Job Description
The SQS is responsible for cost control on behalf of the Contracting Entity, managing a team of Intermediate Quantity Surveyors in ensuring effective management and control of spend, and ensuring payments are compliant with the contracting reimbursement principles (schedules of rates, bills of quantity, materials on and off site payments, etc.), as well as monitoring the anticipated final project costs. In doing so, the SQS will provide cost management and cost advice to the Claims, Contract Management and Project Management team, and ensure that the Contracting Entity achieves the project’s budgetary goals and objectives.
The SQS will undertake or review measurement of designs and on-site works completed, develop the schedule of rates or Bill of Quantities, provide their assessment of on and off site materials, monthly payment certificates and package final accounts, as well as monitoring the anticipate final project costs and making recommendations for monthly payments or final accounts due ensuring Contractual Entitlement.
Qualifications
* 15+ years’ experience, acting as a Senior Quantity Surveyor working on civil engineering works or transportation projects with a construction value more than €20m excl. VAT
* Must have a clear understanding of, and ability to work with, construction contract commercial documents, drawings and specifications.
* Strong experience of delivering technically complex and high value infrastructure projects
* Experience of working in a comparable consultancy environment, or with a client or contractor organisation
* Knowledge of cost management principles, methods, techniques and tools, including the standard method of measurement
* Knowledge of policy and procedure implementation
* Be a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with a recognised Level 8 or higher degree in Quantity Surveying (Demonstrate Chartership with a recognised Professional Body).
* Demonstrate experience in estimating civil engineering works or transportation projects, including building up rates from first principle.
* Have relevant experience in the administration of GCCC
Additional Information
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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.