Senior Quantity Surveyor in London

Overview

Permanent Opportunity

Division: Civil Engineering

Location: Didcot, Oxfordshire

Job Summary

Reporting to the Managing Quantity Surveyor, this position requires someone with a proven track record in the construction of Highways projects in the UK. The Senior Quantity Surveyor will be responsible for the full commercial function of a major project in Didcot, Oxfordshire. The role will include raising orders, detailed cost control and recovery of value on the project. The successful candidate will have experience with NEC contracts, preferably Option C.

The Senior Quantity Surveyor will be responsible for:

• Establishing the project budget including the allocation of cost codes to ensure detailed and accurate cost reporting is achieved.
• Review of main contract and subcontract terms and conditions, inclusive of stepping down conditions from main contract to subcontract.
• Procurement of subcontract packages including compilation of tender documentation.
• The detailed and transparent process of reporting on costs to date and forecasting cost to completion.
• Administration of the main contract and subcontracts, including compilation of contractual correspondence in relation to delays and associated loss and expense.
• Regular liaison and interface with the Employers team for the purposes of progressing the commercial aspects of the project.
• The day to day managing of staff resources to ensure the projects costs are known and managed effectively.
• Carrying out delay analysis including the preparation of narratives and loss and expense to support claim submissions.
• Handling subcontract issues as they arise.
• Ensuring the variation / compensation event mechanism is correctly and timeously followed to ensure the commercial protection of the business.
• Forecasting of cash flow / budget compilation.
• Preparing and submitting monthly application for payments including forecast defined cost to complete and compliance with any contract administration such as KPI requirements.
• Liaising with procurement to set and agree allowances for the project.
• Attending progress / commercial meetings and representing the company in a commercial capacity.
• Use of company software to ensure all reporting, forecasting, subcontractor payments and any contract related documentation is effectively managed on the requisite online software.

This job description is intended to give the post holder an appreciation of the role envisaged for the Senior Quantity Surveyor and the range of duties to be undertaken. It does not attempt to detail every activity. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the post holder at regular intervals.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Third level qualification (degree or similar).
• Demonstrate previous experience in a Commercial/QS role at a Senior level.
• Experience of working across a variety of heavy Civils sectors such as Highways/Rail/Marine projects.
• Contract knowledge: Understanding of specific contracts and ability to take appropriate action.
• Cost Control: Calling upon a wide range of skills to deliver results. Ensuring targets are achievable and checking on progress. Controlling critical elements of the process while forecasting ahead.
• Negotiation Skills: Presenting viewpoint with confidence and clarity. Soundly structured case pros and cons put forward with supporting evidence. Ability to get through to core issues. Presenting case in a persuasive manner and understanding the wider implications.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making: Considering relevant information and insights in order to make choices. Evaluating multiple factors in the identification of solutions and making sound and timely decisions.

Desirable:

• Professional qualification (e.g. MRICS/MCICES).

Behavioural Competencies

Essential:

• People Management and Team Leadership: Actively searching for opportunities and ways to grow both self and others professionally. Improving performance while sharing knowledge and seeking feedback.
• Communication Skills: Expressing and presenting thoughts and complex ideas clearly and succinctly. Adapting language or terminology to the characteristics and needs of the audience.
• Client Focus: Establishing a positive relationship with clients/customers, anticipating their needs and responding quickly to requests to develop better ways to deliver value to them.
• Planning and Organising: Using his or her time effectively and efficiently. Concentrating his or her efforts on the most important priorities. Continuously seeking new ways to plan and organise activities effectively.
• Teamwork: Developing cooperation and collaborative work efforts to achieve common goals, obtaining the input of others and displaying willingness to learn from others.
• Organisational Understanding: Working cooperatively with other departments/sections to achieve goals.
• Safety Awareness: Possessing general knowledge of safety procedures and abiding by the basic personal safety rules.
• Achieving Goals: Demonstrating energy and enthusiasm in their work, acting with decisiveness and determination to complete tasks. Showing confidence and a positive attitude toward difficulties.
• Flexibility and Reliability: Working effectively with different people and/or teams in a variety of situations. Actively seeking out and carefully considering the merits of new approaches. Delivering complex and articulated outputs within prescribed time, cost and quality standards, taking personal responsibility of all activities.
• IT Skills: Ability to use software but does not maximise use.
• Managing Change and Innovation: Welcoming new ideas and change to improve performance.
• Diversity: Working well with individuals from different backgrounds and understanding the value of diversity in the workplace.