020 – present: Responsible for pricing compensation activity for client J Murphy & Sons Ltd, utilising greatly amended NEC3 ECC Option A contract
- Jan 2020 – Feb 2020: Responsible for pricing compensation activity for Morgan Sindall PLC, utilising a heavily amended NEC3 ECC Option A contract
Midas Group (projects & roles April 2017 – November 2019)
Senior Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Manager
- Served key role in number of commercial construction projects including refurbishment of Europa House, new-build retirement complex, new-build student accommodation, general quantity surveying duties, claim defence, new-build retirement village, school refurbishment, and historical records evaluation (forensic analysis)
- Coordinated all contract management requirements encompassing client and subcontractor packages, reporting to Board of Directors, forecast & estimation reviews, drafting & negotiations, warranty review, account management, dispute consultancy, NEC advisory, and NEC training
Mace (projects June 2019 – September 2019)
Commercial Manager
- Consultancy role, providing sector-specific advice to client post their appointment as Project Management & Cost Management partner to Defence Infrastructure Organisation
Dennis & Robinson (t/a Paula Rosa Manhattan) (projects January 2017 – April 2017)
Commercial Manager
- Provision of commercial management expertise to Executive Leadership Team, responsible for collating business risk and continuity registers and aiding the board in outlining 3-year commercial strategy plan
- Oversaw commercial aspects of challenging project and supported Customer Care Team in resolving disputes & claims
Pick Everard (project June 2015 – December 2016)
Commercial Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Project Manager
- Appointed as consultant to client The Defence Science Technology Laboratory (Ministry of Defence), responsible for the provision of programme & project cost advisory for £100M Programme of Works
- Drafted and formulated contract documents, works & site information, contract amendments, and coordinated supply chain requirements within the scope of NEC3 ECC
- Provided day-to-day quantity surveying & commercial management of projects, along with the provision of NEC advisory and consultancy directives to the Project Manager
Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Ministry of Defence (project February 2015 – May 2015)
Commercial Manager
- Led compact team of Quantity Surveyors and supplied cross-programme costing advisory, Value Management, and Value Engineering advice with objective of reducing project costs from £2B to £1.6B
Vale Builders Southern Ltd (projects July 2014 – February 2015)
Quantity Surveyor, Estimator, Project Manager
- Completed range of duties including quantity surveying, project management, and project estimation for £50K – £5M projects across Hampshire County Council, Portsmouth City Council, Greene King PLC, & Whitbread PLC
Balfour Beatty Living Places (project January 2014 – June 2014)
Commercial Manager
- Short-term placement within the Business Development & Work-Winning Team, responsible for managing business commercial tasks in bids for public sector term maintenance contracts
Lend Lease (projects March 2007 – December 2013)
Commercial Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyor
- Employed to deliver MoD project portfolio, managing multi-disciplinary teams during project lifespan encompassing feasibility estimates, risk management, bidding, procurement, supply chain management, subcontractor & stakeholder liaison, costing & KPI reports, and client change management
Other Professional Experience
Senior Quantity Surveyor, ISG PLC Senior Quantity Surveyor, Richardson (Nyewood) Ltd
Senior Quantity Surveyor, Balfour Beatty Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Allenbuild PLC
For further information regarding this candidate or to arrange an interview then contact Stephen Blaymires on 02380 972 394 / 07498 987 851 or email: sb@blaymiresrecruitment.co.uk
