Vacancy

Quantity Surveyor

Location

Thames Valley / Reading

Annual salary

Up to £50,000 per annum plus package

Date required / start date

Immediate

One of the UK's largest privately-owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists with 40 years of experience working UK-wide across the water, transport, built environment and energy sectors have an immediate requirement for a Quantity Surveyor.

Description

The Quantity Surveyor will provide commercial support to project teams, maintaining commercial information and ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and the Company's objectives. 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

External relationships

* Help ensure that any main contracts entered into have terms and conditions that are appropriate

* Ensure that the supply chain is engaged appropriately with the correct contract terms and conditions

* Build and maintain good client relationships

* Be responsible for subcontract letting, negotiation and financial accounting

* Prepare applications for payment

* Liaise with the client, client representatives and other third parties on commercial issues, including agreement of variations, claims and additional payments

Key measures & targets:

* Accurate monthly forecasting

* Ability to challenge resources and costs

* Maintain deadlines in line with the monthly commercial calendar

Key relationships:

* Commercial Manager/Managing Quantity Surveyor and rest of the Commercial Team

* Business Development and Bid Managers

* Site Teams

* Clients

Person Specification:

The successful candidate is likely to meet the following criteria:

Essential

* Previous experience in the construction industry

* HND/degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying

* Familiarity with ICE/NEC forms of contract and knowledge and understanding of Construction Law

* Previous experience in commercial management and procurement of subcontractors, including chairing regular meetings, measurement and control cycle, certificates, and accruals calculations.

* Ability to demonstrate a good knowledge of monthly reporting and earned value analysis.

* Have knowledge and experience in estimation and cost analysis.

* Excellent communication, numeric and computer literacy skills, proficient in Microsoft Office

* Excellent organisation and time management skills, with the ability to work to tight deadlines

* Ability to work effectively in a team and delegate, but also able to work on own initiative

Desirable

* Member of RICS or other relevant professional body, or working towards

* CSCS card