Senior Quantity Surveyor

H9 Technical are working with a long-term infrastructure investor with a diverse energy portfolio. We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the team based in Leeds.

Key responsibilities:

• Developing commercial and procurement strategies to deliver costs within budgets.
• Drafting of complex contract arrangement and appropriate terms of engagement.
• Building and maintaining working relationships with the supply chain and clients.
• Complying with company's governance, policies, and procedures
• Preparing budgets and forecasts and accurate financial reporting of performance.
• Estimating costs of projects (civil, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentational)
• Measuring of quantities and pricing of work as required.
• Identifying commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change
• Ensuring all financial aspects and impacts of a contract are clear to all stakeholders.
• Preparing commercial reporting (internal and external) and other reports which may be required.
• Managing projects in accordance with internal budgets
• Challenging & managing cost control and providing cost mitigation measures where appropriate.
• Undertaking contract administration, including change management and maintaining associated registers.
• Negotiating and agreeing change events, extension of time claims and final accounts within the timescales required.
• Assessing applications for payment in accordance with the contract and preparation of payment certificates.
• Assisting with the negotiation and agreement of final accounts.
• Undertaking monthly accruals and forecasting for the business.

Skills and experience required:

• Minimum of 10 years Quantity Surveying or otherwise appropriate experience
• Minimum of 3 years experience in any of following industries - Gas, Utilities, Civil Engineering, M&E or Renewable Technology.
• Must work well with others and form strong relationships within the team.
• Commercially astute with good knowledge of all NEC Forms of Contract.
• Excellent organisation and record keeping skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively within a team environment.
• Strong communicator with confident in dealing with clients, project partners and stakeholders.
• Ability to meet challenging deadlines and prioritise tasks efficiently.
• Computer literate with strong skills in Microsoft Office Applications (Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint)
• Good communication skills including the ability to negotiate and communicate clearly with others.
• Work flexibly to meet the needs of the role including occasional travel to other locations within the UK.
• Self-motivated. Capable of working under minimal supervision and on own initiative.
• Full UK driving licence and right to work in the UK

Benefits

• Car Allowance
• 10% Bonus
• Competitive Salary
• Pension Scheme