At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage commercial activities and provide cost management services on construction projects.
- Company: Join a growing construction consultancy with a collaborative team culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days annual leave, generous pay rises, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Dynamic role with excellent career growth and client relationship management.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the construction industry while mentoring junior professionals.
- Qualifications: Degree in Quantity Surveying and extensive NEC contract knowledge required.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 65000 £ per year.
The Senior Quantity Surveyor will provide commercial and cost management services on construction and infrastructure consultancy commissions in Newark-on-Trent and across the East Midlands.
Specific project sectors are not currently known.
The Senior Quantity Surveyor will work across the full project life cycle, including NEC contract administration, procurement, cost control, payment, change management, dispute avoidance and final account negotiations.
Responsibilities and Duties
The Senior Quantity Surveyor will manage commercial activities at project level and provide informed advice to clients and project teams.
Key duties will include
- Interpreting and administering NEC contracts and other standard forms of construction contract
- Reviewing contractual terms and advising project teams on obligations, notices and commercial procedures
- Managing project risks and opportunities to support profitability and contractual compliance
- Overseeing change-management processes and maintaining accurate change registers
- Managing the evaluation and agreement of variations and NEC compensation events
- Assessing the time and cost implications of project changes
- Maintaining robust records to protect the client’s contractual and commercial position
- Managing applications for payment and monitoring project cash flow
- Producing accurate commercial forecasts and ensuring contractual compliance
- Procuring and commercially managing subcontractors and suppliers
- Overseeing subcontract accounts and negotiating final accounts
- Managing cost and value reporting processes and producing detailed commercial reports
- Advising senior stakeholders on key cost movements and projected outturn positions
- Managing procurement activities from inception through to appointment
- Supporting dispute avoidance through effective contract administration
- Preparing factual and commercial information to support dispute-resolution processes
- Managing final account activities and negotiating upstream and downstream agreements
- Mentoring junior Quantity Surveyors and supporting their professional development
- Building effective relationships with clients, contractors, subcontractors and stakeholders
- Identifying and implementing improvements to commercial procedures and reporting
- Desired Skills and Experience
The successful Senior Quantity Surveyor will be an experienced commercial professional capable of managing projects and advising clients with limited supervision.
Candidates should demonstrate
- Significant experience working as a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor
- Strong practical knowledge of NEC contracts and associated commercial procedures
- Experience administering NEC compensation events, early warnings and payment processes
- A sound understanding of other standard forms of contract would be advantageous
- Experience managing project-level risk and opportunity processes
- Strong change-management and contractual record-keeping experience
- Experience managing applications, cash flow, forecasting and commercial reporting
- Proven subcontract procurement and subcontract account management experience
- Experience preparing and negotiating final accounts
- The ability to identify potential disputes and support their early resolution
- Strong commercial judgement and negotiation skills
- Confident client-facing and stakeholder-management capabilities
- Experience mentoring or supervising junior commercial staff
- The ability to present complex commercial information clearly to senior stakeholders
- Consultancy experience is desirable, although strong contractor-side candidates may also be considered
Qualifications/Educational Requirements
- A degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related construction discipline is expected
- Extensive NEC contract knowledge and practical experience are required
- MRICS, MCInst CES or an equivalent professional qualification is desirable
- Candidates approaching chartered status may also be considered where they have strong relevant experience
- Employing Company Overview and Profile
Maxim Recruitment is working with an established construction consultancy seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor for its growing Newark-on-Trent team.
The consultancy provides quantity surveying, commercial management and contract advisory services to clients delivering construction and infrastructure projects.
The business supports clients throughout the project life cycle, including procurement, NEC contract administration, risk management, change control, cost reporting, payment and final account settlement.
The Senior Quantity Surveyor will join a collaborative team and will have the opportunity to manage client relationships, oversee project commissions and mentor less experienced commercial professionals.
A full client overview will be given to shortlisted candidates.
- Additional Benefits Package and Incentives
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
- Generous annual pay rises
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