Quantity Surveyor - Milton Keynes - Up to £65K plus package
Our client is a well established and highly reputable nationwide Main Contractor who seek a site based Quantity Surveyor to work on a brand new multi-room scheme in Milton Keynes.
Reporting to the Managing Quantity Surveyor/Commercial Manager the successful candidate will need to be able to lead and work within a newly formed commercial team to enable the success of the project through to final accounts.
Key Responsibilities:
* Negotiating with suppliers and subcontractors.
* Attend post tender and pre-contract meetings.
* Reviewing of contract documents to ensure that the company is protected at all times.
* Issue sub-contract tender packages and undertake contractual evaluation of the tender.
* Manage our established list of supply chain sub-contractors.
* Assess contract risk and work with the site team to develop and manage mitigation plans.
* Supporting in the procurement stages
* Attend internal and external commercial review meetings.
* Submission of client valuations and management of the variation account.
* Manage the commercial aspects of the contract
* Management of subcontract accounts from procurement to final account.
* Preparation and assistance with the evaluation and submission of claims for variation works.
* Manage commercial performance against business targets.
* Ensure that the group commercial policies are adhered to and that legislations are met.
Experience & Qualifications:
* Degree in Quantity Surveying.
* Experience managing your own project or multiple projects.
* Experience working on Main Contracting schemes
* Computer literate with good working knowledge of Microsoft Packages, including Microsoft Excel
* Demonstrate a high level of construction knowledge, teamwork, discipline and enthusiasm