Job Description
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team at Linear Recruitment, working with one of the UK's leading utilities main contractors.
The contractor in question is a trusted utilities service provider specializing in integrated power, telecoms, gas, and multiutilities solutions. They have grown their capability and developed long-term relationships with a broad spectrum of clients, delivering significant infrastructure projects for industry-leading energy and communications companies across the UK.
Key Responsibilities:
* Establish, implement, and manage pre- and post-contract commercial and procurement management and reporting systems and procedures across a wide range of civil engineering and utility contracts.
* Manage subcontractors, including negotiation of rates, reconciliation of tender/subcontractor rates, agreeing variations, and assessing applications.
* Tender submissions, including preparing, negotiating, and analyzing costs for tenders, reviewing terms and conditions, clarifying tenders, preparing subcontract tender packages if required, evaluating subcontract responses.
* Contract administration through preparation of monthly valuations, variations control, arranging for payment, contract administration, and preparation and assessment of claims if required.
* Cost reporting, including preparing monthly reports analyzing cost v value for our monthly CVRs.
The role of the Senior Quantity Surveyor is to assist in managing cost effectiveness from the initial stages of the project to the final costs, minimizing costs while enhancing value for money.
Requirements:
* Previous experience of civil engineering and utility contracts at a Senior Quantity Surveyor level.
* Customer-aware and innovative, capable of maximizing contract benefits for mutual and long-term benefit.
* Track record of exceeding business targets and KPIs.
* Able to identify and resolve problems at an early stage.
* Able to lead, set up, and manage site-based commercial and reporting systems.
* A 'hands-on' approach with proven ability to run own jobs.
* Accurate with good attention to detail and highly organized.
* Experience in NEC option A and JCT forms of contract.
* Able to bring together operational and commercial staff to work as a unit.
* A competent negotiator, skilled communicator.
* IT literate and experienced in working with MS Office and other applications and Cost Control Systems (e.g., Evision).
* Experience of standard forms of contract within the industry, i.e., JCT, NEC, Bespoke contracts.
Desirable Qualifications:
* Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
* CSCS card.