Senior Quantity Surveyor
Our prestigeous London based client have a brand new opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to be based at their Perivale offices.
Overview of the Role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic business that is experiencing exceptional growth.
The Senior Quantity Surveyor will be working across the entire group, but we expect their core responsibility will be the Structural Steelwork division and their focus will be on incoming payment, but still be involved with cost management and reporting as well.
The Senior Quantity Surveyor will work within the commercial team to maximise financial recovery, manage reporting for the division/s they are responsible and maintain good relationships with customers and throughout the supply chain. The commercial team currently consists of the Commercial Manager, an intermediate QS, and an Assistant QS, and the team reports to the Chief Operating Officer.
Key Responsibilities:
* Ensure the timely and maximised payment to the group
* Complete the payment application and valuation process for the contracts/projects within your division, with assistance within the commercial team.
* Facilitate problem solving with invoicing and receiving of payment.
* Negotiate and agree final accounts.
* Identify, price, justify and negotiate variations. Technical expertise within the team is available where necessary.
* Review and negotiate contracts, both with clients and supply chain.
* Develop and optimise Activity Schedules, WBS or BOQ to suit the specific project.
* Contribute to tenders, particularly review of contract documents, from time to time.
* Extract, adjust and organise information from software programs to input into existing Monthly Reporting processes.
* At times problem solve or improve the cashflow forecasting to ensure accuracy and relevance.
* Provide, or develop provision of, commercial information as requested by senior management from time to time.
* Engage and Manage supply chain.
Key measures and targets:
* Meet all contractual and internal commercial deadlines.
* Maximising financial position.
* Ensure Up-to-date and valid income and expenditure forecasting.
* Identify and challenge resources and costs.
* At all times to represent the company in the best possible way, be courteous and professional working to the highest ethical standards.
The successful candidate will have:
* Bachelor's or higher degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering or similar qualification.
* A minimum of 5 years experience within the UK construction industry.
* A minimum of 5 years experience in quantity surveying or other similar commercial role/s.
* A minimum of 1 year experience providing or managing hard fabric and/or structural trades.
* In depth knowledge of common construction contracts, particularly JCT, and a good understanding of construction law, disputes and contracts.
* Excellent communication, both oral and written. Can articulate technical or contractual information clearly and succinctly.
* Mastery of Microsoft Excel’s functionality and ability to use range of other software programmes.
* Eagerness to learn, and assist in implementing, new software or processes to improve personal or company performance.
* Proven ability to manage clients and build relationships.
* Ability to work under pressure and deliver results.
* Strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills.
* The right to work and live in the UK
Location:
This is an office-based role at our Perivale office and factory in North-West London.
There will be visits to sites/meetings across London, approximately monthly, and travel costs will be reimbursed.
Typical hours of work will be 8am until 5pm Monday to Friday