Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor | Main Contractor | Northern Ireland

SQS Required with Main Contractor for Commercial, Education & Housing projects.

CSR is recruiting on behalf a Main Contractor who are operating in the Ipswich area.

They are seeking to strengthen their commercial team with an experienced Senior QS to manage project circa 20m.

Within the role of Senior Quantity Surveyor you will provide support to the Commercial Manager & Construction Team on all Quantity Surveying functions including, but not limited to the following:

• Reviewing of Contracts and ensuring compliance
• Take Ownership of all commercial aspects of the project
• Identifying and pricing of all variations as and when they occur
• Procurement - operational procurement activity and contract support, in conjunction with the Procurement Department
• Sending out tender enquiries to subcontractors and suppliers
• Cost analysis of tender prices
• Measuring from drawings and preparing pricing documents
• Checking measured quantities in pricing documents against drawings and other tender documents
• Inputting data to pricing documents
• Measurement of Sub-Contract Elements
• Cost analysis of Sub-Contractor/Supplier costing
• Producing & Forwarding Post Tender Data
• Managing and forecasting the Cash flow of both projects and the business
• Working closely with the PQS to deliver value for money and control budgets
• Logging and Reporting of all variations
• Provide Data and analysis of issues & risks as required by Management.
• Improve and implement best practice commercial processes and accurate budgeting
• Ensure Construction Team is adhering to all Contractual Requirements and providing advice and monitoring of same

The successful QS will have:

• Strong prior experience in Quantity Surveying roles in a Construction/Engineering business
• Degree level education within Quantity Surveying, Civil or Environmental Engineering Commercial Management or similar field
• Ability to demonstrate building strong working relationships & stakeholder management
• Good level of legal awareness and competence in assessing Contract Documents and contract requirements
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Excellent Analytical and problem-solving skills
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Good oral & written communication skills