Senior Quantity Surveyor (Water / Civils / Power)
Job Description
Job title: Senior Quantity Surveyor (Water / Civils / Power)
Company: Anglo Technical Recruitment
Job description: Job description
My client is a UK main contractor that works across the infrastructure and utilities sectors. They are looking for a SQS from a water background to work on Electrical projects across the London and home counties regions.
The Senior Quantity Surveyor (Water / Power) is required to provide commercial support to the project team, maintaining commercial information and ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and ensure that the Company’s ‘Three Pillar’ objectives are achieved. They will liaise with customer representatives and other third parties on commercial issues including agreement of variations, claims and any additional payments.
Key Responsibilities:
– Reporting:
– Ensure robust, accurate and timely cost and value reporting at both project and business unit level
– Ensure accurate cash flow reporting takes place Carry out cost management including forecasting
– Update the monthly CVR, cost and commercial plans and have accountability, along with the project team for the commercial performance and strategy
– Processes:
– Help ensure that commercial processes are adhered to across the business unit Actively seek to improve processes and procedures
– Have a good understanding of the processes and procedures used by any JV/Alliance that they are working within, and assist in their development and improvement
– External relationships
– Ensure that any main contracts entered into have terms and conditions that are appropriate for their clients with commercial risks identified
– Ensure that the supply chain are engaged appropriately with the correct contract terms and conditions
– Ensure that good client relationships are fostered
– Be responsible for subcontract letting, negotiation and financial accounting
– Internal relationships:
– Effectively assist in managing the commercial team, including cost clerks and commercial support staff
– Ensure effective interaction between the commercial team and the operational site teams Supervise and mentor Quantity Surveyors
– Key measures & targets:
– Accurate monthly forecasting
– Ability to challenge resources and costs
– Maintaining deadlines in line with monthly commercial calendar
Requirements
– candidates must have NEC 3 (Option A & C) costs and contractor experience
– HND/degree in Quantity Surveying, or equivalent Previous experience of the civil engineering industry
– Familiarity with ICE/NEC forms of contract and knowledge of current Construction Law Extensive experience in commercial management and procurement of subcontractors, including chairing regular meetings, measurement and control cycle, certificates and accruals calculations
Expected salary: £60000 – 70000 per year
Location: United Kingdom
