Position: Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location: Reading with sites across the Thames Valley

Salary: £60-75k neg (DOE), car allowance and excellent benefits package

Our Client: Is a leading UK building, infrastructure, engineering and fit-out company. They deliver vital projects across a range of sectors including health, education, highways, justice, defence, aviation, water and environment.
They are the primary non-infrastructure design and construct partner for Thames Water in the Thames Valley area delivering asset improvements that will further improve the environment and the quality of drinking water.
Work is mainly in the NW quadrant of the Thames Valley region to the north of the M4 from Reading to Chippenham, and multiple projects around Oxford and in the Cotswolds.
The projects that are being delivered include civil engineering and M&E works and vary in value from £3-25m. Annual framework turnover will be more than £45m.

The Role: Ensure the successful financial delivery and completion of projects, protecting the exposure of the Company to financial risks, together with adherence to the commercial procedures of the Business. Responsible for the commercial management of a large project or on several smaller projects.

Responsibilities: Co-ordinating with, reporting to and implementing the directives of the Regional Director/Manager and the Commercial Manager (functional reporting) whilst being supported by a Managing Quantity Surveyor.
Ensuring the timely submission of all relevant data required to monitor and analyse individual contract performance on a monthly and quarterly basis thereafter.
Liaising with Project Managers daily for commercial administration of contracts to ensure the financial success of construction operations and to keep the MQS and Commercial Manager appraised of all material events.
Preparing accurate draft sub-contracts and/or to approving such drafts as prepared by Commercial Team within the Region.
Ensuring consultation with contracts management that all necessary notices and submissions required by the various forms of contract are given in a timely manner.
Ensuring that main contract payment applications contain all necessary admeasure/additional cost claims and that the timely submission of detailed claims and final accounts is achieved.
Assisting Project Manager in the administration of sub-contractor performance to ensure the economic and timely completion of all sub-contractor liabilities written into the sub-contract.
Ensuring prompt and regular submission of main contract payment applications and subsequent cash collection together with the preparation of sub-contractor payments (strictly in accordance with specified payment terms).
Involvement in dispute avoidance/resolution.
Responsible for managing meetings.

Experience: Sound & comprehensive understanding of construction industry.
Proficient knowledge of measurement and valuation.
Good knowledge of standard forms of contract.
Ability to negotiate with clients/sub-contractors and draft sub contracts.
Knowledge of CIS.
Ability to produce accurate monthly cost and value reports and outturn financial forecasts.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Awareness of dispute procedures and exposure to resolving disputes.
Experience of undertaking risk assessments and valuation of them in conjunction with other project team members.
Extensive experience of working on live projects and final accounts
Experience of value engineering.
Successfully completed several final accounts.
Experience of procuring major works subcontracts.
Professional membership of recognised institute e.g. RICS (desirable)
Proficient in the use of Microsoft packages e.g. Excel, Word & PowerPoint
Experience of working in the water industry desirable.
Demonstrate knowledge of previously working with CEMAR and COINS (desirable)

Package includes: Competitive salary
26 days annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 3 days holiday)
3 additional long service days achieved after 3, 7 and 10 years
Private medical insurance for yourself (with the option to buy family cover)
Life Assurance
Defined contribution pension scheme matched up to 8%
Enhanced maternity, paternity and parental leave
2 days volunteering opportunities
Flexible and Agile working (dependent on your role)
Employee Assistance Programme
Professional membership fees
Perks at Work Employee discount scheme offering discounts on a range of categories such as electronics, home appliances, food & groceries, car buying, travel, fitness and more
Flexible Benefits scheme which includes the opportunity to purchase benefits such as:
Critical illness insurance (with option to purchase for your partner)
Dental Insurance
Travel insurance
Cycle to work scheme
Retail vouchers/payroll giving/activity pass for top leisure attractions.

Key Words:

Quantity Surveyor

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QS

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Conditions of Contract

Sub-Contracts

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Water Treatment

Clean Water

Water Sector

Water Industry

Wastewater

Waste Water

Sewage

Utilities

Rail

Highways

Power

Energy

Nuclear

Oil

Gas

Petrochemical

Renewables

Procurement

Valuations

Variations

Claims

Final Accounts