Job Title:Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location : St Albans
Salary : £70,000 - £75,000 plus car allowance
The Role:
The Senior Quantity Surveyor is required to provide commercial support to the project team, maintaining commercial information and ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and ensure that the Company’s ‘Three Pillar’ objectives are achieved. They will liaise with customer representatives and other third parties on commercial issues including agreement of variations, claims and any additional payments.
Key Responsibilities:
Reporting
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
Processes
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 we are working within, and assist in their development and improvement
External relationships
Ensure that any main contracts entered into have terms and conditions that are appropriate for Barhale, with commercial risks identified
Ensure that the supply chain are engaged appropriately with the correct contract terms and conditions
Ensure that good client relationships are fostered Be responsible for subcontract letting, negotiation and financial accounting
Internal relationships
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
Key measures & targets:
Accurate monthly forecasting
Ability to challenge resources and costs
Maintaining deadlines in line with monthly commercial calendar
Essential
HND/degree in Quantity Surveying, or equivalent
Previous experience of 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 cycle, 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 own initiative
Excellent time management skills, with ability to work to tight deadlines.
Ability to encourage and support junior members of the Commercial Team
Experience of working for Contractor, 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