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.
• Assisting Project Manager in the administration of sub-contractor performance to ensure the economic and timely completion of all sub-contractor liabilities written into the sub-contract.
• Ensuring prompt and regular submission of main contract payment applications and subsequent cash collection together with the preparation of sub-contractor payments (strictly in accordance with specified payment terms). Involvement in dispute avoidance/resolution.

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.
• Awareness of dispute procedures, Experience of undertaking risk assessments and valuation of them in conjunction with other project team members. Extensive experience of working on live projects and final accounts. Experience of value engineering. Exposure to resolving disputes. Successfully completed a number of final accounts. Experience of procuring major works sub contracts.
• Professional membership of recognised institute e.g. RICS (desirable)
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft packages e.g. Excel, Word & PowerPoint
• Experience of working in the water industry highly desirable.
• Demonstrate knowledge of previously working with CEMAR and COINS (desirable)

Salary and benefits include:

• 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%
• 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, Travel insurance. Cycle to work scheme, Retail vouchers/payroll giving/activity pass for top leisure attraction

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

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