The company:

Diales Plc is a global, multidisciplinary consultancy firm which has operated in the UK and overseas for over 45 years, delivering high quality, innovative solutions to our engineering and construction clients worldwide.

Driver Project Services part of Diales Plc,offer a full range of commercial management and planning services for both construction and civil engineering projects.

The role:

Following our continued successes in securing local work we are seeking Quantity Surveyors who are experienced in the Engineering and Manufacturing sectors to join our dynamic project controls team.

You will play a crucial role in managing and controlling various projects and/or maintenance works, ensuring that they align with budgets and project requirements, and are delivered in line with the individual subcontracts / main contracts.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in contract / sub-contract management, cost management, negotiating T&Cs, and reporting, along with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Main duties will include (but not be limited to):

Required toreview,develop and place orders forvarioussubcontractsutilisingspecifications from various sources, such as historical information, engineers, design department.
Alignment to the overall commercial strategy within our clients operations to ensure goals, targets and objectives are delivered.
Review scopes of work and carry out gap analysis.
Actively participate in Contract Reviews and/or Project Boards.
Assist procurement in letting of contracts / sub-contracts.
Carry out site visits as required and engagement with the site team to drive commercial performance and ensure innovations and improvements are planned, resourced, and being delivered as directed by the line manager.
Supplier down selection and recommendation of award
Manage subcontracts Pre& post contract.
Providing accurate live forecasting &costreporting as required by the individual stakeholders and / or project needs.
Robust project controls and accurate reporting of progress/work done, contractors responsibilities,change management,payments, risk and opportunities.
Ensuring that proper records are kept so that all financial information for audits and cost assurance is readily available.
Ensuring robust estimates are provided that are aligned to scope and makes allowance for all risks and opportunities.
Making sure any withheld, disputed, or disallowed costs are reported to the Project Manager and Project Board, whilst making sure any inadmissible costs are not included within the project/programme costs.
Actively seeking resolution on disputed or withheld costs.

Key candidate criteria:

Strong commercial experience inEngineering & Manufacturing sectors.
Extensive contract experience working with bespoke/ client in-housecontracts.
Experience of dealing with operational and project teams.
5+ years post-qualification experience