Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor – Infrastructure & Utilities Consultancy - Lancashire based – Permanent – Up to £60,000

The client provides infrastructure consultancy services including project management, quantity surveying, commercial management, financial audit and training. Underpinned by innovative software and systems they seek to provide bespoke solutions to clients.

Headquartered in Lancashire they work across the UK, and our team offers a wealth of experience and expertise, in disciplines ranging from Chartered Surveyors, Chartered Accountants, Highway Engineers, Project Managers, Commercial Managers, Quantity Surveyors and Asbestos Awareness and Removal trainers.

The successful Quantity Surveyor will:

• Experience using Power BI
• Solve complex commercial and financial client scenarios with detailed accuracy.
• Understand and implement the contractual requirements of project documents.
• In conjunction with the relevant project manager/team member, be accountable for the profitability of the project/s and develop an appropriate commercial strategy for the project/s to ensure delivery of required margins, produce and provide accurate forecasts of project costs to completion and final value.
• Manage cashflow and commercial risk on allocated projects.
• Liaise with the client, client representative and other 3rd parties on commercial issues.
• Contribute to the management and maintenance of a contract cost reporting system, ensuring all financial information is managed and up to date and tracked with budget/tender allowances, commitments and deviations highlighted as managed.
• Assist procurement in the preparation and issue of subcontract documentation & other documentation and negotiations.
• Ensure that sub-contractors accounts are managed strictly in accordance with their terms and conditions.

Candidate requirements:
• Have a degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
• Ability to create data models including multiple tables for relational sources.
• Have previous experience as a Cost Engineer or Quantity Surveyor within a relevant business environment.
• Have excellent report writing skills.
• Have a sound working knowledge of construction and contract law.
• Aspire to become chartered in the profession ~ MRICS or AP