What you’ll be responsible for
Commercially managing a team of Quantity Surveyors providing cost management services across a large portfolio of complex capital projects across a range of engineering disciplines, ensuring best in class commercial and cost management that demonstrates value for money on all projects delivered. This will include:
* Inspiring all employees working within your team through the provision of a stimulating and challenging environment that recognises achievements, promotes effective communications, and develops individuals to achieve their maximum level of performance.
* Managing your teams’ resources effectively to ensure tasks are completed to a high standard and within required timescales as set out by the Commercial Calendar and the Business Governance requirements. Responsible for the provision of governance and assurance across a programme of works with a capex of £40m-£100m per annum.
* Providing support and advice to a Delivery Manager and team of project managers and project engineers on all aspects of commercial contract management within Frameworks.
* Providing support and advice to a team of Quantity Surveyors (DCWW staff and Consultants) on all aspects of the cost management function and the Capital Cost Management Procedures – including the Management Handbook and the Alliance Partner Processes
* Preparing all aspects of works orders, ensuring all Welsh Water project approval processes are followed.
* Overseeing the Validation and agreement of contract values and target costs with framework contractors.
* Identifying, analysing and developing response to commercial project risks, ensuring risks are understood, valued and correctly allocated.
* Overseeing the completion of monthly valuations of completed work and recommendations for payment across in house and Partner delivered schemes in your area.
* Building and maintaining relationships with the Delivery Team, Finance, SAP teams, Project Managers and Contractors.
* Providing advice on contractual claims, early warning notices and compensation events.
* Checking and approving final accounts at contractor and project levels prior ton submission to the Commercial Manager.
* Undertaking appropriate ‘lessons learnt’ analysis upon project completion in order to ensure that there is a continuous improvement process applied.
* Assisting with commercial / contractual dispute resolution between third parties and Welsh Water.
* Providing clear, visible, management to the team – and ensuring effective management of people through HR processes and procedures.
Who you’ll work with
Internal
* Delivery Manager
* All levels of management within Welsh Water
* Capital Delivery Teams
* Operations
* Asset Strategy
* Finance
* Procurement
* Welsh Water Leadership Team
External
* Regulators, Local Authorities, CCW, EA
* Capital Delivery Partners
* Framework contractors, consultants and equipment suppliers
About you
* Extensive experience of NEC and other contract administration
* Qualified to degree level or holding a relevant Professional Qualification
* Minimum of 5 years cost management experience, preferably in the water industry
* Experience of working as a Senior Quantity Surveyor being responsible for the commercial aspect of large complex projects
* The ability to manage, develop and motivate a team of Quantity Surveyors
* Commercial acumen, the ability to challenge costs and drive value for our customers
* Extensive experience in administering commercial agreements, frameworks contracts and programmes
* Excellent analytical and data interrogation skills with an ability to extract relevant information and present it in a logical and structured manner
* Excellent communicator and team player who understands the importance of ownership and accountability
* Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplined engineering delivery team environment
* The ability to work to tight regulatory and project timelines
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