Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor
Salary starting from GBP50,000
Car allowance of GBP6,500 p.a.
Up to 10% bonus
Permanent contract 40 hours per week
Leeds, Thorpe Park

We are looking for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyorto start immediately within our Commercial Team at Northern Gas Networks. The successful applicant will form part of a close knit, dynamic team and will be required to lead and support the other Quantity Surveyors and Assistant Quantity Surveyors in maximising commercial value, reducing risk to the business and assisting with the delivery of all specific business outputs and targets. The role will be responsible for providing commercial support and advice across multiple construction projects within our Energy Futures and Capital Programme. Our projects include a mix of mechanical, civil, electrical and instrumentation works where we are either replacing or refurbishing our gas assets.

The Senior Quantity Surveyor role will be full time and will involve a mixture of both home and of-fice working. Any required office working shall be from our offices at Thorpe Park, Leeds. There will be the requirement to visit one or more of our gas sites as and when the need arises.

The projects are predominantly based on a bespoke NEC4 Option A and E contracts and we are looking for someone who is proactive in administering the contract, is commercially astute and can present commercial challenge with facts and data. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are also important to us.

Your key accountabilities and responsibilities will include
• Developing commercial and procurement strategies and drafting of commercial agreements to manage risk and deliver costs within budgets
• Compliance with NGN governance, policies and procedures
• Preparation of budgets, forecasts and accruals and accurate financial reporting
• Challenge & manage cost control and provide cost mitigation measures where appropriate
• Undertake contract administration, including payments and change management and maintain associated registers

What we are looking for
• Must have a minimum of 5 years Quantity Surveying / Senior Quantity Surveying or otherwise appropriate experience and previous gas industry experience is preferable, utility sector experi-ence is essential
• Must work well with others and form strong relationships within the team
• Commercially astute with good knowledge of all NEC Forms of Contract with detailed understand-ing of regulatory frameworks
• 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 with excellent organisation and record keeping skills
• MRICS would be advantageous
• Full UK driving license

What we offer you
• A competitive salary starting from GBP50,000 per annum (depending on experience)
• Car allowance - GBP6,500
• 40 hours per week
• Up to 10% bonus (dependent upon achievement of set targets)
• 25 days annual leave (plus recognised bank holidays and 2 half days over the Christmas period)
• SSP for first 7 calendar days then occupational sick pay
• A generous stakeholder 5/10 pension scheme
• Flexible benefits and salary sacrifice options from discounts on a variety of UK attractions, gym membership, restaurant discounts, experience days and much more.
• An array of fantastic family- friendly policies such as 6 weeks' paternity leave (for eligible employ-ees) and 6 months' full pay for employees on maternity leave (for eligible employees), as well as shared parental leave and many more!

We are Northern Gas Networks. We deliver gas to 2.7 million homes and businesses in the Northeast, Northern Cumbria and much of Yorkshire. That s around 6.7million individual customers. We don t generate or sell the gas, but we transport it to homes and businesses in our region through a vast network of underground pipes. In fact, we own and maintain more than 37,000km of gas pipes - enough to stretch from Leeds to Sydney and back again. We cover large cities like Newcastle, Sunderland, Leeds, York, Hull, and Bradford, and our work extends to rural areas like North Yorkshire and Cumbria.

Our Values are at the heart of what we do. In addition to your key responsibilities, you will incorporate these into the daily life of your role. We are Trailblazing, Empowered, Heartfelt, Community Focused, Intellectually Curious and most of all we are Happy!

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusionculture at NGN is embedded in everything that we do. We will be delighted to hear from a diverse range of applicants, so we can continue to grow our great team of people. We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant, helping ex-services personnel back into employment, as well as being members of WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) and we are committed to delivering our Opportunity Action Plan having signed the Social Mobility Pledge campaign, whereby we will establish our business as a force for good in the communities that we serve.

Next Steps.Please apply by clicking apply and uploading your CV. We love to see how your experience and skills are transferable to this role so please ensure these are all included in your application. Once the advert has closed, we will be contact within one week to let you know if you have progressed to the next stage. We are looking to hold interviews for this role in April and we look forward to receiving your application for the role. Please be advised that this vacancy may close early dependent on the amount of applications that we receive.

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