GRAHAM Academy - Commercial Management 2025

London, United Kingdom Posted on 13/12/2024

The Commercial Team has opportunities for Graduates, Industrial Placements, Technical Apprenticeships and Summer Placements.

People who work in Commercial Management are called Quantity Surveyors. GRAHAM Construction operates throughout the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in delivering value for money and innovative solutions for our clients.

Quantity Surveying at GRAHAM Construction is a highly varied role involving all divisions of the business from Building to Civils and Interior Fit Out.

As a forward thinking sustainable infrastructure, our core sections being Marine, Highways, Rail, Water & Nuclear.

What does a Quantity Surveyor do?
A Quantity Surveyor makes sure that the financial position of construction projects are accurately reported and controlled effectively. They manage the contractual relationships between the various parties involved in any particular project.

A Quantity Surveyor will:
- Check and process sub-contract payments for work completed
- Ensure that Subcontractors are not charging for work that wasn't completed
- Produce schedules of what materials etc. are needed to complete a project so that these can be 'bought' from sub-contractors
- Prepare and manage the accounts for projects

- Produce regular reports on cost & value

- Produce spend profiles and regular forecasts for projects

- Identify and manage risk and opportunities

- Take off drawings

- Site measurement

- Liaise with those onsite to obtain site records and reconciling these against works claimed

- Agree changes with Client's commercial team
- Deal with all legal contracts and their clauses for a project

Commercial Awareness: relevant to the position applied for and understanding of why commercial awareness and business acumen are related and how these combine to meet customer needs and GRAHAM business requirements.

Leadership skills: Communicates well and shows commitment to work as part of a fully integrated team.

Effective Communication skills: Able to adapt communication to audience and create detailed written documents and reports under supervision. Able to maintain and manage communication links with a variety of stakeholders. Presents a professional image and promotes the Brand.

Customer Focus: Takes time to question and understand why customer needs are important and wants to forge ongoing sustainable links with customers to act in theirs and the businesses long term interest.

Influencing: Identifies and builds relationships with those who will be useful now and in the future in achieving strategic business objectives.

Initiative: Is able to work alone to get results in an effective way. Understands and seeks to minimise waste in resources and processes. Adopts and encourages others to adopt new ways of working. Demonstrate ability to eventually work unsupervised.

Team Player: Always willing to be involved in other activities to achieve company objectives. Works collaboratively and uses influence to gain resolution of issues. Demonstrates honestly, loyalty and commitment.

Negotiation: Willingness to learn and the ability to understand negotiation skills and why these are important for all supply chain members all contractual rights and obligations are realised and protected.

Benefits: Car Allowance; Subsidised Private Medical Cover; Life Assurance Scheme; Living away from home allowance (where appropriate), Contributory Pension, 35 Days annual leave (Including Public Holidays)