Quantity Surveyor / civil engineering / telecommunications
You will be a key contributor in the production of tender documentation requiring a developed understanding of the civil engineering / telecommunications market to ensure tenders accurately reflect cost, capability and capacity to complete the works.
Start date of Quantity Surveyor :
Immediately
Pay / Package of Quantity Surveyor :
Yearly salary paid along with holidays, company package , pension and promotional / career development opportunities
Job description of Quantity surveyor :
• Management of the budget of the project including all aspects of the project such as materials, sub-contractors, equipment etc
• Management of sub-contractors, including issuing and negotiating sub-contracts
• Contract management, administering the contract, including variations Early Warnings etc and risk management
• Commercial reporting including running monthly CVR
• Client facing role, excellent communication skills required
• Carry out contract reviews and provide analysis of key risks and opportunities.
• Provide contractual support to delivery terms for change management, claims and valuations.
• Point of contact for project team on all commercial related items.
• Assist in the preparation of tender documents, contracts, budgets, bills of quantities and other documentation
• Accurately track changes to the design and/or construction work, adjusting budget projections accordingly through the reforecasting process
• Oversee the procurement of the services of contractors and/or subcontractors who work on the project ensuring transparency of rates and recoverable charges
• Able to read architectural drawings and have an appreciation of construction processes, along with excellent numerical and IT skills
• An understanding of applicable law and regulations, as well as health and safety matters, tax and insurance and contract law, so that you understand the legal implications of any decisions
• Liaise with the client and other construction professionals, such as site managers, project managers and site engineers to ensure the work can be completed within cost projections
• Ownership of monthly P&L reports
• Management and overseeing of WIP
• Risk and Opportunity analysis
• Evaluate and negotiate tenders including subcontractors and suppliers.
• General commercial support
• Ability to interrogate costs and add value
Professional requirement of quantity surveyor :
• Preferably educated to degree level;
• either an undergraduate degree accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in quantity surveying, commercial management or a related construction subject
• Background in civil engineering, telecoms or utilities
• Experience of NEC forms of contract