Are you a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Senior QS ? 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:
Explore Manufacturing are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Senior QS to join the team at the Laing O'Rourke Centre of Excellence for Modern Construction, Europe's largest and most advanced pre-assembly manufacturing facility.
The investment in our own purpose-built facility, which opened in 2009, has united the power of our experience and knowledge of construction with state-of-the-art processes and technology, providing our clients with leaner, smarter and more cost-efficient options for the built environment.
What will the Senior Quantity Surveyor role look like?
* Sole responsibility for a project, section of a 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 and of monthly management accounts information.
* Preparation of 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?
* Autonomously delivered a small to medium project or; Performed a support role to a commercial manager/senior commercial manager on a larger project and/or managed an area (£25m) of a larger project
* Degree qualified in relevant discipline (Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management, Civil Engineering, Construction Management)
* JCT/Mixed contract experience
* A good knowledge of coins, for both sub-contract and cost management.
* Cost management of prelims
* Familiarity with the CRF and CiM processes.
* 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.