Senior Quantity Surveyor

We are currently looking for a Senior QS with rail industry experience for a contract role based in Derby. This is a contract role for an initial period of 12 months and is outside of IR35.

Job Role:

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• Being responsible for project work package change control, cost/budget management, forecasting and mitigating risks
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• Being the key commercial interface for responsible work package manager and providing contractual and commercial support to Project Managers and Engineering
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• Providing input to internal and external commercial reports as required by Commercial Delivery Strategy
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• Ensuring processes and document control align with the appropriate company standards
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• Maintaining auditable records in accordance with contractual requirements
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• Working and collaborating with key partners in finance, project management, engineering, sub-contractors, suppliers, and clients
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Requirements:

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• Having previous (Senior) Quantity Surveyor experience working within a contractor side project environment ideally within a similar or related industry e.g. rail, engineering, construction
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• Being degree qualified and/or hold or working towards professional qualification (i.e., RICS, ICES)
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• Handling subcontract costs; estimating change / variations; forecasting cost and measuring cost of work complete
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• Having strong negotiation skills and ability to manage commercial strategies
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• Working with limited supervision and under own initiative under cost or time critical conditions; managing expectations
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• Being confident and able to deal externally and internally at all levels
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