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QA Contracts are currently recruiting for a ProjectQuantity Surveyor in the Grays(Essex) and London area.
This position is within the expanding Civil Engineering and Building Surveying team.
Responsible for providing effective support to the Senior Quantity Surveyor.
The post holder will be expected to supervise and manage the effective operation of the commercial function on all of his/her sites which includes (but is not limited to), the generation and submission of all contractual notifications, the monthly applications for payment and all aspects of the monthly internal valuations, forecasts and cashflow projections. The post holder will also be required to manage and supervise all aspects of the work undertaken by Trainee and Assistant QSs. The role will require attributes such as enthusiasm, commitment (particularly to the team objectives), attention to detail, ability to organise workload and thereby meet tight deadlines, an ability to work unsupervised on tasks set by senior QS staff and a willingness to ask questions and a desire to learn.
Main Responsibilities:
The generation, substantiation, pricing and collation of Variations or Adds/Omits.
Supervising the generation and collation of the quantities within Bills of Quantities or Pricing Schedules for tenders or subcontract enquiries.
Measurement from the tender/contract drawings.
During the first week of each month, supervising the production of record drawings detailing actual site progress.
Pricing of Bills of Quantities or Pricing Schedules for tenders.
Ensuring that Contract Notices, Early Warning Notifications and/or Compensation Event Notifications are generated and submitted to the client in accordance with the contract.
Ensuring monthly production of a schedule of materials on site for inclusion in the application.
Ensuring monthly production of a schedule of materials off site and vesting certificate for inclusion in the application.
Ensuring the co-ordination and collation of weekly progress photographs of work on site.
The production and submission of a monthly application for payment in accordance with the contract.
The production of a monthly Internal Valuation accurately reflecting the value of work completed to the period end.
The production of monthly Valuation Reports and the input of the appropriate values on COINS.
The production and distribution of Contract Review meeting minutes.
All aspects of administering subcontracted work including initial enquiry, comparison production and distribution, draft of subcontract order documentation, terms and conditions, placement of order and ensuring that the subcontractor executes the order document before commencing work.
Preparation of the initial cashflow projection.
Ensuring COINS updated with information such as expected payments, certificates and payment date.
Preparation of the Project Forecast within 5 weeks of commencement on site and updating on a monthly basis thereafter.
Monitoring of weekly costs comparing with the forecast and reporting divergences.
Any other duties as may be required by the demands of the role.
