Our client is looking for a Quantity Surveyor with Main Contractor experience to join a steady growing team of professionals. They have a very close-knit team of and are big on our team ethos. The company has grown organically year on year and provides an excellent growth opportunity from within.
They serve a range of client types and are looking to strengthening their capabilities working for Main Contractors (as well as for homeowners and developers). There is an opportunity for the candidate to assist with the company’s client-side services (for homeowners and developers) as well as our pre-construction services.
Responsibilities:
1. Subcontractor Procurement:
i) Setting up, updating and management of procurement schedules for each project, and chairing procurement meetings
ii) Preparing detailed scope of works and / or measured pricing schedules, and / or marked up drawings per package of works
iii) Preparing and coordinating tender enquiries
iv) Analysing and comparing tender returns
v) Normalising tender returns and raising, coordinating, and dealing with queries
vi) Negotiating with preferred contractors
vii) Raising subcontract orders
2. Monthly Commercial Reporting
i) Set up new CVR document for new projects
ii) Allocating all costs to appropriate budgets
iii) Ensure forecasts final spends are always as up to date as possible
iv) Report CVR to commercial manager / director at the end of each month
3. Change / Variation Control
i) Tracking and identifying changes
ii) Coordinating, negotiation and agreeing cost implication of changes with effected subcontractors, suppliers, and operational team
iii) Coordinating, negotiating and agreeing value implication of changes with the client
iv) Ensuring the change control process is dealt with in accordance with the main contract and subcontracts that are in place
4. Payments
i) Reviewing and responding to sub-contractor payment applications in appropriate timeframes in accordance with subcontract agreements
ii) Preparing and agreeing payment applications to the client in accordance with main contract agreements
5. Contract Management & Administration
i) Reviewing main contracts, raising concerns and queries regarding terms and ensuring any contract risks, unique mechanisms, and general fundamentals are understood and communicated to the project team
ii) Ensuring the contract is administered appropriately by the team and raising any concerns if this is not the case for any reasons so appropriate actions can be determined and undertaken by the business
6. Material Procurement
i) Extracting relevant specifications and design information
ii) Preparing and coordinating enquiries
iii) Analysing and comparing tender returns
iv) Normalising tender returns and raising, coordinating, and dealing with queries
7. Estimating
i) Undertaking sub-contract procurement tasks for tenders similar to that described under 'Subcontractor Procurement’
ii) Coordinating queries, ensuring all works captured within all tender documentations are included within and added to pricing schedule
iii) Preparing measure pricing schedules and estimates for works
Skill Requirements:
1. Proven track record fulfilling the above responsibilities
2. Strong on excel
3. Strong with electronic measuring
4. Strong communicating with clients and subcontractors
5. Experience managing more junior staff would be preferable
Company Benefits:
Private Healthcare for you and your immediate family
Flexible working arrangements if prior agreed
Team building events once a quarter
Please feel free to apply or contact Robert Ferrari for a preliminary confidential discussion.
