Quantity Surveyor

Our industrial services client is seeking a Quantity Surveyor for their Water division working on Thames Water projects out of their Reading office.

Our client is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. They enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

Responsibilities

• Identifying, raising, monitoring and closing Early Warning notices
• Identifying, raising, monitoring and closing Variation notices
• Estimating and pricing Variation quotations, negotiating through to agreement
• Working with others to ensure fully compliant contract notices are raised under the contract, i.e. with the Planning Department for Time Impacted Programmes
• Advising other departments on contractual obligations of the Contractor
• Producing Applications for Payment in accordance with the stated contract method
• Ensuring invoices are requested in accordance with the contract conditions
• Submit weekly dashboard to RCM for status of contract notice
• Producing Project Specific Cost and Value Reports
• Forecasting versus budget (cost and value)
• Cost analysis - prelims, plant, equipment, materials, labour, subcontract
• Value analysis
• Subcontract management
• cash flow and supporting the Finance department with cash collection when necessary
• Identifying margin improvement opportunities
• Supporting the commercial team in write-down of Work in Progress from Client/PMO

Skills, experience, qualifications

• 5+ years in similar role in a contracting organisation
• Experience of contracting in Water Utilities sector (essential)
• Experience of NEC3/4 and/or IchemE contracts (essential)
• Experience of CEMAR or similar tools (desirable but not essential)
• Evidence of dispute resolution (desirable but not essential)
• SAP experience (desirable but not essential)
• ESSENTIAL: Either engineering or commercial qualification
• DESIRABLE: Degree (Engineering, Quantity Surveying, IT, or similar)
• Member of Profession Institution (e.g. MRICS or similar)
• Strong background in dealing with commercial issues

Benefits

• Salary up to 60k depending on experience
• Car allowance/provision tbc
• Flexible/hybrid working
• Generous company pension and holiday allowance