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A specialist civil contractor with a proven background of delivering sizeable work packages on major projects requires a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their regional team based in South Wales.
Initially, the individual will be site-based on a major project in Cardiff, where they are delivering civil engineering packages including retaining walls, columns, deep drainage, slabs, etc.
The individual will be able to demonstrate a proven track record as a Senior Quantity Surveyor, with specific experience in NEC 4 - Option B, compensation events, knowledge of programme management, cost management, and client engagement. In return, my client offers an excellent salary, with the possibility of progressing into a regional commercial lead.
Responsibilities:
- Manage all costs for infrastructure projects with experience in identifying commercial risks and opportunities with respect of their works
- Provide support to senior members of the team in delivering varied commercial duties including responsibility for procuring and managing the supply chain
- Optimise commercial performance through diligent cost control and value-for-money opportunities, whilst achieving the required standards and quality for our customers
- Assist with commercial relationships to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Provide support and adherence for the Gated Business Lifecycle process.
Duties:
- Collation of cost and value information
- Measurement of works and agreements with subcontractors.
- Measure, record & value work unsupervised by appropriate rules and procedures
- Measure & interpret specifications & drawings.
- Build up estimates from first principle including net and gross estimates.
- Translate measurements from drawings and Specifications and prepare Bills of Quantities and Schedules of rates.
- Review weekly, monthly, and section programmes of works and understand of delay and disruption programmes.
- Plan commercial activities to meet the requirements of section programmes.
- Preparation of Cost reconciliation statements
- Collect information required to specify procurement requirements.
Candidate Profile:
- BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience
- NEC 4 Option -3 Experience
- Previous experience of managing compensation events
- Previous experience of managing costs and maximizing value
- Experience of financial and commercial control within a project environment
- Experience of procuring and managing supply chain
