Commercial Executive

About the role

Avantis Group is looking for a Commercial Executive to support commercial and quantity surveying activities across multiple engineering and construction projects in the UK. This full‑time position will help drive cost control, commercial governance and financial performance while working closely with project and commercial teams.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in preparing and maintaining project cost forecasts, budgets, cost‑to‑complete and regular cost reports.
• Support the preparation of estimates, bills of quantities (BOQ) and commercial input for bids and proposals.
• Administer contracts, purchase orders and subcontract agreements, ensuring compliance with terms, variations and approvals.
• Prepare and review variation documentation, claims and cost evaluations; assist in negotiations.
• Help compile interim valuations, payment applications and related documentation for client and subcontractor payments.
• Validate Material Take‑Offs (MTO) and reconcile quantities with procurement and estimating teams.
• Implement change control procedures and record approved changes for accurate financial capture.
• Contribute to project cost forecasting, risk registers and mitigation actions.
• Provide cost analyses, bid comparisons and commercial evaluations to support procurement decisions.
• Support compliance with commercial policies, audits and internal reviews.
• Liaise with project managers, engineering, procurement, construction and client teams to resolve commercial queries.

Required profile

• Minimum 3 + years experience in quantity surveying, commercial management or cost engineering within oil & gas, construction or industrial projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Finance, Construction or a related field.

Required skills

• Cost estimating
• Cost control
• Quantity surveying
• Contract administration
• Material take‑off (MTO) reconciliation
• Procurement cost analysis