Quantity Surveyor/Senior Quantity Surveyor

Description:

Location: Huntingdon
Duration of assignment: 3 months – rolling contract
Working hours: 37 hours Monday to Friday
Rate: QS - PAYE £270 to £345 per day 
IR35 status: Inside IR35

Ideal start date: ASAP

To provide Quantity Surveying and estimating services in order to meet the requirements of the County
Council and other clients whilst demonstrating value for money. Ensure all costs are recorded and income
recovered, annual turnover circa. £80m, individual works orders from £100 to £20m. For NEC Highways
and Street Lighting PFI Contracts.
To manage the day-to-day delivery of services to achieve the required quality, cost and programme
assurance, to achieve high levels of stakeholder satisfaction. You will interface with internal and external
client teams throughout the Council and external clients for third party works.
To manage the financial issues and apply cost control procedures related to the procurement and
delivery of the Council’s extensive Highways investment programme. Provide professional advice on
appropriate procurement routes to obtain best value. The post attracts significant financial
responsibility with a requirement to report on the day-to-day financial aspects of capital projects as
directed; ensure proper financial monitoring of contractors’ cost/price structures as they relate to
capital and revenue provisions.
 
Ensure works and additional works meet the required targets and monitor internal and external
markets to ensure highways and transport activity remains competitive. To accurately measure
and value the works undertaken by the operational teams and contractors. You will be
accountable for improving service knowledge of relevant commercial standards including the
Methods of Measurement for Highway works.
Ensure the team and wider Highways and Transportation directorate have the up to date tools
and guidance on the NEC form of Contract including core system management of change control
for the contracts and frameworks we have in place. Advise and guide new staff members in the
workings of the NEC form of contract and how to apply these to delivery of works and
commercial requirements set by these contracts. Ensure the Commercial team are provided
with the relevant training and case history including industry knowledge and exposure of a
range or different contracts. Seek ways to share examples and knowledge through scenario based lessons learned.
Set standards and guide officers and provide a framework to support the teams on commercial
and contractual matters. Lead meetings with officers and contractors, provide direction and
guidance to the teams throughout Place & Sustainability who commission works through the
NEC forms of contract and frameworks. Provide support to Assistant Quantity Surveyors and
Project Managers as a point of escalation for disputed matters, attend and lead meetings and
provide training or presentations where required