Job Description
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Role - Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location - Manchester
Purpose of the role
Galliford Try is looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Infrastructure team, supporting the successful delivery of a variety of a new £15m local authority infrastructure project in Manchester city centre. You'll play a key role in managing the commercial performance of civil engineering schemes, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget while maintaining strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
What will you be doing
* Ensure a safe working environment
* Produce and negotiate Subcontract documentation, including terms, prices, and programme
* Manage subcontract works packages, including interim assessments and change management
* Produce and issue all commercial notices to both the Client and Subcontractors as required by the contract
* Oversee and manage changes in a timely manner, including Compensation Event Quotations
* Produce, submit, and agree monthly applications with the Client per contract terms.
* Liaise with operational and engineering staff to maintain required site records
* Produce detailed monthly reports, Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR), and maintain a 'Cost Plan' with expenditure tracking and forecasting
About you
* Good appreciation of NEC contracts
* Strong IT skills including Excel, Word & Contractual and Cost Management Systems (CEMAR, Oracle)
* Relevant degree or equivalent and/or experience of working in a relevant Commercial environment
* Experience of working on large single or multiple smaller schemes
* CSCS appropriate
* First class time and outcome management skills
* Professional qualification such as MCIOB or MRICS, ideally Incorporated member, working towards full membership (Desirable)
What We Can Offer in Return
With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we're poised for further growth and success, so if you're committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our 'Be Well' programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
Our benefits
* Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
* A wide range of corporate discounts
* Cycle to Work schemes
* Comprehensive pension plan
* Competitive family leave policy
* Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
* Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
* Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
Additional Information
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full‑time, part‑time and / or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process. We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long‑term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Infrastructure business please contact Jenny Reid on jenny.reid@gallifordtry.co.uk.
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