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Private healthcare, car allowance, some hybrid, 7.5% matched pension.
The Role:
Our client, one of the UK’s leading M&E Contractors, is seeking a M&E Quantity Surveyor to join their team to help work on a prestigious and sizeable project in Lancaster. As an M&E Quantity Surveyor, you will play a vital role in the successful delivery of the project, ensuring the financial and contractual aspects are managed efficiently.Â
Responsibilities:
- Quantity Surveying: Take responsibility for all M&E quantity surveying activities on the project, including preparing and managing budgets, cost plans, estimates, and forecasts.
- Cost Control: Monitor project costs, variations, and valuations, ensuring accurate and timely reporting to the project management team.
- Contract Management: Administer and manage the contractual obligations of the project, including subcontractor agreements, variations, and claims.
- Procurement: Assist in the procurement process by preparing tender documents, evaluating bids, and selecting appropriate subcontractors and suppliers.
- Value Engineering: Collaborate with the design and construction teams to identify value engineering opportunities, optimize costs, and improve project efficiency.
- Risk Management: Identify potential risks and opportunities that may impact project costs, providing proactive advice and mitigating measures to minimize financial exposure.
- Change Management: Assess and manage change requests, including variations, extensions of time, and claims, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements.
- Stakeholder Management: Establish and maintain effective relationships with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and other project stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and resolution of any commercial issues.
- Final Account: Prepare and negotiate final accounts, ensuring all variations, claims, and additional works are accurately documented and accounted for.
Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a related field desirable.
Experience:
- Some years of experience as an M&E Quantity Surveyor, within the construction industry. Previous experience on large-scale projects is advantageous.
- Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of M&E systems, cost control principles, contract management, and procurement processes.
- I.T. Proficiency in using industry-standard software.
- Commercial Acumen: Excellent understanding of commercial and financial aspects of construction projects, including budgeting, cost planning, and cash flow management.
- Communication: Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner. Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills.
- Attention to Detail: Strong analytical skills with a keen eye for detail, ensuring accuracy in financial reporting and cost calculations.
- Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, fostering positive working relationships and contributing to the overall success of the project.
- Flexibility: Adaptability to changing project requirements and priorities, managing multiple tasks and deadlines effectively.
Benefits
- 26Â days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
- 7.5% matched pension
- Private healthcare
- Personal development programme
- Flexible Benefits/some hybrid working
- £5,900 Car Allowance
