Description
Chart your own course and change the world — with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We’re looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It’s those kinds of people who’ve helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, architecture and construction solutions. Today, we’re a thriving company with more than 10,000 professionals working in 75 offices worldwide and recognised as a leader in Transmission & Distribution.
Responsibilities
Technical responsibilities
* The below responsibilities will be conducted with the support of a Senior Quantity Surveyor.
* Conduct monthly internal reporting through the CVR and internal commercial management procedures.
* Conduct monthly reporting to the client in accordance with the contract and the client periodical reporting procedure.
* Ensure cash flow is optimised through the development of activity schedules, the submission of monthly valuations and the control of subcontractor accounts.
* Drive the recovery of outstanding monies and ensure all queries are fully resolved in a timely manner.
* Identify commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change events.
* Manage change events in accordance with the contract including early warnings, CE notification, CE quotation and through to CE implementation and inclusion into the new cost and programme baselines.
* Produce cost estimates and subcontract enquiries for both tender proposals and compensation events.
* Ensure the project delivery teams adhere to risk management procedures and financial compliance.
* Record the commercial KPI data at project level and minimise any potential negative effect on your projects.
* Maintain the projects adherence to payment timescales.
* Prepare and manage sub-contracts throughout the project, through to Final Account agreement.
Functional responsibilities
* Work closely with the project delivery teams to enforce the business drivers and outcomes for your projects.
* Maximise profitability having regard to client and subcontractor relations, third party incomers and the company’s strategic objectives regarding client relations and the risk/reward philosophy.
* Be a commercially and contractually astute individual that takes ownership of performance.
* Assist with the management, preparation and submission of tender enquires.
* Undertake costing activities, utilising a sound working knowledge of tender process.
* Interact and communicate effectively with clients and colleagues to achieve project objectives.
* Be able to manage multiple projects and conflicting deadlines.
* Be able to work autonomously and/or as part of a project team.
* Identify new skills and competencies required to meet business needs and actively support development and recruitment of talent.
* Support the continued development of more junior team personnel providing commercial guidance and establishing training needs.
Qualifications
Minimum
* BSc or HND (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying or an equivalent commercially related subject. The education requirement can be substituted for equivalent years of experience.
* Experience within the Power Transmission & Distribution sector preferred.
* Awareness and experience of construction methods, technology, standard forms of measurement and the NEC 3 and NEC 4 forms of contract (Options A & C).
* Excellent computer literacy with experience MS Office suite of programs.
* Ability to understand, interpret and analyse a project programme.
Desirable
* Chartership or working towards chartership through the RICS or similar accredited institution.
* Excellent communication skills and analytical skills with the ability to apply intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignments.
* Pro‑active in building knowledge and understanding of the industry.
* Strong understanding of project management to execute project work.
* Capability to coach and develop the team.
* Ability to develop innovative and practical solutions to a range of problems and an understanding of how one issue may be part of a much larger solution.
* Ability to make an effective and collaborative contribution to the team through sharing knowledge, promoting ideas and valuing the contribution of all team members.
* Able to travel and work on‑site where necessary.
* High standards of verbal and written communication.
* Collaborative and keen to share information, knowledge and skills.
* Keen to seek out new opportunities for learning and career progression.
* Be able to identify the goals of any project and work steadily towards them.
* Ability to adhere to a structured and methodical approach to any task, identifying priorities and setting deadlines.
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