Senior Quantity Surveyor

Abatec are currently recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our client a Tier One Civil Engineering Contactor, working across the Thames Water Framework.

The successful candidate will ensure the successful financial delivery and completion of projects, protecting the exposure of the Company to financial risks, together with adherence to the commercial procedures of the Business. Responsible for the commercial management of a large project or on several smaller projects.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor you will:

• Co-ordinating with, reporting to and implementing the reasonable directives of the Regional Director/Manager and the Commercial Manager (functional reporting) whilst being supported by a Managing Quantity Surveyor.
• Ensuring the timely submission of all relevant data required to monitor and analyse individual contract performance on a monthly and quarterly basis thereafter.
• Liaising with Project Managers on the day-to-day basis for commercial administration of contracts to ensure the financial success of construction operations and to keep the MQS / Commercial Manager appraised of all material events.
• Preparing accurate draft sub-contracts and/or to approving such drafts as prepared by Commercial Team within the Region.
• Ensuring consultation with contracts management that all necessary notices and submissions required by the various forms of contract are given in an expedient manner.
• Ensuring that main contract payment applications contain all necessary admeasure/additional cost claims and that the timely submission of detailed claims and final accounts is achieved.

Our client requires a Senior Quantity Surveyor with:

• Sound & comprehensive understanding of construction industry and the parties to it.
• Proficient knowledge of measurement and valuation.
• Good knowledge of standard forms of contract.
• Ability to negotiate with clients/sub contractors and draft sub contracts.
• Knowledge of CIS.
• Ability to produce accurate monthly cost and value reports and outturn financial forecasts.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Awareness of dispute procedures.

Salary and benefits include:

• 70,000 - 80,000per annum DOE
• Car allowance
• 26 days annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 3 days holiday)
• Private medical insurance for yourself (with the option to buy family cover)
• Life Assurance
• Defined contribution pension scheme matched up to 8%
• 2 days volunteering opportunities
• Flexible and Agile working (dependent on your role)
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Professional membership fees
  
  Flexible Benefits scheme which includes the opportunity to purchase benefits such as:
• Critical illness insurance (with option to purchase for your partner)
• Dental Insurance

If you would like more information, or to apply for this vacancy, please contact Serryn Stickley on (phone number removed). The reference for this vacancy is (phone number removed).

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