Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor
Northampton
Hybrid Working

Specific experience required:

Previous experience in the construction industry
Previous experience in commercial management and procurement of subcontractors, including chairing regular meetings, measurement and control cycle, certificates, and accruals calculations
Demonstrable experience in monthly forecasting and cost analysis.

The Role

Quantity Surveyors at our client are integral members of project teams, provide support to the project delivery teams and senior management daily. They are allowed to develop existing skills, whilst learning new ones, within a collaborative and dynamic team. Our clients ethos is to give our people the chance to demonstrate versatility in their skills and abilities. To meet the needs required to successfully manage the wide range of civil engineering projects we are proud to undertake and the contractual requirements therein.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial

Provision of accurate and timely cost and value reporting at both project and business unit levels to inform Group reporting
Provision of accurate cash flow reporting
Cost management and project forecasting
Drafting and updating a monthly CVR, cost and commercial plans
Compile upstream applications for payment and cash management
Responsibility for subcontract procurement, negotiation and financial accounting
Preparation of project applications for payment to final account settlement
Liaison with clients, client representatives and other third parties on commercial issues, including agreement on matters relating to contractual change, claims and additional payment
Work with the wider project team to forecast predicted expenditure and cash recovery to ensure that both are in line with the business units expectations
Share best practices with others and take a proactive approach in advising site teams on cost management and efficiencies
Identification and realisation of commercial opportunities
Protect from commercial risks

Contracts

Effectively manage contract and subcontract agreements, primarily IChemE and NEC forms
Ensure that main contracts entered into have terms and conditions that align with corporate governance, with commercial risks and opportunities identified and managed in conjunction with the project delivery team.
Procurement of subcontracted works and subsequent subcontract post-contract management
Ensure that the supply chain is engaged appropriately with the correct contract terms and conditions
Supply chain management, including building and maintaining relationships
Processes

Support all internal commercial processes by ensuring adherence to timeframes and compliance
Actively seek to improve processes and procedures

Key Measures and Targets

Accurate internal and external forecasting
Ability to interrogate and challenge records, reports and cost data
Mitigate commercial risk, identify and realise commercial opportunities
Work to achieve profit in line with business unit expectations
Maintaining deadlines in line with monthly commercial calendars
Produce high-quality commercial documentation
Foster and maintain excellent supply chain, stakeholder and client relationships.

Key Relationships

Commercial Manager
Commercial Team
Project Teams
Clients and contacts
Subcontractors
External stakeholders

Essential:

Previous experience in the construction industry
Familiarity with IChemE/ NEC forms of contract and knowledge and understanding of Construction Law
Previous experience in commercial management and procurement of subcontractors, including chairing regular meetings, measurement and control cycle, certificates, and accruals calculations
Demonstrable experience of monthly forecasting and cost analysis.
Excellent communication, numeric and computer literacy skills, proficient in Microsoft Office
Excellent organisation and time management skills, with the ability to work effectively to tight deadlines
Desirable:

Member of RICS or other relevant professional body, or working towards
CSCS card
HND/degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying
Demonstrable knowledge and experience in estimation
Experience working for a direct delivery contractor
An engaging communicator with problem-solving skills.

Please contact Harry Sharrard for more information on (phone number removed), or via LinkedIn