Details:
- Salary: £400 - 500 - Day
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Day
- Location: Maidstone Kent
- Date: 22 hours ago
Description:
Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor
Kent | Freelance | Outside IR35
About the Company
Our client is a well-established major contractor delivering complex civil engineering and infrastructure schemes across the UK. Due to ongoing workload within their highways division, they are looking to strengthen the commercial team on a project in the Kent area with an experienced Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor.
The Role
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to take commercial responsibility on a highways scheme in Kent.
Working closely with the project and commercial teams, you will manage the day-to-day commercial requirements of the scheme, including subcontractor management, cost control, forecasting, valuations, change management and reporting. The position would suit a strong Senior QS with a background in highways or major civil engineering who is comfortable operating independently within a busy project environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Commercial management of highways and civil engineering works
* Manage subcontractor accounts from procurement through to final account
* Prepare and review valuations, variations and commercial documentation
* Manage change and compensation events
* Produce accurate cost forecasts and commercial reports
* Monitor costs, value and project performance
* Identify and manage commercial risks and opportunities
* Maintain accurate commercial records
* Work closely with operational and project teams
* Liaise with clients, subcontractors and other project stakeholders
Experience & Requirements
* Strong experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor within civil engineering
* Previous highways experience is highly desirable
* Good working knowledge of NEC contracts
* Strong subcontractor management experience
* Experience with cost forecasting, valuations and change management
* Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience
* Commercially astute with the ability to manage packages independently
* Strong communication and negotiation skills
If you are interested, please contact Tabitha Crabtree at Kenton Black