Rubicon Consulting is currently recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor on a 6 month contract, based in West Midlands.
Description:
This role will provide commercial support at a project level in all aspects of commercial control. You will work on both live projects and tender opportunities within the power sector. You will use your in-depth experience of the NEC3 and NEC4 forms of contract (Options A and C) to administer projects effectively including the development and implementation of subcontracts with the supply chain. This specific role requires Estimating experience.
Technical responsibilities
· Conduct monthly internal reporting through the CVR and internal commercial management procedures.
· Conduct monthly reporting to the client in accordance with the contract and the client periodical reporting procedure
· Ensure cash flow is optimised through the development of activity schedules, the submission of monthly valuations and the control of subcontractor accounts
· Drive the recovery of outstanding monies and ensure all queries are fully resolved in a timely manner
· Identify commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change events
· Manage change events in accordance with the contract including early warnings, CE notification, CE quotation and through to CE implementation and inclusion into the new cost and programme baselines.
· Produce cost estimates and subcontract enquiries for both tender proposals and compensation events.
· Ensure the project delivery teams adhere to risk management procedures and financial compliance
· Record the commercial KPI data at project level and minimise any potential negative effect on your projects
· Maintain the projects adherence to payment timescales
· Prepare and manage sub-contracts throughout the project, through to Final Account agreement.
Functional responsibilities
· Work closely with the project delivery teams to enforce the business drivers and outcomes for your projects
· Maximise profitability having regard to client and subcontractor relations, third party incomers and the company’s strategic objectives regarding client relations and the risk/reward philosophy
· A commercially and contractually astute individual that takes ownership of performance
· Assistance with the management, preparation and submission of tender enquires.
· Undertake costing activities, utilizing a sound working knowledge of tender process
· Interact and communicate effectively with clients and colleagues to achieve project objectives
· Able to manage multiple projects and conflicting deadlines
· Able to work autonomously and/or as part of a project team
· Identifying new skills and competencies required to meet business needs and actively supporting development and recruitment of talent
· Support the continued development of more junior team personnel providing commercial guidance and establishing training needs.
Requirements:
Qualifications
· 3 years’ relevant experience as a Quantity Surveyor
· BSc or HND (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying or other equivalent commercially related subject
· Estimating experience
· Experience within the Power Transmission & Distribution sector preferred
· Awareness and experience of construction methods, technology, standard forms of measurement and the NEC 3 and NEC4 forms of contract (Options A & C)
· Excellent computer literacy with experience MS office suite of programmes.
· Ability to read, understand, interpret and analyse a project programme
Our Company
Rubicon Consulting is a Talent management consultancy which helps you to optimise business performance and competitive advantage by choosing the right people first time