Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job title:

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Company

Anglo Technical Recruitment

Job description

Job descriptionOur client is a Tier 1 Contractor within Construction and Building. They are currently seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their UK Civil Engineering Division in Essex.Job Description:As Senior Quantity Surveyor you will be part of the commercial team on the project, overseeing aspects of commercial management including Client Management, Application/Payment/Cash Management, Internal Reporting, Procurement and supporting staff development.Some of the main responsibilities for this role include:

• Integrate the commercial strategy, amending with MQS to suit project as it develops.

• Liaise with & commercially influence/challenge the other members of the team and the construction process.

• Take ownership for, administer & represent the company in commercial & contractual issues, including but not limited to:

– Preparing tenders, analysing, selecting appropriate s/c & finalising s/c orders, financial & commercially manage to Final Account completion.– Prepare & present forecasts, targets & CV reconciliations.– Prepare & agree valuations, including generating certificates & invoice/payments.– Variations prepare with adequate/appropriate records, agree as works progress.– Update projected Final Accounts on regular basis and prepare, submit & agree Final Account in a timely manner.– Involvement in value engineering & design development

• Maintain & protect JSS commercial & contractual entitlement

• Prelim controls/monitoring – establish & maintain

• Site records/admin & document control

• Insurance & warranties

• Risk/opportunity

– Review & update project risk/opportunity plan, monitoring for changes & consider within any forecast reports– Manage risk arising– Manage opportunity

• CVR – Maintain an independent view in commercial reporting following the Valuation Policy

• Manage & oversee the junior commercial staff.

• Tender – Support & work with the pre-construction department in tenders & 2-stage tenders

• Cash management – ensure timely payment & adequate cash management positions are maintained

• Involvement with & take responsibility for:

– D&B/CDP contracts– D&B contracts– Contracts over €/£ 5m– Claims & disputes– Interpretation of contract low

• Take responsibility for control of traditional contracts & contracts over €/£15m.

• Manages the recording and submission of claims in respect of delay and loss / expense. Able to formulate detailed arguments in respect of such issues and make representation to the relevant parties

RequirementsExperience & Skills

• Manage both people & situations sensitively & to commercial advantage.

• Commercially inventive & astute

• Demonstrate ownership and commercial awareness

• Effective time management, organisational, interpersonal and negotiation skills

• Have experience mentoring and managing others

• Is able to balance the need to be assertive and pragmatic, when dealing with a broad range of stakeholders

• Able to manage a complex large scale project and/or multiple projects and is responsible for project Delivery Teams

• Based on previous experience is able to discuss more complex construction technologies, with an understanding of the commercial implications. Able to conduct negotiations in relation to a range of issues on a project and secure acceptable commercial results

• Able to draft contractual and commercially sensitive correspondence and reports and doing so on a regular basis

• Will have led the commercial delivery of a large project or a section of a major project with a team of Quality Surveyors

• Effectively tailors communications to local audiences and can articulate complex ideas and facts into a simple structure in most situations

• Can provide detailed advice on contract conditions, undertake tender scrutiny/vetts, identify issues that require legal advice, and manage the resolution of contractual issues. Has a detailed working knowledge of bonds, guarantees, warranties, insurances, letters of intent and other common contractual mechanisms

• Lead the procurement, negotiation and letting of complex sub-contracts. Can supervise the preparation of documents for complex main contracts

Required Qualifications/Training

• Commercial appreciation

• Behavioural Based Safety (BBS)

• Adjudication / dispute resolution

• Leadership & delegation skills

• Introduction to management

• Legal appreciation / overview

• CPD – Legislation & Industry Trends

• CVR appreciation

• Presentation & communication skills

Expected salary

Location

East Anglia – Essex

Job date

Sat, 06 Apr 2024 22:05:58 GMT

To help us track our recruitment effort, please indicate in your email/cover letter where (tendersglobal.net) you saw this job posting.