Quantity Surveyor/ Senior Quantity Surveyor (UK wide)
Ref no. BHN583920
Location: England
Start date: ASAP
Job type: Permanent
Job status: Open
Job summary
Exciting opportunities available in London, Birmingham, Plymouth, and Oxford! Join our Commercial Team and play a key role in delivering major infrastructure projects, including HS2.
Key skills required for this role
Quantity Surveyors & Senior Quantity Surveyors/ Surveying Rail Infrastructure
Important
Our client, a leading provider of sustainable mechanical, electrical, and telecommunication engineering solutions in the Rail sector, is seeking multiple Quantity Surveyors & Senior Quantity Surveyors for locations including London, Midlands and South West.
Key Responsibilities:
* Work with and support the Project Manager(s) to ensure projects meet commercial and financial targets.
* Build strong and collaborative relationships with client and supplier counterparts.
* Contribute to regular and accurate reporting to the Commercial Manager for PHR/CVR/Cash Flow/Weekly Updates.
* Accountable for project budgets and responsible for determining regular commercial forecasts.
* Carry out valuations for initial, interim, and final payment applications.
* Manage project sub-contractor and supplier accounts in line with agreed contracts and upstream contractual requirements.
* Identify, notify, value, and agree on changes (variations, compensation events, claims).
* Work with the Commercial Manager to maximise the recovery of all contractual entitlements.
* Ensure compliance with contract terms, particularly regarding notices and applications.
* Maintain contemporary records for use in supporting claims, extensions of time, and evaluation of variations.
* Support tender processes as required.
* Promote and maintain professional working relationships.
* Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimise commercial impacts.
Job Requirements:
* Demonstrable experience with standard forms of contract.
* Adept knowledge of MS packages, including Excel, Project, and Word.
* Understanding of valuation techniques for construction works, including elemental cost analysis.
* Ability to use programme analysis and measurement of Earned Value.
* Understanding of accounting concepts and forecasting cost and value based on programme and scope of works.
* Experience with tools for project and business cost management, including cost-saving techniques.
* Detailed knowledge of NEC contracts.
* Knowledge of JCT contracts.
Qualifications:
* Educated to A-Level standard or equivalent.
* Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
* Professional memberships such as RICS, CIOB, ICES, or equivalent.
* Holds a valid CSCS card.
* Holds a full UK driver's license.
Benefits:
* Competitive salaries and yearly appraisals.
* Travel expenses to locations outside of your contracted location.
* Perkbox, giving you 24/7 access to perks, benefits, discounts, and wellbeing tools.
* 3x Life Assurance covered under our Group Life Assurance scheme, provided by Canada Life.
* Private Medical Insurance scheme, provided by BUPA, inclusive of an online private GP.
* Pension scheme (4% ER and 5% EE).
* 25 days holiday + bank holidays (3-4 to be used for Christmas shutdown).
If you have experience in Quantity Surveying and a passion for contributing to rail projects, apply now to join our client's dynamic Commercial team in one of the listed locations.
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