
Senior Quantity Surveyor - OUTSIDE IR35
- Birmingham
- £500-550 per day
- Permanent
- Full-time
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with and support the Project Manager(s) on a daily basis, to ensure projects are meeting commercial and financial targets
- Build strong and collaborative relationships with your client and supplier counterparts
- Contribute to regular and accurate reporting to the Commercial Manager on/for: PHR/CVR/Cash Flow/Weekly Updates etc
- Accountable and responsible for the project budget and to determine regular commercial forecasts
- Carry out valuations for the purpose of initial, interim and final payment applications
- Manage project sub-contractor and supplier accounts in line with the agreed subcontracts and to align with any upstream contractual requirements
- Identify, notify, value and agree change (variations, compensation events, claims)
- Work with the Commercial Manager to maximise the recovery of all contractual entitlements
- Ensure the Works are managed in accordance with the terms of the contract and any conditions precedent therein, not least regarding the times for giving notices and making applications
- Ensure that all contemporary records are kept by the project team members for use in supporting claims, extensions of time, and the evaluation of variations
- Support any tender processes as required
- Promote and maintain professional working relationships
- Identify project risks and develop and implement mitigation strategies to minimise the commercial effect of said risk
Essential:
- Demonstrable use and understanding of the NEC form of contract
- Experience working for a tier 2 contractor in an infrastructure market (rail, highways, energy, M&E etc)
- Adept knowledge of MS packages inc, Excel, Project and Word
- A working understanding of valuation techniques of construction works including elemental cost analysis of items such as labour, materials, plant, sub-contract and general expenses
- Ability to use programme analysis and measurement of Earned Value
- Able to use accounting concepts and forecasting cost and value based on programme and scope of works
- Understands and has used tools for the management of project and business costs including the use of cost saving techniques