Senior Quantity Surveyor in Scotland

A permanent position available with a considerable portfolio of works for the next 5+ years.

To build your career by assisting in the delivery of ‘leading edge’ engineering projects. To work with a vibrant, agile and multi-functional team in delivering projects on time, safely, to budget and to the required quality standards. To benefit from Kirby’s Career Development Programmes that will enhance your leadership capability. Excellent package on offer with room for negotiations.

About Kirby Group Engineering: Kirby Group Engineering is an international multi-disciplinary engineering services contractor and leading provider of high-value engineering services to a number of ‘blue chip’ companies. Operating across Ireland, the UK and Europe, Kirby has become the engineering service provider of choice in growth segments such as pharmaceuticals, data centres and power transmission and distribution. Our culture is innovative, collaborative and performance focused. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow and develop in a company committed to developing talent and rewarding performance.

Role Purpose: The Senior Quantity Surveyor supports the commercial delivery of high voltage (HV) projects, with a focus on substations, switchgear installations, and cable works. The role involves cost control, contract administration, valuation, and project financial management to ensure cost-effective project execution based from Glasgow.

Senior Quantity Surveyor Responsibilities:

• In conjunction with your project team, you will be responsible for the execution of various stages of a project including skilled budgeting, reporting, developing BOQ’s, and profit plans.
• Good communication skills are essential. Undertake and manage interim commercial meetings with the Client and Internal Project Team. Report in detail as required for the Project Manager on the commercial status of the project.
• Manage subcontractor accounts, interim valuations and final accounts. Ensure payment certificates are processed and payments are made per the agreed sub-contract and procurement terms. Retentions apply as per agreements.
• As a member of the commercial team, administer the contract obligations and meet additional Client requirements. Issue interim and final accounts and progress applications per project and contract requirements. Monthly applications to be all inclusive of accurate remeasures, site changes, dayworks and any applicable contract claims.
• Identify escalations, material or labour, as appropriate. Ability to identify potential commercial risks and ensure prompt reporting of same to Senior Management.
• Follow direction of Senior Management in undertaking work duties. Have a practical understanding of scheduling and the associated commercial implications. Ensure close collaboration with Planning Engineer regarding accuracy of progress reporting.
• Maintain accurate records and provide necessary detailed backup to support commercial tracking and costing. Ability to work on own initiative and can prioritise without direction. Speed and accuracy of information is a priority.
• Negotiate, as necessary, with clients or their representatives. Set an example of enthusiasm, loyalty and hard work in the performance of all duties.
• You will proactively and vigilantly keep information secure and fully comply with the Kirby Information Security Management System (ISMS).

Necessary requirement of the Senior Quantity Surveyor:

• 3rd level qualification in Construction Economics / Quantity Surveying ideally coupled with a technical background as either Electrician/Instrumentation Technician (or similar) or Electrical Engineer but not wholly necessary.
• 5+ years experience in a similar capacity working on projects in excess of £3M in Electrical scope. Prior work placement experience would be advantageous.
• Proficient in Excel. Knowledge of contract conditions and their applications.
• Excellent Communication/Interpersonal Skills. Excellent Record Keeping and Administration Skills.
• NEC3 contract experience.

Desired Competencies / Special Role Requirements:

• Understand contract obligations and any other undertakings to the client and the structure and form of interim and final claims. Ensure that claims are then formulated in line with these constraints.
• Ensure that claims issued are comprehensive in that all work undertaken has been included under the appropriate categorization, i.e. day works, unit rate work, contract work. Identify escalations, material or labour, as appropriate.