Senior Quantity Surveyor
Abatec Recruitment
- Exeter
- £60,000-65,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ensure the timely submission of all relevant data required to monitor and analyse individual contract performance on a monthly and quarterly basis thereafter.
- Liaise with Contracts Managers on the day-to-day commercial administration of contracts to ensure the financial success of construction operations and to keep the Commercial Manager appraised of all material events.
- Prepare accurate draft sub-contracts and/or to approving such drafts as prepared by Commercial Team within the Region.
- Supervise, mentor and encourage junior staff in their personal professional development.
- Ensure consultation with contracts management that all necessary notices and submissions required by the various forms of contract are given in an expedient manner.
- Ensure that main contract payment applications contain all necessary admeasure/additional cost claims and that the timely submission of detailed claims and final accounts is achieved.
- Assist Contracts Manager in the administration of sub-contractor performance so as to ensure the economic and timely completion of all sub-contractor liabilities written into the sub-contract.
- Ensure prompt and regular submission of main contract payment applications and subsequent cash collection together with the preparation of sub-contractor payments (strictly in accordance with specified payment terms).
- Be involved in dispute avoidance/resolution.
- Be responsible for managing meetings.
- Degree qualification in Quantity Surveying or similar.
- Experience of working for a Civil Engineering contractor ideally within utilities/water.
- Excellent communication skills.
- A thorough understanding of NEC form of contracts.
- Proficient knowledge of measurement and valuation.
- Proficient in reading drawings, specifications and knowledge of construction process.
- Ability to negotiate with clients/sub contractors and draft sub contracts.
- Knowledge of CIS.
- Ability to produce accurate monthly cost and value reports and outturn financial forecasts.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Awareness of dispute procedures.
- Experience of undertaking risk assessments and valuation of them in conjunction with other project team members.
- Extensive experience of working on live projects and final accounts
- Experience of value engineering.
- Exposure to resolving disputes.
- Successfully completed a number of final accounts.
- Experience of procuring major works sub contracts
- Professional membership of recognised institute e.g. RICS (desirable)
- £60,000 – £65,000 per annum
- Car Allowance
- 26 days annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 3 days holiday)
- Private medical insurance for yourself (with the option to buy family cover)
- Life Assurance
- Defined contribution pension scheme matched up to 8%
- 2 days volunteering opportunities
- Flexible and Agile working (dependent on your role)
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and parental leave
- Employee Assistance Programme including financial advice and guidance
- Professional membership fees