Job Description
About the Company - My client is currently seeking a number of personable, enthusiastic, and energetic Senior Quantity Surveyors, to join their infrastructure cost management team to support continuing growth and make a difference to both their business and to UK infrastructure.
About the Role - You will be a Senior Cost Manager within their UK Infrastructure business working on a variety of Projects within the Infrastructure sector (Water, Power, Utilities, Rail or Aviation)
Responsibilities
* Establishing friendly, professional and appropriate relationships with clients, colleagues and other parties involved in the projects and programmes we support.
* Administering a variety of contracts in accordance with project objectives and policies.
* Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget.
* Pro-actively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow, and ensuring that applications are made correctly and in a timely manner.
* Collaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering.
* Managing contract change effectively, ensuring that projects remain within governance and adopt best practice.
* Driving improvements in the accuracy of forecasts and budgets.
* Proactively providing sound commercial knowledge and support to all stakeholders.
* Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
* Leading people and commissions as needed.
Previous experience or a sound and suitable understanding of the following will be a distinct advantage in applying for this role:
* Excellent communication
* Experience working on major infrastructure projects within Water, Power, Utilities, Rail or Aviation
* Contract Management (NEC3/ NEC4)
* Cost Management
* Change management and control valuation
* Risk Management
* Procurement
* Estimating
* Pricing
* Reporting
* Collaborative approach and best-for-project attitude
* Sharing best practice
* People management
* Commission management
* Identifying and driving efficiencies and improvements through the project life cycle.
* Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
* Ideally Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.
* Ideally hold or be working towards an appropriate professional body membership or equivalent.
Pay range and compensation package - £60,000 - £77,000 plus car/ travel allowance