Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Our client have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join their team in Durrington, Sussex or Falmer, Brighton.

Commercial graduates will be considered.

To assist the Quantity Surveyor responsible for the contract administration of one or more contracts, in the disciplines of cost and budget management, contract compliance, reporting and invoice verification.

The Assistant QS will be required to collect and analyse data to provide timely, accurate and clearly presented regular and ad-hoc reports to support the Quantity Surveyor.

The post holder will be expected to understand and promote the clients values when meeting contractors, customers or other stakeholders. They should look for opportunities to enhance the reputation of the client when meeting customers.

This is a new role within the company and offers the post holder the opportunity to be play a valuable part in the successful delivery of work programmes and projects in the department, creating a robust culture of strong governance and financial control whilst developing their skills with guidance and support from the Quantity Surveyor.

Decision Authorities
Authority level and limits
The role undertakes routine tasks of data analysis and reporting for the Quantity Surveyor they are assigned to. There is no decision making authority assigned to this role.
Provides information to support schemes and projects valued at circa £?m p.a.

WORK ACTIVITY

Problem Solving
* Adapts problem solving approach to demands of situation.
Change and Innovation
* Can create new reports & initiate change by recognising there may be a better way of doing things.
* Development of commercial and contract understanding by assisting Quantity Surveyor, in order to resolve issues.

Customer / Stakeholder Management
The post-holder will have to communicate across all areas of Operations, the wider business and with external parties as required by the Quantity Surveyor.

Primary Contacts
Internal: Quantity Surveyor, Operations Senior Managers, Commercial, Finance, Legal and Assets.
External: Contractors, Customers, and Consultants.

Risk Management
Impacts on commercial decisions & the certification process by ensuring that information is accurate.

ACCOUNTABILITIES
* To develop accurate and timely reports to meet the requirements of the Quantity Surveyor.
* To ensure that reports are reviewed and approved before issue.
* Providing accurate and timely budget and cost information for a specified number of schemes or projects as directed by the Quantity Surveyor, using developed management information and reports – including forecasting final costs and budget vs. cost analysis.
* Ensure that Early Warnings, Compensation Events and other Contract notices received are recorded and dealt with within the time scales defined in the Contract.
* Support the Quantity Surveyor in the identification, quantification and mitigation of risks.
* Focus on the achievement of targets, milestones and SLIs.
* Visit site activities as required to undertake cost verification.
* Complete management information requirements to support timely and accurate reporting regime within the department.
* Build strong and effective working relationships with contractors, other members of the team, other business contacts and key stakeholders.
* Attendance at meetings as required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION – critical requirements of the job
* Understands and can utilise data modelling techniques.
* Awareness of the project lifecycle.
* Awareness of Contract conditions and commercial models.
* Excellent IT skills.

Commercial Effectiveness and Business Expertise
* Skills to operate in a demanding performance-driven environment requiring a high degree of team working, directly contributing to delivering stretching objectives.
* Skills in budget analysis and presentation.
* Skills in cost analysis.
* Financial awareness.
* Awareness and development of practical Contract working and the relationship with associated Contracts

Risk and Compliance
Awareness of risk identification, quantification and mitigation.

Skills and Competencies
* Strong commercial & financial awareness.
* Awareness of the regulatory regime in the water industry.
* Strong analytical & numerical skills.
* Awareness of industry forms of contract (NEC, I Chem. E, ICE).
* Performance and delivery focussed.

Personal and Interpersonal Skills
* Good oral and written communication skills.
* Strong analytical skills.
* Highly organised and able to multi-task.
* Is curious/ enquiring – digs down to find out why things are happening.
* Tenacious.
* Creative.

Experience and Qualifications
* Proven experience in a commercial or reporting role.

Qualifications
* A Levels or equivalent.

Matchtech Group Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.