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Job title: Senior Quantity Surveyor
Sector: Civil Engineering
Thorn Baker are working with a popular tier 1 contractor who are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor on a permanent basis in Bridgwater. This is an amazing opportunity to work on one of the top civil engineering projects in the country, for a leading contractor.
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will provide expert guidance to the Commercial/Quantity Surveying team and Project Directors/Managers on all matters related to commercial activities for a specific package or multiple packages. You will be responsible for ensuring robust commercial and contractual management while coordinating the efforts of all stakeholders involved in the execution of the assigned package(s), ensuring smooth project delivery and effective collaboration.
What we can offer you:
- Salary up to £65,000
- Company Car
- 25 days holiday
- 2 days wfh
- flexible working
- pension
- family friendly policies
Responsibilities:
- Quality of Service Provision
- Understand economic factors that affects the construction industry
- To manage the feedback of commercial data to Planning and Estimating
- The ability to review tenders and cost data
- To manage the preparation of Target Cost for a Project
- To co-ordinate the commercial team to ensure programme issues are identified and actioned
- To manage the preparation and review of Earned Value Management
- Manage the preparation of the monthly operating statement and associated commercial reports
- To be able to report and explain the commercial progress to senior teams
- Formulation of management plans for resource procurement
- Understanding of disputes resolution including options, structure as well as knowledge of the SCL Protocol
- chain management and procurement techniques, estimating and surveying functions
- Management and reporting of Commercial Risk and Opportunity
- Management of disallowed cost
- Experienced in the recruitment and development of talent within the business
- Ability to provide feedback on team members strengths and weaknesses and support performance management
- Determining project commercial staff requirements
- Able to make connection between creative ideas and innovative outcomes and implement using a wide range of improvement techniques
- Managing risks and opportunities at a Project level and updating senior teams
Next steps:
If shortlisted, a consultant will be in touch within 48 hours
