Quantity Surveyor

This Quantity Surveyor will report to the Area Commercial Manager and will work within UKPN Services – Commercial based in our Heathrow office with some travel to other sites. You will be a permanent employee. This role offers a salary of £65,241 plus Outer London Weighting £2,592.79 and a bonus of 3%. This role can also offer blended working after probationary period (6 months) - 3 days in the office and 2 remote.

We also provide the following additional benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal pension plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy deposit scheme, season ticket loan
• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers’ products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme

Job Nature and Scope

UK Power Networks Services has long-term contracts to upgrade, operate and complete the life cycle maintenance of high voltage electrical assets for specific major clients, together with a capital expenditure programme for the supply of infrastructure and connections to multiple client sites. UK Power Networks Services is looking to employ a Quantity Surveyor to oversee the commercial aspects of the contracts.

Job Purpose

You will work with the Client Delivery Team in Heathrow and in multiple national locations. You will ensure a commercial relationship is maintained with the client(s) and with suppliers, sub-contractors, and other partners. You will manage commercial matters with regards to contract management, pricing, service delivery, scope change and dispute resolution to ensure contract requirements are compliant with standards and coordinated to maximise profit delivery.

Dimensions

Financial budget circa £30 million p.a. Although based at the sites above, you will develop knowledge of other major contracts for cover purposes, to transfer best practice and to facilitate working on future growth projects within UKPN Services.

Main Responsibilities

• Support the contract and commercial management to achieve all contract related commercial goals.
• Manage the monthly valuations and payment applications.
• Prepare and issue information for the Finance Department.
• Interface with the Client Delivery Manager, Senior Project Managers, Project Managers, other commercial staff, and Planners to deliver advice and support, to ensure that the projects are managed following the contract and meeting reporting deadlines.
• Comply with all UKPN Services guidelines, goals and procedures and identify and report areas of non-conformance.
• Assist the management of all change procedures in the contract and related projects, ensuring that they are followed by all parties.
• Co-ordinate, analyse and assess use of suppliers and sub-contractors as directed to ensure appropriate service levels and revenues are delivered.
• Monitor the project budget to achieve cost and cash flow targets.
• Collaborate with the Project Managers and Engineers to ensure risks are identified and managed.
• Identify and secure growth opportunities, supporting the project delivery team in maintaining a schedule of the potential financial impacts for multiple projects.
• Support the relevant annual rate reviews.
• Assess Principal / Main Contractor subcontract agreements and advise where clauses are in breach of Partner policies, making recommendations to achieve compliance.
• Create strategies for dispute resolution and prepare arguments to defend or pursue any claims.
• Preparation and review of Project Gate Papers to ensure there is a commercial case for the initiation and continuation of projects and proposals.
• Support the commercial handover of projects to ensure that all the commercial and contractual information included in proposals is transferred to and understood by those responsible for the ongoing commercial management of the contract.
• Support the creation of a commercial plan setting out the internal and external reporting and notification process.
• Lead the establishment of necessary contracts with suppliers, formalise relationships and procure long lead items.
• Active commercial management and attention to control costs, manage budgets, ensure there is cash flow and deal with change events such as variations or delays to meet the profitability targets of each contract.
• Help report commercial performance on a monthly basis.
• Assist the commercial risk management for projects, ensuring that commercial risks are recorded and flagged to the central finance team.
• Assist or lead commercial closure of projects, dependant on scale, to conclude all financial and commercial matters and complete commercial dealings with the client.
• Responsible for final cost report and summary of projects to allow agreement of the final account for the project, understand the commercial performance of the project versus forecasts and identify learning points to share best practice across the business.

Experience

• Educated to degree level or equivalent with comparable professional qualifications and experience.
• Formally qualified in quantity surveying or other relevant business discipline.
• Professional qualification and/or membership of the RICS, CIOB, ICES or other relevant Chartered Institute would be an additional advantage.
• Quantity surveying experience and a track record in managing varied contracts from a quantity surveying perspective.
• Understanding of electricity network operations would be a distinct advantage.
• Operate with some degree of autonomy.
• Working knowledge of NEC contracts.
• Knowledge of supply chain environment and in contract negotiations.
• Experience of commercial activity in a competitive, client-led construction project management environment.
• A record of success with experience in similar roles.
• Experienced in using Word, Excel, PowerPoint to an intermediate level, and some knowledge of SAP.
• Analytical – make informed, balanced decisions and report findings back to Clients and company partners.
• Experienced in building relationships with both service providers and company partners.
• Team working skills.

Measure of Success

• Meet and exceed contract commercial and reporting indicators.
• Profitability of the contract.
• Understanding and management of the client relationship.
• Contribution to contract growth.
• Resolve client disputes.
• Independent and skilled in the face of conflicting priorities with the ability to meet deadlines.
• Customer satisfaction.
• Resource management.
• Health and safety responsibilities with the goal of zero harm to people and the environment.

Health & Safety Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken. Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. If in doubt, ask.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

For queries regarding this vacancy Please contact us at careers@ukpowernetworks.co.uk quoting the vacancy reference number and a member of the team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.