Introducing an exciting opportunity to join the Quantity Surveying team as a Senior Quantity Surveyor with the opportunity to work from home.
We are seeking an ambitious and highly motivated Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team to act as a Technical Lead, capable of taking a lead role in client management, driven towards developing the team and energised to assist with our digital transformation.
At Frankham, you’ll find yourself working as part of a young, growing and enthusiastic team. This role will provide the opportunity to work on a vast array of projects including residential refurbishment, new build, Bluelight, healthcare and public buildings well as genuine opportunities for career progression.
Experience Requirements
* Minimum 7 years of experience in a consultancy environment.
* Professional Member of the RICS or close to achieving Chartered status.
* Experience of a variety of construction projects within both the public and private sectors; familiarity with healthcare, education, housing refurbishment (including re-cladding), mixed use new build residential developments would be advantageous.
* Proven knowledge of all aspects of Quantity Surveying including both pre and post contract related duties.
* Should be conversant with Excel spreadsheets and other standard Windows applications. Familiarity with bespoke industry software; Causeway CATO in particular would again be advantageous.
* Proven experience of delivering projects to time and budget.
* Effective communication skills in a client facing role.
Role Requirements
* Understand the Client’s aspirations, establish the Project Brief and agree the best implementation strategy.
* Prepare feasibility stage reports confirming likely expenditure, optional costs and anticipated programme to a level of detail informed by design progress and Client’s constraints (time and budget); including liaising with other consultants.
* Review procurement strategy and advise the most appropriate solution in terms of contract form, cost certainty, flexibility and timescales.
* Liaise with all project team members to agree the proposed solution meets the brief in terms of functionality, statutory / legislative requirements, value for money / budget constraints, delivery programme and other related issues (e.g. sustainability)
* Produce appropriate tender documentation to secure a robust response including reviewing design information, confirming tender lists and responding to queries.
* Monitor design development and track commercial impact on agreed budget precedent to producing a detailed pre-tender estimate.
* Attend tender opening, undertake adjudication / reporting function including convening post-tender interviews, as necessary.
* Collate Contract Documentation ensuring it is complete and properly executed.
* Convene, chair, minute and attend (as agreed) all necessary progress meetings.
* Undertake post contract administration duties (again as agreed) including issuing all necessary instructions / certificates and processing interim payment applications.
* Provide regular progress reports advising performance against programme and budget, anticipating potential issues and advising possible solutions.
* Agree the Final Account for the completed project considering all matters which may have had a material impact on cost and implementation.
* Gather, produce, respond to and disseminate in a timely manner all correspondence and other material pertaining to the above and the project as a whole; including saving data in accordance with Company policy.
* Providing advice / technical support to the rest of the team and the Company as a whole on an ad hoc basis.
* Generally keeping up to date with new initiatives, changes in legislation, etc. affecting the industry as a whole and performance of professional services in particular.
* Any other duties reasonably required of the post-holder following consultation.
Benefits & Initiatives
Frankham offers excellent benefits and initiatives, including:
* Annual leave – sell, buy & carry-over policies.
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