Quantity Surveyor in Birmingham

This role will provide commercial support at a project level in all aspects of commercial control. You will work on both live projects and tender opportunities within the power sector. You will use your in-depth experience of the NEC3 and NEC4 forms of contract (Options A and C) to administer projects effectively, including the development and implementation of subcontracts with the supply chain.

Technical responsibilities

• Conduct monthly internal reporting through the CVR and internal commercial management procedures.
• Conduct monthly reporting to the client in accordance with the contract and the client periodical reporting procedure.
• Ensure cash flow is optimised through the development of activity schedules, the submission of monthly valuations and the control of subcontractor accounts.
• Drive the recovery of outstanding monies and ensure all queries are fully resolved in a timely manner.
• Identify commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change events.
• Manage change events in accordance with the contract, including early warnings, CE notification, CE quotation and through to CE implementation and inclusion into the new cost and programme baselines.
• Produce cost estimates and subcontract enquiries for both tender proposals and compensation events.
• Ensure the project delivery teams adhere to risk management procedures and financial compliance.
• Record the commercial KPI data at the project level and minimise any potential negative effect on your projects.
• Maintain the projects adherence to payment timescales.
• Prepare and manage sub-contracts throughout the project, through to Final Account agreement.

Functional responsibilities

• Work closely with the project delivery teams to enforce the business drivers and outcomes for your projects.
• Maximise profitability having regard to client and subcontractor relations, third party incomers and the company’s strategic objectives regarding client relations and the risk/reward philosophy.
• A commercially and contractually astute individual who takes ownership of performance.
• Assistance with the management, preparation and submission of tender enquiries.
• Undertake costing activities, utilising a sound working knowledge of tender process.
• Interact and communicate effectively with clients and colleagues to achieve project objectives.
• Be able to manage multiple projects and conflicting deadlines.
• Be able to work autonomously and/or as part of a project team.
• Identifying new skills and competencies required to meet business needs and actively supporting the development and recruitment of talent.
• Support the continued development of more junior team personnel, providing commercial guidance and establishing training needs.

Qualifications

• BSc in Quantity Surveying or other equivalent commercially related subject and 3 years relevant experience required OR Higher National Diploma in Quantity Surveying or a related subject, and 4 years relevant experience required OR General Certificate of Secondary Education and 6 years of relevant experience Required.
• Chartership or working towards chartership through the RICS or a similar accredited institution.
• Experience within the Power Transmission & Distribution sector preferred.
• Awareness and experience of construction methods, technology, standard forms of measurement and forms of contract NEC 3/4 Options A & C.
• Excellent computer literacy with experience MS office suite of programs.
• Ability to read and understand a project program.
• Excellent communication skills and analytical skills with the ability to apply intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignments.
• Pro-active in building knowledge and understanding of the industry.
• Strong understanding of project management to execute project work.
• Ability to develop innovative and practical solutions to a range of problems and an understanding of how one issue may be part of a much larger solution.
• Ability to make an effective and collaborative contribution to the team through sharing knowledge, promoting ideas and valuing the contribution of all team members.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Collaborative and keen to share information, knowledge and skills.
• Seek new opportunities for learning and career progression.
• Be able to identify the goals of any project and work steadily towards them.
• Ability to adhere to a structured and methodical approach to any task, identifying priorities and setting deadlines.