
Senior Quantity Surveyor
- England
- £60,000-80,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide commercial management on medium to high risk / complexity projects including the following tasks:
- Co-ordinating with, reporting to and implementing the reasonable directives of the Managing Quantity Surveyor (functional reporting).
- Complete monthly internal CVR updates informed by robust cost forecasting
- Liaising 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.
- Undertake subcontract procurement from cradle to grave (enquiry packages, bid analysis and recommendations, Subcontract drafting and Subcontract management through to final account).
- Supervising, mentoring and encouraging junior staff in their personal professional development.
- Ensuring consultation with contracts management that all necessary notices and submissions required by the Contract are given in an expedient manner.
- Involvement in dispute avoidance/resolution.
- Responsible for managing meetings where appropriate.
- Line management responsibility for junior members of the commercial team.
- Complete accurate internal cash flow forecast updates
- Complete external reporting to the Client including Value of Work Done and cash flow forecasting.
- Ensure disciplined change control and management both domestic with the supply chain and external with the client.
- Ensure the successful negotiations of Main Contract Final Accounts.
- Undertake robust cost control including management of accruals, actual cost allocations and challenge.
- Provide commercial support to the project operations team including regular site presence.
- Sound & comprehensive understanding of construction industry and the parties to it.
- Proficient knowledge of measurement and valuation.
- Good knowledge of standard forms of contract.
- 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)
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft packages e.g. Excel, Word & PowerPoint and industry standard Common Data Environment, financial and Project Management systems.
- Experience of managing, mentoring and developing staff.
- Experience of working on Water Treatment projects highly desirable.
- Salary 55k - 80k depending on experience level and interview
- Cash Car allowance
- 26 days annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 3 days holiday)
- 3 additional long service days achieved after 3, 7 and 10 years
- Private medical insurance for yourself (with the option to buy family cover)
- Life Assurance
- Defined contribution pension scheme matched up to 8%
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and parental leave
- 2 days volunteering opportunities
- Flexible and Agile working - 3 or 4 days across site and office - Reading
- 45 hour working week with built in lunch breaks/flexibility around home life
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Professional membership fees
- Perks at Work Employee discount scheme offering discounts on a range of categories such as electronics, home appliances, food & groceries, car buying, travel, fitness and more
- Flexible Benefits scheme which includes the opportunity to purchase benefits such as:
- Critical illness insurance (with option to purchase for your partner)
- Dental Insurance
- Travel insurance
- Cycle to work scheme