Are you a Senior Quantity Surveyor with infrastructure experience? Can you reduce cost and risk but maintain great value? Would you like a company to support your development and encourage further education and training? If the answer is yes, then the opportunity below is for you!
The opportunity
Laing O'Rourke are recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the team at Margam and Port Talbot Substations. We have been appointed as construction partner for National Grid's Great Grid Partnership programme, which forms part of a supply chain framework that will also support infrastructure projects beyond 2030. The initial tranche of work includes the delivery of new overhead lines, underground cabling, new substations construction alongside upgrades to existing substations.
What will the role look like?
* Responsibility of PCSA for the project.
* All Senior Quantity Surveying duties including; measurement, valuation and agreement of work sections.
* Preparation and management of interim applications for payment and agreeing certifications.
* Draft, manage and settle subcontracts.
* Management and reporting of monthly costs
* Drafting and preparation of claims.
* Preparation and agreement of final account.
* Day to day management of any trainee, assistant quantity surveyor and/or quantity surveyor.
* Negotiating with client's representatives, sub-contractors and other consultants to achieve project results whilst maintaining group relationships.
* Advise project management on contractual implications of intended courses of action.
* Advise on commercial risks within the project or projects.
* Preparation and management of monthly contract review reports, weekly Business Plan Review (BPR) information, monthly management accounts information and contractual and commercial input into Project Business Plan, as required.
* Assist with the establishment of the project “budget to build “from the Contract award
* Identify and agree change and implement change control process.
* Ensure that contract documents are properly executed prior to project commencement.
* Communicating clearly & confidently to a professional standard
* Keep your manager fully advised of any issue/risk which has arisen or might arise and which could affect the business/project.
What skills & experience are we looking for?
* NEC contract experience.
* Degree qualified in relevant discipline (Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management, Civil Engineering, Construction Management)
* A good knowledge of coins, for both sub-contract and cost management.
* A desire to learn the risk and opportunity process both internal and with our client.
* A drive to learn and grow to the next grade.