Quantity Surveyor - Knaresborough in Durham

A vacancy has arisen for a Quantity Surveyor to join S&B Utilities. The position will support project financial reporting across all sites both regionally and nationally, with hours of work to suit the business requirements. S&B Utilities are involved in many engineering disciplines, working in exciting areas such as the Ministry of Defence and the regulated water industry.

The role briefly encompasses the following duties:

• Undertaking take offs and measurement in accordance with standard methods of measurement.
• Risk analysis and advising on contractual matters.
• Identifying, valuing and agreeing additional works and scope within the project, including the preparation and agreement of variations, quotations, re-rates and the like.
• Preparation of contractual and general correspondence.
• Raising and responding to contractual notices, early warning notices, compensation events, variations, and the like, including negotiations with the client and his representatives.
• Cost control, cost management and comparisons against budget and tender allowances.
• Preparing and updating financial reports including accurate and detailed monthly CVR’s, cash flow forecasts, weekly site costs, commercial risk registers, material wastage reconciliations and other financial and commercial reports as required.
• Preparing, negotiating and agreeing interim applications, valuations and final accounts in conjunction with the Operations Director, including substantiation of claims for additional works, delays, disruptions and financing.
• Providing advice and offering commercial support to the project team on costs, contractual matters, commercial strategies, risk and other commercial matters.
• Procuring subcontractors/consultants, including the preparation of Subcontract documents/Consultancy Orders.
• General and commercial administration and management of Subcontractors/Consultants from enquiry stage through to negotiation and settlement of final accounts, including receiving and responding to subcontractor applications, notices, claims and variations, agreement of interim/final measures and additional work items, responding to notices, agreeing and raising interim payments, agreeing final accounts and reporting liabilities.
• Attendance at progress meetings, design meetings, subcontractor meetings and the like.
• Maintaining accurate site records, measures and site diaries.
• Upholding and enforcing compliance with company systems and best practice.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills/experience/attributes:

• Educated to degree level in construction management.
• Working towards Chartership (desired but not essential).
• Good post qualification experience on turnkey projects as a contractor.
• Negotiation skills.
• Ability to work with different business cultures.
• A strong team player.
• Knowledge and understanding of a variety of contracting styles such as NEC3 and NEC4 options A-E, TSC and PSC contracts.
• An ability to plan, manage and co-ordinate subcontractors, designers and consultants.
• Strong knowledge of NEC 3 and NEC 4 forms of Contract.
• Proficient Microsoft Office user including Excel and Word.
• Able to work unsupervised and accept accountability for their work.
• Able to demonstrate a high level of numeracy and literacy.
• Full UK driving license.