Job title: Quantity Surveyor Location: Glasgow – 3 days/week in client office Clearance: SC Cleared Start Date: ASAP Duration: 6 months [option to extend]; up to two years Hours per week: 40 hrs Rate per hour: £40 hour Qualification required for this role: Quantity Surveying background – post contract and commercial experience, Degree Qualified / NEC experience / Nuclear experience Job Description: This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed at interview. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance. Duties: • Provide a full range of Quantity Surveying duties from project inception through to completion, working both as part of a team and individually. • Prepare cost plans, estimates, bills of quantities, tender documents, and supply chain payment assessment. • Provide construction phase contract Quantity Surveying services including change management, contractor payment applications, final accounts. • Prepare data and reports to timescales in a format required by line management and clients. • Work collaboratively with other service teams to provide an integrated approach to client delivery. • Develop client relationships and provide an outstanding level of service delivery on a project basis, in conjunction with senior management. Key Skills: • BSc in Quantity Surveying. • Nuclear experience • Conversant in pre and post contract quantity surveying duties. • NEC contract experience. • Understanding of applicable methods of measurement. • Ability to work with the minimum of supervision and on own initiative. • Ability to communicate at all levels. Tasks and Key Accountabilities: • Provide support to the management team on Cost Management matters, ensuring reporting is produced in a timely manner, works to support the Cost Engineer as required. • Drive performance standards and technical excellence through expert communication • Support Project Manager(s) and Programme Manager in Monthly Finance and Delivery Reviews. • Engagement with Finance as required, ensuring all supporting evidence is available as needed. • Develop and support the Cost Engineer • In addition to the management functions, the Cost Manager will also be required to support on Cost Engineering functions, by working with the Project Manager(s) to provide informed forecasts for the Project (for the Financial Year and Project Lifecycle) • Collaborate with the Project Planner to ensure forecasts are informed and aligned to the programme. • Review and Track Costs and Forecasts to ensure and demonstrate continued affordability. • Produce Cost Reporting Outputs in a timely manner for month end reporting, inputting into all relevant internal financial systems. • Attending monthly supplier Project Meetings and carry out associated contract administration as required, via CEMAR. • Raise purchase and contract requisitions and occasionally receipting invoices within the relevant internal system. • Assessment and checking on invoices and valuations and providing advice to PM to resolve invoice queries. • Monitoring cost against change and attendance of the change control/EWN meetings. • Develop and support the Cost Engineer Requirements and Essential Skills and Experience: • Able to communicate professionally and effectively with a variety of Stakeholders. • Detail-oriented and organised, with experience of identifying, analysing, and solving problems. • Excellent presentation and reporting skills (to support Cost Pre-meetings and Pre meetings for month ends. • Experience of working in a wider Project Controls team on complex projects. • Detailed working knowledge of cost engineering functions, cost control and cost analysis