Senior Quantity Surveyor

Description:

Senior Quantity Surveyor to join one of our key clients who are a leading civils and ground works contractor specialising within the Highways Sector.

We are are looking for an experienced SQS who has a track record in managing all costs relating to civil engineering projects, from the initial calculations to the final figures.

Day to day duties will include but not be limited to: Seeking to minimise the costs of a project and enhance value for money, while still achieving the required standards and quality. Managing a small team of less experienced commercial staff as well as mentoring others on their journey to being professionally qualified.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, your main accountabilities will be as follows:

* Orders information and systematically checks data

* Working on civils projects such as section 278 and 38 works around £3 Million in value.

* Critically appraises, estimates and negotiates the above with 3rd parties, reviews complex contract programmes such as Time-Location

* Assists with the preparation of delay and disruption programmes

* Monitors subcontract activities, measure and respond appropriately

* Analyses the commercial progress and report to senior project staff

* Manages commercial aspects with Customer and Stakeholders for their area of responsibility

* Prepares procurement programme and helps develop the strategy

* Analyses rates & prices, agreement of variations and compensation events as required

* Prepares, submits and negotiates claims when required

* Prepares Internal reports, commercial progress and financial reconciliation

* Manages HR/People aspects for direct and indirect reports (PDRs etc)

* Actively supports the development of others including professional mentoring

* Produces plans for team to achieve goals / aspirations

* Supports recruitment of lower grades

* Critically appraises, estimates and negotiates the above with 3rd parties

* Undertakes constructability analyses using construction programmes

Ideally you would have the following:

* BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent

* Membership of RICS, ICES or CIOB (or working towards