Senior Quantity Surveyor
- Posted
- Deadline: 12.12.2024
Managing consultant
Nisa Hamid
Quote ref: 513/27738
Quote ref: 513/27738
Job description
Our client, a highly reputable contractor is looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial team on one of the biggest water projects in the UK. The right candidate will be joining a skilled and multi discipline team based in London.
Some of the main duties for this role include:
• Ensure robust, accurate and timely cost and value reporting at both project and business unit level.
• Ensure accurate cash flow reporting takes place.
• Carry out cost management including forecasting.
• Update the monthly CVR, cost and commercial plans and have accountability, along with the project team for the commercial performance and strategy.
• Help ensure that commercial processes are adhered to across the business unit.
• Actively seek to improve processes and procedures.
• Have a good understanding of the processes and procedures used by any JV/Alliance that the client is working within and assist in their development and improvement.
• Ensure that any main contracts entered have terms and conditions that are appropriate for the client, with commercial risks identified.
• Ensure that the supply chain is engaged appropriately with the correct contract terms and conditions.
• Ensure those good client relationships are fostered.
• Be responsible for subcontract letting, negotiation and financial accounting.
• Effectively assist in managing the commercial team, including cost clerks and commercial support staff.
• Ensure effective interaction between the commercial team and the operational site teams.
• Supervise and mentor Quantity Surveyors.
• Accurate monthly forecasting.
• Ability to challenge resources and costs.
• Maintaining deadlines in line with the monthly commercial calendar.
Requirements
Essential
• HND/degree in Quantity Surveying, or equivalent
• Previous experience in the civil engineering industry
• Familiarity with ICE/NEC forms of contract NEC3 or NEC4 and knowledge of current Construction Law
• Extensive experience in commercial management and procurement of subcontractors, including chairing regular meetings, measurement and control cycles, certificates, and accruals calculations.
• Ability to demonstrate a good knowledge of monthly reporting and earned value analysis.
• Excellent team player whilst also holding the ability to work independently on their initiative
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Ability to encourage and support junior members of the Commercial Team
• Experience working for Contractors, Water experience, able to deal with large amounts of data for open book forms of contract.
Desirable
• Member of RICS or other relevant professional body, or working towards
• CSCS card