Senior Quantity Surveyor 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 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. Will also be tasked in building a new estimating department working alongside the MD and delivering regular updated reports CVR.

Key Responsibilities:

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 seeking to improve processes and procedures within a growing niche business.

Have a good understanding of JCT - NEC and bespoke contracts

External Relationships:

Ensure that any main contracts entered into have terms and conditions that are

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 team, including estimators and commercial support staff

Ensure effective interaction between the commercial team and the operational site teams Supervise and mentor Junior Quantity Surveyors

Key Measures and targets:

Accurate monthly forecasting

Ability to challenge resources and costs

Maintaining deadlines in line with monthly commercial calendar

Estimating of complex schemes and supporting the Bid Manager

Conversion rates from active opportunities

Key Relationships:

Managing Director /Managing Technical Director and rest of estimating team Business Development and Bid Managers.

Person Specification:

The successful candidate is likely to meet all of the following criteria:

Essential

HND/degree in Quantity Surveying, or equivalent

Previous experience of the Maintenance and Civils industry

Proven track recorded of estimating and conversion rates

Familiarity with JCT/NEC and bespoke 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

Ability to demonstrate a good knowledge of monthly reporting and earned value analysis Excellent team player whilst also holding the ability to work independently on own initiative Excellent time management skills, with ability to work to tight deadlines.

Ability to encourage and support junior members of the Commercial Team

Desirable

Experience of Dispute Resolution

Benefits:

As well as offering a competitive salary, remuneration for this role includes flexible benefits, which provides a range of guaranteed benefits including but not limited to:

* Car allowance

* Company pension contribution

* Company share holder package after 12 months service

* Tax free bonus scheme after 12 months continuous service

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