Job title: Senior Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Contract Manager Location: Shields Road, Newcastle, NE6 2YL Contract length: 12 months rolling contract Rate: £450 to £550/day outside IR35 (Travel and accommodation expenses will be covered) Work Hour: 3 days in the office - hybrid, once a month in visits to site to review progress of construction and attend key meetings, note sites located throughout Scotland Randstad Sourceright, a leading provider of RPO & MSP Recruitment Services are currently recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Contract Manager working on behalf of a leading Energy services company. This role will focus on supporting the Project Manager & Commercial Project manager in identifying, evaluating, and assessing risks & opportunities.. Some of other duties include; * Takes ownership and administers subcontracts on a day-to-day basis. * Manages subcontract / supplier final account settlements. * Ensures timely submission of contractual notifications. * Submission and management of payment applications in accordance with terms of contract. * Provides timely updates to the Project Manager & Commercial Project manager on the accurate financial status, including forecast out-turn position, of project subcontractors / key supplier accounts. * Attends Project meetings with Site, Customer and Joint Venture Partner stakeholders at their Office premises or construction sites. * Takes ownership and management of Project Change Management and Claims, relating to both the main Contract with our Customers and our subcontractors / key suppliers. * Collaborates and effectively communicates with the wider Project team, giving contractual advice relative to the successful execution of the Project. * Supports the procurement department by advising on and drafting contractual terms and conditions for the placement of Project Subcontract work packages. * Liaises with our legal team, reviewing and evaluating subcontract terms and conditions aligned to our main customer contracts. * Identifying, evaluating, and following up on all events relevant for incoming and outgoing claims / compensation events. * Collecting, preparing, analysing, and managing relevant claim / variation particulars for the preparation and drafting, or defence, of submissions to / from our Customers and subcontractors / key suppliers, in line with contract timescales. * Performing quantum and/or delay analyses to establish causation for relevant events impacting the scope of works or project schedule. * Provides contractual advice and support to our Project teams regarding the effective execution of customer contracts and subcontracts. * Pursuing and / or defending incoming and outgoing claims; including the collation of relevant project records, documentation and appropriate evidence / facts, through to satisfactory conclusion * Establishing and substantiating cause and effect necessary to demonstrate entitlement to quantum and / or additional time under the Contract. * Actively builds positive relationships with our Customer, Joint Venture Partner and Subcontract / Key Supplier teams. * Developing and improving contract and claim management processes and strategies,and etc Requirements for the role: * Experience in Quantity Surveying / Contract Management and/or commercial project management * Knowledge and familiarity with a variety of Construction and Engineering Forms of Contract; in particular extensive experience with the NEC Contract. FIDIC and MF/1 desirable * Experience with M&E Civil construction would be advantageous. * Experience in setting up and negotiating terms and conditions of subcontracts. * Experience in project budgeting, financial management of risk, opportunities, and claims * Chartered Quantity Surveyor would be advantageous (RICS / CICES) * Competent in Claim Management * Commercially Competent including understanding the principles of contract law. * Competent in working collaboratively and cooperatively with the project * Competent negotiator