Senior Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor / civil engineering / telecommunications You will be a key contributor in the production of tender documentation requiring a developed understanding of the civil engineering / telecommunications market to ensure tenders accurately reflect cost, capability and capacity to complete the works. Start date of Quantity Surveyor : Immediately Pay / Package of Quantity Surveyor : Yearly salary paid along with holidays, company package , pension and promotional / career development opportunities Job description of Quantity surveyor : • Management of the budget of the project including all aspects of the project such as materials, sub-contractors, equipment etc • Management of sub-contractors, including issuing and negotiating sub-contracts • Contract management, administering the contract, including variations Early Warnings etc and risk management • Commercial reporting including running monthly CVR • Client facing role, excellent communication skills required • Carry out contract reviews and provide analysis of key risks and opportunities. • Provide contractual support to delivery terms for change management, claims and valuations. • Point of contact for project team on all commercial related items. • Assist in the preparation of tender documents, contracts, budgets, bills of quantities and other documentation • Accurately track changes to the design and/or construction work, adjusting budget projections accordingly through the reforecasting process • Oversee the procurement of the services of contractors and/or subcontractors who work on the project ensuring transparency of rates and recoverable charges • Able to read architectural drawings and have an appreciation of construction processes, along with excellent numerical and IT skills • An understanding of applicable law and regulations, as well as health and safety matters, tax and insurance and contract law, so that you understand the legal implications of any decisions • Liaise with the client and other construction professionals, such as site managers, project managers and site engineers to ensure the work can be completed within cost projections • Ownership of monthly P&L reports • Management and overseeing of WIP • Risk and Opportunity analysis • Evaluate and negotiate tenders including subcontractors and suppliers. • General commercial support • Ability to interrogate costs and add value Professional requirement of quantity surveyor : • Preferably educated to degree level; • either an undergraduate degree accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in quantity surveying, commercial management or a related construction subject • Background in civil engineering, telecoms or utilities • Experience of NEC forms of contract