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An excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a well-established company
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent.
Salary: Competitive Salary, Negotiable Depending on Experience.
Location: Deal, Kent CT14.
Schedule: Monday - Friday.
About The Company:
Providing groundworks and civil engineering services for maintenance and new installations, the company work for private, commercial and public clients across Kent and the South East. They deliver projects large and small from public highways and housing developments to private residential builds and home improvement projects.
They are now looking to recruit an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team.
About The Role:
The Quantity Surveyor will work as part of the Commercial Management team to ensure the prompt financial completion of projects throughout schemes in the South East.
Duties:
- Providing commercial support for Groundworks and Civil Engineering projects
- Understand the contractual requirements of project documents including the roles and responsibilities of all involved
- Liaise with the client, client representatives and other 3rd parties on commercial issues
- Manage the client to receive information required, e.g. Payment Certificate, variation instructions, etc
- Cost management for project/section of works, identify and pricing variations
- Understand forecast cost to completion
- Preparation of interim valuations and final accounts
- Risk and opportunity management for project/section of works
- Management of known and newly identified risks and opportunities
- Identification and implementation of mitigation measures
- Ensure all involved in procurement for project understand allowances for items they are responsible for and the procedures to be followed
- Negotiate agreements including interim and final accounts
- Prepare monthly forecasts
Candidate Requirements:
- A qualified/experienced Senior QS with at least 5 years’ experience in the industry
- A qualified/experienced Intermediate level QS with at least 3-5 years of industry experience
- With an already confirmed order book ahead of us, progression would be on the horizon for the right candidate. Ideally, we are seeking someone with a Groundworks background
Skills & Attributes:
- HND in Quantity Surveying or other equivalent construction related subject
- Demonstrable commercial experience, preferably within Civil Engineering/Groundworks
- Good communication and negotiation skills
If you feel that you have the relative skills/attributes to fulfil this role then please apply now for immediate consideration.
The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on race, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability. The employer welcomes applications from all candidates who match their requirements and their decision for employment will be based purely on your skills/qualifications.
