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Job Description
Senior Quantity Surveyor - Infrastructure
Location - Carlisle
Purpose of the role:
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will work closely with your line manager to manage the commercial administration, reporting and performance on a single large project or several smaller schemes.
Key Accountabilities
* Ensure a safe working environment.
* Produce Subcontract documentation including negotiation of terms and conditions, prices, and programme.
* Management of subcontract works packages including, interim assessments of the amount due and subsequent change management.
* Produce and issue all commercial notices, to both the Client and Subcontractors, as required by the form of contract.
* Oversee and manage change in a timely manner in accordance with the form of contract, including the production and submission of Compensation Event Quotations.
* Produce, submit, and agree monthly applications, to the Client, in accordance with the form of contract.
* Liaise with operational and engineering staff to ensure site records are kept to the standard required.
* Produce detailed monthly reports and Cost Value Reconciliation's (CVR) as required by the business unit or project.
* Produce and maintain a detailed 'Cost Plan', tracking and forecasting expenditure, including detailed schedules of Subcontractor 'liabilities' and use of Oracle based cost analyses.
* Interpret and critically evaluate expenditure reports produced by internal cost systems.
* Managing weekly progress and risk reduction meetings with the client and subcontractors.
* Apply the principles of 'Doing the right thing' in maximising value and profit.
* Be available to assist estimating and bid teams with contractual expertise.
Person Specification - to effectively undertake this role you will need the following:
Competency Requirements
* Good appreciation of standard forms of contract.
* Strong IT skills including Excel, Word & Contractual and Cost Management Systems (CEMAR, Oracle).
* Strong stakeholder management and communication capabilities.
* Solid knowledge of construction processes.
* First class time and outcome management skills.
Technical / Professional Qualifications Required
* Professional qualification such as MCIOB or MRICS, ideally Incorporated member, working towards full membership (Desirable).
* Relevant degree and/or experience of working in a relevant Commercial environment.
* Experience of working on large single or multiple smaller schemes.
* CSCS appropriate.
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £3.2 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our 'Be Well' programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
Our benefits:
* Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays.
* A wide range of corporate discounts.
* Cycle to Work schemes.
* Comprehensive pension plan.
* Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.
* Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it.
* Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role.
About us:
Galliford Try is one of the UK's leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.
Infrastructure Business
Our Infrastructure business has seen impressive growth over the last few years, securing a number of high-profile projects and places on key frameworks that have cemented our position as a leading player in the infrastructure sector.
We are committed to investing in the success of our people, our business and our partners by consistently exceeding targets and delivering value to our customers through excellence, efficiency and innovation.
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Infrastructure business please contact Abby Whitbread on abby.whitbread@gallifordtry.co.uk
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