AddressOur client is a global engineering business with multiple sites in the North East. They are currently looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join them on a permanent basis.
You will be joining their site based in Newcastle.
Culture and Company:
Our client is a leading North East Engineering business. They are proud to invest in the development and knowledge of their current and future employees, offering a brilliant benefits scheme.
About the Quantity Surveyor Role
As Quantity Surveyor, you will be required to manage the product budget, tracking costs and expenditures throughout the project lifecycle, providing analysis and reports on any cost variances to the baseline project budget.
Other responsibilities include:
- Contract Administration: preparing and administering supplier subcontracts, including assessing variations and claims, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, and resolving disputes.
- Risk Management: identifying and assessing potential financial risks associated with the project and developing strategies to mitigate them.
- Change Management: managing changes to the project scope, assessing their cost implications and negotiating with relevant parties to agree on fair adjustments.
- Final Account Settlement: preparing and negotiating the final accounts with contractors and sub-contractors upon project completion.
- Dispute Resolution: providing expert advice in case of disputes related to construction costs or contractual matters, and assisting in dispute resolution processes if necessary.
- Financial Reporting: preparing regular financial reports and cost forecasts for stakeholders, including clients, supplier subcontracts and project managers.
- Benchmarking: comparing project costs against industry standards and historical data to identify areas of improvement.
About You
The successful Quality Surveyor will have a minimum of 2 years’ commercial experience of engineering design and build projects alongside the understanding and working knowledge of process and procedures in a complex engineering and manufacturing environment.
Other requirements include:
- Degree in an appropriate discipline such as Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management.
- Proficient report writing and data analysis skills backed up by strong MS Office knowledge.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Organised, analytical, self-motivated and professional.
- Problem solver, able to work independently, under pressure, with minimum supervision.
- Willingness to undertake national and international travel as part of the job role.
Thank you for your application!
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