Senior Quantity Surveyor - Manchester
The Role:
This position is for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our UK North Build division to be a part of a large build project in the area.
As Senior Quantity Surveyor you will be part of the commercial team on the project, overseeing aspects of commercial management including Client Management, Application/Payment/Cash Management, Internal Reporting, Procurement and supporting staff development.
Key Responsibilities
1. Integrate the commercial strategy, amending with MQS to suit project as it develops.
2. Liaise with & commercially influence/challenge the other members of the team and the construction process.
3. Take ownership for, administer & represent the company in commercial & contractual issues, including but not limited to:Preparing tenders, analysing, selecting appropriate s/c & finalising s/c orders, financial & commercially manage to Final Account completion.Prepare & present forecasts, targets & CV reconciliations.Prepare & agree valuations, including generating certificates & invoice/payments.Variations prepare with adequate/appropriate records, agree as works progress.Update projected Final Accounts on regular basis and prepare, submit & agree Final Account in a timely manner.Involvement in value engineering & design development
4. Prelim controls/monitoring - establish & maintain
5. Site records/admin & document control
6. Insurance & warranties
7. Risk/opportunityReview & update project risk/opportunity plan, monitoring for changes & consider within any forecast reportsManage risk arisingManage opportunity
8. Manage & oversee the junior commercial staff.
9. Tender - Support & work with the pre-construction department in tenders & 2-stage tenders
10. Cash management - ensure timely payment & adequate cash management positions are maintained
11. Involvement with & take responsibility for:Contracts over €/£ 5mClaims & disputesInterpretation of contract low
12. Take responsibility for control of traditional contracts & contracts over €/£15m.
13. Manages the recording and submission of claims in respect of delay and loss / expense. Able to formulate detailed arguments in respect of such issues and make representation to the relevant parties
Experience & Skills
14. Manage both people & situations sensitively & to commercial advantage.
15. Commercially inventive & astute
16. Demonstrate ownership and commercial awareness
17. Effective time management, organisational, interpersonal and negotiation skills
18. Have experience mentoring and managing others
19. Is able to balance the need to be assertive and pragmatic, when dealing with a broad range of stakeholders
20. Able to manage a complex large scale project and/or multiple projects and is responsible for project Delivery Teams
21. Based on previous experience is able to discuss more complex construction technologies, with an understanding of the commercial implications. Able to conduct negotiations in relation to a range of issues on a project and secure acceptable commercial results
22. Able to draft contractual and commercially sensitive correspondence and reports and doing so on a regular basis
23. Will have led the commercial delivery of a large project or a section of a major project with a team of Quality Surveyors
24. Effectively tailors communications to local audiences and can articulate complex ideas and facts into a simple structure in most situations
25. Can provide detailed advice on contract conditions, undertake tender scrutiny/vetts, identify issues that require legal advice, and manage the resolution of contractual issues. Has a detailed working knowledge of bonds, guarantees, warranties, insurances, letters of intent and other common contractual mechanisms
26. Lead the procurement, negotiation and letting of complex sub-contracts. Can supervise the preparation of documents for complex main contracts
Required Qualifications/Training
27. Commercial appreciation
28. Behavioural Based Safety (BBS)
29. Adjudication / dispute resolution
30. Leadership & delegation skills
31. Introduction to management
32. Legal appreciation / overview
33. CPD - Legislation & Industry Trends
34. CVR appreciation
35. Presentation & communication skills
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