Quantity Surveyor (Tipton)

Our salaries are competitive and reviewed regularly to ensure they remain fair and in line with the wider industry.

Location: Lockerbie House, Alexandra Industrial Estate, Locarno Road, Tipton, DY4 9SJ

Doocey Group is a family-run utility and civil engineering contractor with over 40 years’ experience built on strong, Black Country values. We’ve experienced significant growth over the past 10 years which we’ve achieved through consistently delivering high quality work on behalf of our clients, including National Grid and South Staffordshire Water. We pride ourselves on the strength of our relationship with our clients and subcontractors and despite operating in a very fast-paced and often challenging industry, we will soon register a turnover of £100m, a significant milestone for the organisation. If you’re looking to join a business that values hard work, loyalty and ambition, you’ll feel right at home here.

As a Quantity Surveyor at Doocey Group, you will demonstrate effective commercial skills at framework and project level to deliver all aspects of commercial control, with a real focus on the management and reconciliation of cost and value. You will have in-depth and demonstrable experience of administering projects in accordance with the NEC3, NEC4 & JCT forms of contract within the Civil Engineering & Utilities sectors. You will be proficient in the development, award and administration of subcontracts.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct regular internal reporting through the CVR and internal commercial management procedures
• Conduct regular reporting to the client in accordance with the contract and the client periodical reporting procedures
• Ensure cash flow is optimised through the development of activity schedules, the submission of monthly valuations and the control of subcontractor accounts
• Drive the recovery of outstanding monies and ensure all queries are fully resolved in a timely manner
• Identify commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change events
• Manage change events in accordance with the contract including early warnings, CE notification, CE quotation and through to CE implementation and inclusion into the new cost and programmer baselines
• Produce cost estimates and subcontract enquiries for both tender proposals and compensation events
• Ensure the project delivery teams adhere to risk management procedures and financial compliance
• Record the commercial key performance indicator data at project level and minimise any potential negative effect on your projects
• Maintain the projects adherence to payment timescales
• Prepare and manage sub-contracts throughout the project, through to Final Account agreement
• Work closely with the project delivery teams to enforce the business drivers and outcomes for your projects
• Maximize profitability having regard to client and subcontractor relations, third party incomers and the company’s strategic objectives regarding client relations and the risk/reward philosophy

Personal Qualities:

• Excellent attention to detail, problem solving, reading reports and accurately compiling relevant data from them.
• A commercially and contractually astute individual that takes ownership of their own and their team’s performance.
• Demonstrable strong leadership skills, with the vision and ability to establish cross-functional relationships and drive cultural/organisational change.
• Proven exceptional interpersonal skills, possessing the ability to interact and maintain credibility with people at all levels across the organisation, up to and including Board level as well as with industry stakeholders.
• Proven strong influencing skills with the ability to direct and motivate to deliver through others.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills especially when dealing with Clients & Directors.

Technical Skills & Experience:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience working as a QS or Assistant QS
• Experience working on framework contracts
• Excellent knowledge of Commercial Contract Law (NEC Option A-E inc. EWNs & “Z” Clauses)
• Strong numerical and financial management skills
• Ability to work in fast-paced, dynamic working environments

Qualifications & Training:

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or another relevant subject
• Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office Software, especially Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

Doocey Group value a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies.

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