Intermediate Quantity Surveyor in Maidstone

This Intermediate Quantity Surveyor will report to the Regional Commercial Manager and will work within Capital Programme and Procurement based in our Maidstone office. You will be a permanent employee.

To assist other Quantity Surveyors, Regional Commercial Manager and the wider commercial team in providing professional quantity surveying support to the Capital Programme and Procurement Delivery across several long-term contracts. To manage (depending on size and complexity) commercial matters for those contracts and projects with regards to contract set-up, management, pricing, service delivery, scope change and dispute resolution to ensure contract requirements are compliant with standards and co-ordinated to maximise profit delivery.

To support a wider project team, variously comprising Programme Managers, Project Managers, Designers, P6 Planners, Consents Surveyors and Administrators. To comply with all UKPN guidelines, our goals and procedures, and to identify and report areas of non-conformance to the Regional Commercial Manager and wider commercial management team. Ensure that the project delivery team have acted in line with the Contract.

Collaborate with all external and company partners to allow the projects to progress without delay, ensuring that all reasonable requests are met in an organised manner, under the guidance of the wider commercial team. Help prepare activity schedules and the presentation of tender documentation, and carrying out full tender analysis and comparisons to fixed rates.

Work with the Portfolio Manager, Programme Managers, Senior Project Managers, Project Managers and P6 Planners to deliver advice and support, to ensure that the projects are managed following the contract and meeting the required reporting deadlines. Demonstrate belief and understanding to the team and create confidence even when faced with setbacks.

Produce quality reports and follow instructions, questioning the decisions and directions of others where necessary. Assess contractor applications and EWN's and CE's, making recommendations to, raising payment certificates for and preparing general correspondence on behalf of the Project Managers to ensure that only legitimate monies are certified.

Collaborate with the Project Managers to update the risk registers and add in new risks arising from the aforementioned EWN's and CE's. Identify principal risks and opportunities, raise, address and resolve problems at a project level and support the project delivery team, maintain a schedule of potential costs for the projects.

To advise others regarding the application of the different forms of contract in use within UKPN, predominantly being NEC3. Manage change control procedures within each specific contract and ensuring that they are followed by all parties.

Review Principal / Main Contractors Subcontracts and identify where clauses are in breach of Partner policies, making recommendations to achieve compliance. Work with the Senior Project Managers, Project Managers, other commercial staff and the Regional Commercial Manager to resolve any contract issues, and in the event of a dispute arising to help prepare the required documentation to justify and strengthen our contractual position.

Consider alternative strategies for dispute resolution of moderate complexity and prepare written arguments from a claimant or defendant perspective, making recommendations to important UKPN partners on the preferred option.

Quantity surveying experience and a track record in managing varied contracts from a quantity surveying perspective. Operate with some degree of autonomy. Experience of commercial activity in a competitive, client-led construction project management environment. Preferably formally qualified in quantity surveying or other relevant business discipline.

A record of success with experience in similar roles. A desire to work towards a professional qualification or membership of the RICS, CIOB, ICES or other relevant Chartered Institute would be an additional advantage. Experienced in using Word, Excel, PowerPoint to an intermediate level and some knowledge of SAP and Primavera P6.

Clearly communicate with Management and can be concise. Good analytical skills to make informed, balanced decisions and reporting findings back to Clients and company partners. Team working skills. Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH) Certificate would be advantageous, although specific Health & Safety training will be given.

You will attract a salary of £65,241 plus car and a bonus of 3%. This role can also offer blended working after probationary period (6 months) - 3 days in the office and 2 remote.

We also provide the following additional benefits:

• 23 days Annual Leave plus bank holidays
• Reservist Leave - Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal Pension Plan - Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On - scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers' products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance