Miles Water Engineering Ltd
Commercial Manager QS / Estimator
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Career Opportunity
We are looking for someone with a strong background in quantity surveying, estimating, or commercial management who is ready for the next step in their career.
Potential Roles
You may currently be working as a:
- Quantity Surveyor
- Project Quantity Surveyor
- Estimator
- Commercial/Estimating professional
Relevant Experience
Experience in civil engineering, construction, landscaping, environmental contracting, or specialist engineering would be relevant. Experience in water engineering, dredging, river restoration, or similar sectors would be advantageous but is not essential.
Key Skills and Attributes
- Strong estimating and QS/commercial knowledge
- Good understanding of construction costs and contracts
- Commercially aware with strong attention to detail
- Able to work independently and take ownership
- Confident communicating with clients, subcontractors, and suppliers
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good IT and Excel skills
- Ambitious and keen to develop
- Practical, collaborative, and willing to get involved across the business
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Professional Qualifications
Professional qualifications such as RICS, CIOB, or equivalent are advantageous but not essential.
About the Role
This is a newly created position with genuine scope to grow. We are not looking for someone who has already reached the top of their career. We are looking for someone with the experience to contribute now and the ambition to take on increasing responsibility. As the business grows, there is the potential for the successful candidate to develop into a senior commercial leadership role and ultimately build and lead a wider commercial team.
About Miles Water Engineering
We are a long-established specialist water engineering contractor working across lakes and reservoirs, river restoration, wetlands, natural flood management, dredging, water control structures, piling, bridges, jetties, and associated civil and landscape works. We are an informal, entrepreneurial, and low-ego team, and this role offers direct access to senior management and the opportunity to have a visible impact on the development of the business.
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What We Offer
- Newly created role with genuine career progression
- Significant autonomy and responsibility
- Direct access to senior management
- Exposure to estimating, pre-construction, and project commercial management
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Performance-related bonus
- Opportunity to help build and lead the future commercial function
If you are a Quantity Surveyor or Estimator who feels capable of more and wants the opportunity to grow with a business, we would like to hear from you.
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