Company Description
Denholm Industrial Services is the ‘Trusted Partner’ of scaffolding, blasting, painting, and access solutions for essential assets. Committed to its core value of ‘Always Safety First,’ the company prioritises safe, efficient delivery while maintaining its environmental responsibility.
With over 30 years of experience, Denholm Industrial Services operates across key sectors, including Access, Marine, Infrastructure, and Power, consistently delivering high quality services.
Role Description
This is a full-time hybrid role for a Quantity Surveyor at Denholm Industrial Services. Reporting to the Head of Commercial, The Quantity Surveyor will be responsible for tasks like cost control, BOQ preparation, cost management, planning, and reporting.
While the role is based in Middlesbrough, some work from home is acceptable.
Responsibilities:
· Liaise with Estimating regarding project bid information and assist in the pre-contract review process.
· Preparing cost analysis, requesting additional and outstanding information as required.
· Assess manning levels and programmes with the Operations Director to ascertain preliminary costs, including collating all cost information and preparing the start on site budget.
· Arrange budget settlement meetings, with the support of the wider Commercial and Operational team.
· Prepare applications / valuations in accordance with the contract.
· Understand and maintain payment schedules to assist in the financing of the works. Ensure invoicing is timely in accordance with the contract.
· Place subcontractor orders if required.
· Issue of early warnings as necessary.
· Issue variation orders / compensation events providing cost advice on major variations prior to issue.
· Check all costs posted to each contract, collate and reconcile all costs resulting from subcontract works, variation orders, site instructions, material order and preliminary / running costs. This will include providing monthly analysis of costs and identify possible areas of over expenditure at future dates.
· Check and arrange subcontractor payments, obtaining necessary authorisation for passing payments for all elements of subcontractor works.
· Attend site meetings, project team meetings, subcontractor meetings and surveying meetings as required.
Qualifications
· Cost Control, Cost Management, and Cost Planning skills
· Contract Review, operational knowledge of NEC3/4.
· Experience in BOQ preparation and Cost Reporting
· Knowledge of construction and engineering principles
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
· Effective communication and collaboration abilities
· Relevant qualification in Quantity Surveying or related field
· Professional certification such as RICS is a plus, but not essential
· Strong MS Office and in particular Excel skills