An excellent opportunity has arisen to join a UK leading building, infrastructure, engineering and fit out business. Their Water division is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial division to work on the Thames Water framework across the Thames Valley region.
The Role
- Co-ordinate, report and implement reasonable directives of the Regional Director/Manager and the Commercial Manager (functional reporting) whilst being supported by a Managing Quantity Surveyor.
- Ensuring the timely submission of all relevant data required to monitor and analyse individual contract performance on a monthly and quarterly basis thereafter.
- Liaise with Project Managers on the day-to-day basis for commercial administration of contracts to ensure the financial success of construction operations and to keep the MQS / Commercial Manager appraised of all material events.
- Prepare accurate draft sub-contracts and/or to approving such drafts as prepared by Commercial Team within the Region.
- 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.
- Assist Project Managers in the administration of sub-contractor performance 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.
Education, skills and experience
- BSc Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management / RICS desired
- Demonstrate knowledge of previously working with CEMAR or COINS
- Good knowledge of standard forms of contract
- Ability to produce accurate monthly cost and value reports and outturn financial forecasts
- Good team player and able to work independently
- Experience of working in the water industry highly desirable
Contact Amy @ Birmingham Office
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