As a Quantity Surveyor, you will work closely with your line manager to support the commercial administration, reporting, and performance of a single large project or multiple smaller schemes.
What you’ll be doing:
* Contribute to creating and maintaining a safe and inclusive working environment.
* Prepare subcontract documentation, including negotiating terms and conditions, prices, and programme requirements.
* Manage subcontract work packages, including interim assessments and change management.
* Produce and issue all required commercial notices to both the client and subcontractors in line with the contract.
* Manage change proactively and in accordance with the form of contract, including producing and submitting Compensation Event Quotations.
* Prepare, submit, and agree monthly applications to the client in line with contractual requirements.
* Work collaboratively with operational and engineering colleagues to ensure site records are accurate and maintained to the required standard.
* Produce detailed monthly reports and Cost Value Reconciliations (CVRs).
* Develop and maintain a detailed cost plan, including expenditure tracking, subcontractor liabilities, and Oracle-based cost analysis.
* Review and interpret expenditure reports generated by internal cost systems.
* Attend weekly progress and risk reduction meetings with clients and subcontractors.
* Apply the principles of “Doing the right thing” to maximise value and support commercial performance.
* Provide contractual expertise to estimating and bid teams when required.
About you:
* Professional qualification such as MCIOB or MRICS. Incorporated membership or working towards full membership is desirable.
* Relevant degree and/or experience within a commercial or construction environment.
* Experience working on large projects or multiple smaller schemes.
* CSCS card (appropriate to role).
* Good understanding of standard forms of contract.
* Strong IT skills, including proficiency in Excel, Word, and contractual/cost management systems (e.g., CEMAR, Oracle).
* Effective stakeholder management and communication skills.
* Strong understanding of construction processes.
* Excellent time management and organisational skills.
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £4.3 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
Our benefits:
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
* Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
* A wide range of corporate discounts
* Cycle to Work schemes
* Comprehensive pension plan
* Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
* Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
* Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role