Quantity Surveyor - Client side in Birkenhead

Your new company is offering a role to provide Quantity Surveying services on construction and estate works, which includes building maintenance, mechanical and electrical alterations/improvements, and minor/major value capital and revenue projects within the value band of circa £25K to £10M. This is a client-side opportunity working in the education sector based in Liverpool, working hybrid.

The role may suit a graduate who has a few years of demonstrable industry experience. The role holder will ensure that projects are delivered to the agreed programme, budget, and quality, working to recognised industry standards.

The role holder will undertake contract, cost, and financial management of individual schemes and assist with the preparation of feasibility schemes, budget/pre-tender estimates, and cost estimation, tender and procurement information and management, ensuring that expenditure is within agreed budgets, and that accurate project cost monitoring and cash flow forecasts are provided to assist the Finance Department with financial planning and identifying the necessary funding requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting in discussions concerning project performance and providing commercial input to project strategy and risk management.
• Providing commercial input to construction contracts and undertaking risk profiling, including completion of risk registers, value management of projects and expenditure.
• Ensuring sustainable, low carbon schemes are implemented and energy use minimised by good design and installation practices.
• Providing advice on contractual matters relating to projects, maintaining awareness of differing building contracts in use.
• Acting as Quantity Surveyor and the Contract Administrator's Representative for allocated estate improvement and refurbishment projects.
• Producing outline and detailed budgets, cost estimates, and cost plans for new works, replacements, adaptations, and the extension of existing facilities.
• Managing external consultants using Schedule of Services, ensuring design information complies with objectives.
• Attending Design Team project meetings with external Design Consultants and contributing to design quality and build-ability standards.
• Monitoring progress of project work at design, procurement, and implementation stages against the overall delivery programme.
• Undertaking tender management in accordance with the Tender Process, complying with Financial and tendering regulations and procedures.
• Undertaking contract administration duties including the evaluation of Framework Contractors Early Warnings, Compensation Events, Variations, and other claims.
• Preparing, assessing, negotiating, and settling final accounts with consultants and contractors.

Essential qualifications include being educated to Degree level or equivalent in Quantity Surveying. A recognised professional qualification (RICS, CIOB etc) is desirable.

Essential skills include:

• Experience of using BCIS or National Schedule of Rates or equivalent estimating methodology.
• Experience using Standard Method of Measurement.
• Experience of using risk management techniques for the management of projects.
• Able to liaise with customers at all levels on a one-to-one basis or in groups.
• Experience of the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015.
• Experience and knowledge of public sector procurement rules, and financial governance in a public-sector context.

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