Senior Quantity Surveyor - Civil Engineering

We are working currently working with a leading national contracting group, responsible for delivering some of the region’s most high-profile infrastructure projects. 

They have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team delivering the infrastructure and enabling work on a major commercial project based in South Wales.

This role represents an excellent opportunity to progress your career with a leading contracting group, that offers exposure to high-profile projects, and career development.

Responsibilities:

• Manage all costs for infrastructure projects with experience in identifying commercial risks and opportunities with respect of their works


• Provide support to senior members of the team in delivering varied commercial duties including responsibility for procuring and managing the supply chain


• Optimise commercial performance through diligent cost control and value-for-money opportunities, whilst achieving the required standards and quality for our customers


• Assist with commercial relationships to both internal and external stakeholders.


• Provide support and adherence for the Gated Business Lifecycle process.

Duties:

• Collation of cost and value information


• Measurement of works and agreements with subcontractors.


• Measure, record & value work unsupervised by appropriate rules and procedures


• Measure & interpret specifications & drawings.


• Build up estimates from first principle including net and gross estimates.


• Translate measurements from drawings and Specifications and prepare Bills of Quantities and Schedules of rates.


• Review weekly, monthly, and section programmes of works and understand of delay and disruption programmes.


• Plan commercial activities to meet the requirements of section programmes.


• Preparation of Cost reconciliation statements


• Collect information required to specify procurement requirements.

Candidate Profile:

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience

• An organised, innovative, and creative Quantity Surveyor with experience of working on Projects.


• Previous experience of managing costs and maximizing value


• Experience of financial and commercial control within a project


• Experience of procuring and managing supply chain