Our tier 1 Water sector contractor are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to support on Thames Water projects along the A34/M4 Thames Valley region on a permanent basis. The role will be offered on a hybrid basis with working at home permitted as long as the candidate can attend site when required or meetings out of Reading offices on occasion.
Responsibilities
* Co-ordinating with, reporting to and implementing the reasonable directives of the Regional Director/Manager and the Commercial Manager (functional reporting).
* Ensuring the timely submission of all relevant data required to monitor and analyse individual contract performance on a monthly and quarterly basis thereafter.
* Liaising with Contracts Managers on the day-to-day commercial administration of contracts to ensure the financial success of construction operations and to keep the Commercial Manager appraised of all material events.
* Preparing accurate draft sub-contracts and/or to approving such drafts as prepared by Commercial Team within the Region.
* Supervising, mentoring and encouraging junior staff in their personal professional development.
* Ensuring consultation with contracts management that all necessary notices and submissions required by the various forms of contract are given in an expedient manner.
* Ensuring that main contract payment applications contain all necessary admeasure/additional cost claims and that the timely submission of detailed claims and final accounts is achieved.
* Assisting Contracts Manager in the administration of sub-contractor performance so as to ensure the economic and timely completion of all sub-contractor liabilities written into the sub-contract.
* Ensuring prompt and regular submission of main contract payment applications and subsequent cash collection together with the preparation of sub-contractor payments (strictly in accordance with specified payment terms).
* Involvement in dispute avoidance/resolution.
* Responsible for managing meetings.
* Line management responsibility for members of the commercial team.
Skills / Experience / Qualifications
* Water industry experience desirable.
* NEC contract experience.
* Proficient knowledge of measurement and valuation.
* Ability to negotiate with clients/sub contractors and draft sub contracts.
* Ability to produce accurate monthly cost and value reports and outturn financial forecasts.
* Ability to work in a team environment.
* Awareness of dispute procedures.
* Extensive experience of working on live projects and final accounts.
* Successfully completed a number of final accounts.
* Professional membership of recognised institute e.g. RICS (desirable).
* Proficient in the use of Microsoft packages e.g. Excel, Word & PowerPoint.
* Experience of managing, mentoring and developing staff.
Benefits
* £74-85k basic salary
* Car/car allowance
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Generous company pension contribution
* Hybrid working
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