Commercial Manager

View contact details, View contact details, Wilsthire View contact detailsPhone View contact details email: - View contact detailsElliott Rice• Summary• Experienced in many forms of contract including ICE 5 & 6, NEC 3 & 4, Term Contracts, Framework/Partnership Agreements, mainly on Civils / Highways contracts• An adaptable, intelligent, dedicated individual who is experienced in either sole working or as part of a large team – whether as a Commercial Manager, MQS, Senior Project QS or part of the wider team.• Computer literate with excellent communication skills• Work experienceMarch 2025 to present – Holcim Civil And InfrastructureSenior Quantity Surveyor(freelance)• Currently working for Holcim as a freelance SQS managing various schemes including the construction of a quarry in Lincolnshire involving construction of access roads and concrete structures circa £6mNov 24 to present – March 2025Senior Quantity Surveyor(freelance)• Contracted to Colas as a freelance SQS pricing Compensation Events on an £18m NEC4 Opt A Contract.• Oct 23 to Oct 24 M.J. Church Civil EngineeringManaging Quantity Surveyor(permanent)Worked for MJ Church on the Area 1+2 and 3+4 Highways SDF Contract including pricing and delivery of Option C & E Schemes, ; identification of Risks and Opportunities; development of mitigation strategies; mentoring of Assistant QS’s, forecasting and CVR’s• May 21 to October 23 Milestone Infrastructure (North Somerset/View contact details) Commercial Manager(permanent)As per the Skanska role following TUPE to Milestone.Involved in the mobilisation and start up of the View contact details Highways Contract including developing procurement strategies, commercial modelling, process mapping, relevant quality bid elements and risk and opportunity analysis.• • April 19 to April 21 Skanska (North Somerset) Commercial Manager(permanent)Full range of commercial activities including sub-contract and client negotiations, placement of sub-contracts, payments etc. on an annual £10m NEC 3 Term Service Contract with Option A, C & E for highways maintenance on the North Somerset Contract.Client liaison and agreement of compensation events and valuationsCVR and forecasting dutiesMonthly reporting to the board of directorsIdentification and implementation of commercial tool box talks to up skill commercial and non-commercial staff, producing tangible benefits in driving down costs and improving profitabilityLatterly, was involved in the production of evidence in the divestment process prior to the sale of Skanska Infrastructure business to M Group.Successfully worked on a business case to present to the client to gain a contract extension. • • • • April 18 to April 19 Skanska (North Somerset) Senior Quantity Surveyor / Team Leader - FreelanceFull range of commercial activities including sub-contract and client negotiations, placement of sub-contracts, payments etc. on an annual £10m NEC 3 Term Service Contract with Option A, C & E for highways maintenance on the North Somerset Contract.Client liaison and agreement of compensation events and valuationsCVR and forecasting dutiesMonthly reporting to the board of directors• Feb 18 to April 18 Babcock RailSenior Quantity Surveyor - FreelanceRaising and agreement of Change Orders on a NR contractClient liaison and agreement of compensation events • June 2017 to Feb 18 Hochtief UK Ltd – M4 J16 ImprovementsCommercial Manager - FreelanceFull range of commercial activities including sub-contract and client negotiations, placement of sub-contracts, payments etc. on a £10m NEC 3 Option A contract for the improvements to M4 Jct 16Client liaison and agreement of compensation events and valuationsMonthly reporting to the board of directors• • • • Nov 2016 to June 2017 Skanska (Area 2 ASC.) Senior Quantity Surveyor / Team Leader - FreelancePreparing VM Budget Prices for VM Workshops for Civils and Structure schemes up to £5m in value.Pricing new schemes by Target Price with reference to Schedule of Rates, formulating and agreeing star rate items for inclusion within the Target Price, obtaining sub-contract quotations and placement of sub-contract orders for schemes up to £5m in value.Managing day to day liaison with National Highways and various other Stakeholder parties.Ensuring that my team meets their deadlines by both monitoring and mentoring.Feb 2016 –Nov 2016 Hanson Contracting Senior Quantity Surveyor - FreelanceMain duties involved pricing schemes for Target Costing, procurement and administration of sub-contractors, preparing and agreeing interim and final accounts, issuing and valuation of Early Warning Notices and Compensation Event Notices on a variety of bespoke and NEC conditions of contract.