Overview
We are expanding our commercial management team to support National Highways' annual £1bn investment programme to maintain the Strategic Road Network. This role is for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor on an 18-month Fixed Term contract basis. You will support (and in some cases lead) commercial and contract management of schemes from £1m to more than £30m. The role is primarily based in our Wakefield office with occasional requirement to attend other NH offices/sites. The role offers a flexible hybrid working approach, combining office and home working with an expectation of office presence at least 2 days per week.
Responsibilities
* Supply Chain management including sending enquiry documentation, quotation assessment, work order award and instructions to supply chain where required. Supply Chain payment assessment including all relevant documentation on a monthly basis.
* Assisting in the management of site level change control including early warning and compensation event management and assessment, both to the Client and to the supply chain as necessary.
* Monitor actual cost against targets.
* Manage own portfolio of works under supervision from QS/ SQS.
* Liaising with other departments to ensure that Schemes Tracker is up-to-date, data is accurate and reconciled against other sources.
* Maintain collaborative working relationship with supply chain contractors.
Qualifications
* To have either achieved or be working towards a degree/HND in Quantity Surveying or other relevant technical qualification and/or completion of a formally recognised graduate programme, apprenticeship or similar. Alternatively, you will be working towards a Chartered qualification within a relevant professional organisation, such as RICS, ICES, or equivalent.
* Basic experience of contract administration, desirably using NEC forms of contract.
* Intermediate level MS Excel (basic formula, pivot tables, formatting).
* You will have good written and verbal communication skills enabling you to engage effectively with a variety of stakeholders.
* Good commercial awareness and understanding of commercial management.
Context
Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership. Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring our customers get the best possible experience when using our roads. We address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver maintenance activities on the network, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads. We aim to provide safer, smoother and more reliable journeys.
Benefits
* Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
* Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
* Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
* Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes hybrid working
* Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
* Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
* A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
* Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience
* Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
* Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
* Community friendly - offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year
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