Senior Quantity Surveyor

Our Water/civils contractor client is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their Euston, London team working Water/Utilities projects.

They provide design, construction and maintenance services to Water, Transport, Energy and Built Environment.

The Senior Quantity Surveyor is required to provide commercial support to the project team, maintaining commercial information and ensuring compliance with contractual requirements. They will liaise with customer representatives and other third parties on commercial issues including agreement of variations, claims and any additional payments.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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 our client is working with
• Ensure that any main contracts entered have terms and conditions that are appropriate, with commercial risks identified
• Ensure that the supply chain is engaged appropriately with the correct contract terms and conditions
• Ensure those good client relationships are fostered
• Be responsible for subcontract letting, negotiation and financial accounting
• 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 team
• Supervise and mentor Quantity Surveyors

Skills/experience/qualifications

• HND/degree in Quantity Surveying, or equivalent
• Previous experience in the civil engineering industry or water/utilities
• 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 their initiative
• Excellent time management skills, with the 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.
• Member of RICS or other relevant professional body, or working towards
• CSCS card

Benefits

• Salary range £65-75k
• Company car/car allowance
• 5% Company pension contribution
• Life Assurance at 2 x notional salary
• Single person's private medical cover
• Permanent Health Cover