• • Aug 2013 – Feb 2016 Skanska (Area 2 ASC.) Senior Quantity Surveyor - FreelancePreparing VM Budget Prices for VM Workshops for Civils and Structure schemes up to £5m in value.Pricing new schemes by Target Price with reference to Schedule of Rates, formulating and agreeing star rate items for inclusion within the Target Price, obtaining sub-contract quotations and placement of sub-contract orders for schemes up to £5m in value.Writing bespoke methods of measurement which has been widely adopted throughout the National Highways network.Jan 2013-Aug 2013 Enterprise Mouchel Ltd (MAC AREA 3 T.C.) Senior Quantity Surveyor - FreelanceFinalising historic final accounts, including CVR’s, PCR’s, and agreement of sub-contractor final accounts.Pricing new schemes by Target Price by reference to tendered sample schemes, obtaining tender sub-contract quotations, placement of sub-contract orders, commercial management of schemes that I had priced from “cradle to grave”.Whilst at EM, I was promoted to Team Leader within a team of 7, dealing with predominantly pavement orientated schemes.2011-2012 South West Blinds & Awnings Ltd Senior Quantity SurveyorFull responsibility for procurement, measurement, estimating, final accounts, credit control, programming and manufacturing.2001-2011 Shade Solutions Ltd Senior Quantity SurveyorFull responsibility for procurement, measurement, estimating, final accounts, credit control, programming and manufacturing.2000-2001 Jarvis Ltd Senior Quantity SurveyorMain contract measurement, valuations and final accounts of Highways contracts up to £5m in value including measured term contracts, standard contracts(ICE 5[th] and 6[th]) Implementation of standard sub-contract procurement procedures.Pre-tender BoQ , specification and tender analysis to ascertain financial risk/opportunity reporting directly to the Financial Director.Duties included responsibility for all aspects of sub-contract procurement, payments and valuations.1999-2000 Raynesway Construction Southern Ltd Quantity SurveyorMain contract measurement, valuations and final accounts of Highways Term Maintenance contracts.Duties included responsibility for all aspects of sub-contract procurement, payments and valuations.1999 Ashridge Construction Ltd Quantity SurveyorMain contract measurement, valuations and final accounts of Highways contracts up to £5m in value including measured term contracts, standard contracts (ICE 5[th] and 6[th]).Duties included responsibility for all aspects of sub-contract procurement, payments and valuations.1998-1999 Lafarge Redland Aggregates Ltd Quantity SurveyorMain contract measurement, valuations and final accounts of Highways and Airport Runway contracts up to £10m in value under target cost contracts under the NEC 2[nd] EditionDuties included responsibility for all aspects of sub-contract procurement, payments and valuations and overseeing the accurate record keeping of costs for submission with our account.1997-1998 Ringway Signs Ltd Senior Quantity SurveyorContract measurement, valuations and final accounts(almost exclusively as a sub-contractor)Duties included responsibility for all aspects of sub-contract procurement, payments and valuations.1989-1997 Redland Aggregates Ltd Quantity SurveyorMain contract measurement, valuations and final accounts of Highways contracts up to £5m in value including measured term contracts, standard contracts(ICE 5[th] and 6[th]) and target cost contracts under the NEC 2[nd] EditionDuties included responsibility for all aspects of sub-contract procurement, payments and valuations.Education1981-1987 St View contact details Comprehensive School 8 O Levels, grade C and above1988-1989 Soundwell Technical College 1 GCSE in Accounting, grade B• 2 A Levels in Accounting (B) and Law(E)1990-1992 Brunel Technical College ONC in Civil Engineering Studies1992-1994 University of West of England HNC in Civil Engineering Studies• Interests and activitiesCompletely and utterly sport mad!Former deadly fast bowler for Salford CC 2[nd] teamWatching ANY sports – have been known to be completely engrossed in synchronized swimming!Currently learning Romanian

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