Quantity Surveyor

Rubicon Consulting is currently recruiting for Quantity Surveyor (HV Substations) on a 6-month contract based in Birmingham.

This role falls INSIDE IR35.

The Quantity Surveyor will provide commercial support at a project level in all aspects of commercial control. You will work on both live projects and tender opportunities within the power sector. You will use your in-depth experience of the NEC3 and NEC4 forms of contract (Options A and C) to administer projects effectively including the development and implementation of subcontracts with the supply chain. Estimating and Power T&D experience required.

Technical responsibilities:

• • Conduct monthly internal reporting through the CVR and internal commercial management procedures.
  • Conduct monthly reporting to the client in accordance with the contract and the client periodical reporting procedure
  • Ensure cash flow is optimised through the development of activity schedules, the submission of monthly valuations and the control of subcontractor accounts
  • Drive the recovery of outstanding monies and ensure all queries are fully resolved in a timely manner
  • Identify commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change events
  • Manage change events in accordance with the contract including early warnings, CE notification, CE quotation and through to CE implementation and inclusion into the new cost and programme baselines.
  • Produce cost estimates and subcontract enquiries for both tender proposals and compensation events.
  • Ensure the project delivery teams adhere to risk management procedures and financial compliance
  • Record the commercial KPI data at project level and minimise any potential negative effect on your projects
  • Maintain the projects adherence to payment timescales
  • Prepare and manage sub-contracts throughout the project, through to Final Account agreement.

Functional responsibilities:

• • Work closely with the project delivery teams to enforce the business drivers and outcomes for your projects
  • Maximise profitability having regard to client and subcontractor relations, third party incomers and the company’s strategic objectives regarding client relations and the risk/reward philosophy
  • A commercially and contractually astute individual that takes ownership of performance
  • Assistance with the management, preparation and submission of tender enquires.
  • Undertake costing activities, utilizing a sound working knowledge of tender process
  • Interact and communicate effectively with clients and colleagues to achieve project objectives
  • Able to manage multiple projects and conflicting deadlines
  • Able to work autonomously and/or as part of a project team
  • Identifying new skills and competencies required to meet business needs and actively supporting development and recruitment of talent
  • Support the continued development of more junior team personnel providing commercial guidance and establishing training needs.

Qualifications:

- 3 years’ relevant experience as a Quantity Surveyor

- BSc or HND (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying or other equivalent commercially related subject

- Estimating experience

- Experience within the Power Transmission & Distribution sector preferred

- Awareness and experience of construction methods, technology, standard forms of measurement and the NEC 3 and NEC4 forms of contract (Options A & C)

- Excellent computer literacy with experience MS office suite of programmes.

- Ability to read, understand, interpret and analyse a project programme