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Senior Quantity Surveyor
Based Isleworth, West London
Permanent role
Competitive salary + Benefits
Purpose of role
Quantity Surveyors are integral members of project teams, provide support to the project delivery teams and senior management daily. They are allowed to develop existing skills, whilst learning new ones, within a collaborative and dynamic team. My clients ethos is to give people the chance to demonstrate versatility in their skills and abilities. To meet the needs required to successfully manage the wide range of civil engineering projects they are proud to undertake and the contractual requirements therein.
My clients civil engineering and infrastructure projects are varied in value, complexity, and duration, from established frameworks to individual bespoke projects and unplanned emergency works. With projects varying from 200k to 10m+, you will be essential in driving efficiencies within the scope of work, driving cost efficiency and providing a high standard of commercial analysis. The role will see you demonstrating your commercial acumen daily, by identifying, recording, tracking and realizing commercial opportunities, whilst mitigating business risk.
Key Responsibilities
Commercial
Provision of accurate and timely cost and value reporting at both project and business unit levels to inform Group reporting
Provision of accurate cash flow reporting
Cost management and project forecasting
Drafting and updating a monthly CVR, cost and commercial plans
Compile upstream applications for payment and cash management
Responsibility for subcontract procurement, negotiation and financial accounting
Preparation of project applications for payment to final account settlement
Liaison with clients, client representatives and other third parties on commercial issues, including agreement on matters relating to contractual change, claims and additional payment
Work with the wider project team to forecast predicted expenditure and cash recovery to ensure that both are in line with business unit expectation
Share best practices with others and take a proactive approach in advising site teams on cost management and efficiencies
Identification and realisation of commercial opportunities
Protect company from commercial risks
Contracts
Effectively manage contract and subcontract agreements, primarily IChemE and NEC forms
Ensure that main contracts entered into have terms and conditions that align to the companies corporate governance, with commercial risks and opportunities identified and managed in conjunction with the project delivery team.
Procurement of subcontracted works and subsequent subcontract post contract management
Ensure that the supply chain is engaged appropriately with the correct contract terms and conditions
Supply chain management including building and maintaining relationships
Processes
Support all internal commercial processes by ensuring adherence to timeframes and compliance
Actively seek to improve processes and procedures
Essential requirements:
Essential
Previous experience in the construction industry
Familiarity with IChemE/ NEC forms of contract and knowledge and understanding of Construction Law
Previous experience in commercial management and procurement of subcontractors, including chairing regular meetings, measurement and control cycle, certificates, and accruals calculations
Demonstrable experience of monthly forecasting and cost analysis.
Excellent communication, numeric and computer literacy skills, proficient in Microsoft Office
Excellent organisation and time management skills, with the ability to work effectively to tight deadlines
Desirable
Member of RICS or other relevant professional body, or working towards
CSCS card
HND/degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying
Demonstrable knowledge and experience in estimation
Experience working for a direct delivery contractor
An engaging communicator with problem-solving skills.
This is a permanent opportunity / 42.5 hours per week
Hours of work - 7:30/08:00 (site rules dependant) to 17:30
If you would like to apply for this role then please send CV
