Overview of the Role This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic business that is experiencing exceptional growth. At the Elite Metal Group we love what we do, and we enjoy working with people that are passionate about their role and the difference that they can make within our business and the built environment. The Senior Quantity Surveyor will be working across the entire Elite group, but we expect their core responsibility will be the Structural Steelwork division and their focus will be on incoming payment, but still be involved with cost management and reporting as well. The Senior Quantity Surveyor will work within the commercial team to maximise financial recovery, manage reporting for the division/s they are responsible and maintain good relationships with customers and throughout the supply chain. Key Responsibilities: Ensure the timely and maximised payment to the group * Complete the Payment Application and Valuation process for the contracts/projects within your division, with assistance within the commercial team. * Facilitate problem solving with invoicing and receiving of payment. * Negotiate and agree Final Accounts. * Identify, price, justify and negotiate variations. Technical expertise within the company is available where necessary to assist with this. Identify and communicate contract requirements and risk. * Ability to gain detailed understanding of a scope of work, to ensure it is adhered to. * Review and negotiate contracts, both with clients and supply chain. * Develop and optimise Activity Schedules, WBS or BOQ to suit the specific project. * Contribute to tenders, particularly review of contract documents, from time to time. Contribute to reporting * Extract, adjust and organise information from software programs to input into existing Monthly Reporting processes. * At times problem solve or improve the cashflow forecasting to ensure accuracy and relevance. * Provide, or develop provision of, commercial information as requested by senior management from time to time. Engage and Manage supply chain * Facilitate supply chain payments ensure contractual responsibilities are met. * Engage with supply chain to tender and subcontract specialist trades. Key measures and targets: * Meet all contractual and internal commercial deadlines. * Maximising financial position on each account. * Ensure Up-to-date and valid income and expenditure forecasting. * Identify and challenge resources and costs. The successful candidate will have: * Bachelor's or higher degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering or similar qualification. * A minimum of 5 years experience within the UK construction industry. * A minimum of 5 years experience in quantity surveying or other similar commercial management role/s. * A minimum of 1 year experience providing or managing hard fabric and/or structural trades. * In depth knowledge of construction contracts, particularly JCT suite, and a good understanding of construction law, disputes and subcontracting. * Excellent communication, both oral and written. Can articulate technical or contractual information clearly and succinctly. * Responsibility for contracts they are allocated, to ensure all tasks necessary to get best outcome commercially are being done correctly, by themselves or others. * Eagerness to learn, and assist in implementing, new software or processes to improve personal or company performance. * Proven ability to successfully engage with clients and build relationships. * Ability to work under pressure and deliver results. * Strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills. Location This is a fulltime office-based role at our Perivale Head Quarters in west London. There will be visits to sites/meetings across London, approximately monthly, for which travel costs will be reimbursed. Typical hours of work will be 8am until 5pm Monday to Friday. About Us At the Elite Metal Group, we consider ourselves to be the steel fabrication experts. The Group is currently made up of 5 key divisions or sub-brands, all with their own area of expertise. Our annual turnover has been growing each year, last year it was £12m. Certain areas of our business have been trading for more than 70 years which has allowed us to establish competitive buying rates and a formidable team of skilled craftsman and detailers. The Elite Metal Group is based in North-West London and is proud to be the ONLY London based steel supplier that can survey, design, manufacture, paint, deliver and install using our own in-house facilities and highly professional Team