Senior Quantity Surveyor

As OCU continues on a Journey of growth, We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team in Borehamwood. You will be required to maintain commercial control of project forecasts including direct labour, you will look after subcontractors, plant, material, consumable and administration costs, and project valuation; cost control and cost management and the validation of progress data to ensure accurate reporting. You will also be required to manage and develop commercial staff through ongoing support and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge, understanding and administration of respective entitlements and obligations under the main contract and sub-contracts
• Commercial start-­up - set up cost codes / baseline forecast / cost coded BOQ.
• Preparation of Early Warning Notices and Compensation Events, to ensure full entitlement achieved in line with the Contract provisions
• Administration of contract records
• Management of sub-contract payments including negotiation of subcontract variations and monitoring and reconciliation of contra-charge accounts
• Produce and manage procurement schedule in line with project programme deliverables.
• Complete Subcontractors requisitions and obtain all necessary approvals.
• Collation of accurate information for monthly cost/ value reconciliations and contract reviews
• Compile and issue Subcontract liabilities monthly for Accounts to process.
• Audit, agreement, and reconciliation of measurements against systemized actuals
• Weekly cost / value report generations
• Target cost generation
• Preparation of Final Accounts for agreement
• Production of financial and statistical reports as required
• Close liaison with, and provision of assistance to, all operational and support staff to enable overall management of a project

Skills & Experience

• Significant experience in a similar role
• Good Client interfacing skills and experience
• Management and development of junior commercial staff
• Preferably Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or other relevant business discipline
• Non degree holders should have a demonstrated record of success with experience in similar roles
• Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills
• Self-motivated, and able to work on own initiative; enthusiastic with 'can do’ attitude
• Good problem-solving skills, the ability to anticipate potential problems and overcome them effectively.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels including directors
• Can maintain a high level of discretion and confidentiality
• Excellent time management skills and able to work to deadlines
• Proficiency in PC operating systems (Word / Excel / Outlook)
• Driving Licence

Company Information:

Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.

Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms, and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.

We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.

We believe that being successful is a choice.

We choose to be successful.

We are OCU, 'One Company United’.

We celebrate difference and appreciate diverse backgrounds. We encourage everyone who join us to be themselves at work and create inclusive teams in our workplace