Senior Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor / civil engineering / telecommunications

You will be a key contributor in the production of tender documentation requiring a developed understanding of the civil engineering / telecommunications market to ensure tenders accurately reflect cost, capability and capacity to complete the works.

Start date of Quantity Surveyor :

Immediately 

Pay / Package of Quantity Surveyor : 

Yearly salary paid along with holidays, company package , pension and promotional / career development opportunities 

Job description of Quantity surveyor :

• Management of the budget of the project including all aspects of the project such as materials, sub-contractors, equipment etc

• Management of sub-contractors, including issuing and negotiating sub-contracts

• Contract management, administering the contract, including variations Early Warnings etc and risk management

• Commercial reporting including running monthly CVR

• Client facing role, excellent communication skills required

• Carry out contract reviews and provide analysis of key risks and opportunities.

• Provide contractual support to delivery terms for change management, claims and valuations.

• Point of contact for project team on all commercial related items.

• Assist in the preparation of tender documents, contracts, budgets, bills of quantities and other documentation

• Accurately track changes to the design and/or construction work, adjusting budget projections accordingly through the reforecasting process

• Oversee the procurement of the services of contractors and/or subcontractors who work on the project ensuring transparency of rates and recoverable charges

• Able to read architectural drawings and have an appreciation of construction processes, along with excellent numerical and IT skills

• An understanding of applicable law and regulations, as well as health and safety matters, tax and insurance and contract law, so that you understand the legal implications of any decisions

• Liaise with the client and other construction professionals, such as site managers, project managers and site engineers to ensure the work can be completed within cost projections

• Ownership of monthly P&L reports

• Management and overseeing of WIP

• Risk and Opportunity analysis

• Evaluate and negotiate tenders including subcontractors and suppliers.

• General commercial support

• Ability to interrogate costs and add value

Professional requirement of quantity surveyor : 

• Preferably educated to degree level;

• either an undergraduate degree accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in quantity surveying, commercial management or a related construction subject

• Background in civil engineering, telecoms or utilities

• Experience of NEC forms of contract