Senior Quantity Surveyor

Contract: Permanent, Full time

Location: Tamworth, Staffordshire (Head Office)

Reports to: Commercial Manager

Competitive remuneration: salary 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, which increase during employment. Contributed Pension (EE 5% ER 4%), Life assurance cover, Private health insurance, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Discretionary EOT reward, based on business performance.

Location: Whilst predominately based at PCE's Head office in Tamworth Staffordshire, the role will require travel to PCE's construction sites across the UK.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee, support and develop a team of quantity surveyors.
• Ensure that the business objectives are adequately cascaded to the team and that the surveyors are adhering to the business commercial procedures.
• Involvement with projects at an early stage, support the estimating team when required, along with pre-construction and post contract duties from procurement through to supporting the commercial delivery and final account negotiation.
• Minimising risks to ensure the successful financial completion of projects.
• Support the team with managing disputes / claims.
• Progress reporting and financial analysis of live projects.

Project Surveying Role and Responsibilities:

• Develop a thorough understanding of the designated project specifications, pricing structures, programmes, and contractual conditions.
• Review, and assist with the negotiation and agreement of the Client/Main Contractor contract documentation.
• Assist other departments of the PCE team with pre-start planning and programming.
• Assist with the supplier/subcontractor selection, analysing competitive offers.
• Place all appropriate supplier/subcontractor orders ensuring that such order documentation provides access to all the required information for the supplier/subcontractor.
• Be responsible for all Supplier/Sub-contract commercial management including variation accounts and processing of requests for payment.
• Attend external and internal project related meetings, recording all actions, agreements and any unresolved matters.
• Recording and tracking of progress by internal departments and external suppliers/subcontractors in relation to agreed project programmes.
• Manage the day to day Company cost control, monitoring and reporting systems.
• Change management control - Identification, communication, costing and assist with resolution of changes to PCE's agreed scope of works.
• Analysis of internal reporting systems, design, procurement and construction.
• Provide advice to PCE staff on commercial and contractual matters.
• Measure, value, submit and negotiate contract variations with the client and supply chain as necessary.
• Communication and liaison with PCE's client in relation to all of the project's commercial matters.
• Completion of a monthly cost / valuation report and cash flow for each designated project.

People Management:

• To become a valued, respected and trusted member of each project team.
• To communicate regularly with all necessary PCE project staff, ensuring commercial controls are in place, understood and followed at all times.
• When and where appropriate to manage direct reports ensuring they understand what is required of them.

Required Skills:

• Strong commercial and financial management within construction projects.
• Proven experience across the full project lifecycle (pre-construction to final account).
• Solid understanding of contracts (e.g. JCT/NEC) and contract negotiation.
• Experience managing subcontractors, procurement and supply chain.
• Ability to manage variations, change control and project risk.
• Confident in cost reporting, forecasting and cash flow management.
• Experience handling claims, disputes and final account negotiations.
• Strong leadership skills with experience developing and supporting teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Proactive, professional and solutions-focused approach.
• Acts with professionalism and integrity always.
• Displays and promotes PCE's leadership core values; Humble, Hungry, Honest.