Details:
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Location: RG12 Bracknell Bracknell Forest
- Date: 3 weeks ago
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