Managing Quantity Surveyor – Housing Refurbishment – Tier 1 Contractor

Salary: £360 – £480 per day

Prosper Recruitment are working in partnership with a Tier 1 Contractor who are looking to recruit a Managing Quantity Surveyor for Housing Refurbishment Schemes in Northampton. Works include voids, repairs, kitchens, bathrooms, wetrooms, external works, developments.

Reporting into the Regional Commercial Manager the Managing Quantity Surveyor will oversee all commercial elements of the operational unit including management of Quantity Surveying teams. To set and improve business standards within the teams and ensuring key systems and processes are adhered to. To increase profitability whilst maintaining quality and customer relationships. To understand, adhere and assist were with implementing the company SHEQ policy/strategy. Protecting the company’s interests at all times.

Responsibilities:

• Line management responsibility for all QS’s within the operating team, including recruitment and management of any HR matters in the team
• Lead financial strategy at Contract Establishment stage by implementing, monitoring and managing our desired approach with QS teams.
• Maximise profitability on all operational schemes, by carrying out regular project performance reviews with the site teams and RD
• Maximise variation and specification change opportunities on live schemes to ensure all opportunities of increased margins are identified and considered.
• Ensure all value is captured, inclusive of measuring and valuing all exclusion works using the agreed contract method
• Overseeing and managing the submission of V.O’s, quotations and estimates
• Ensuring full delivery team is aware of our contractual & commercial requirements
• Working with the central procurement department to ensure the regions achieve the best potential in terms of supplier arrangements. Ensuring regional supply chain deals are adhered to maximizing rebates.
• Ensure sub-contract buying gains are maximized, working with the Regional director to ensure appropriate SC choices are made at contract set up.
• Close management of supply chain within the region, measuring performance & working with RD to effectively manage resources.
• Manage all profitability reporting for the region, working with the QS and production teams, ensure accuracy and robustness of financial reporting, with all risks and opportunities identified and discussed with the Regional and Commercial director on a monthly basis. 
• Ensure monthly operational billings are accurate and reflect realistic delivery on site, monitor and manage monthly changes in billings projections providing report on major movements.
• Manage cash collection and invoicing of month accrued income values.
• Establish accurate cost delivery data within the region, and work with estimating teams to ensure real delivery costs are incorporated into live tenders, attend financial tender adjudication reviews to discuss potential risk and opportunities at tender stage.
• Manage cost allocations across regional overheads and direct job costed staff, reporting direct to RD on any potential issues
• Manage “red flag” reports, chase up outstanding issues and report progress to the Commercial Director
• Attend monthly senior commercial team meetings
• Work with Senior Management Team and legal dept on any live and potential disputes that can expose the region to risk
• Identify and manage financial risk to the regions, associated with working in new areas and with new suppliers, particularly around contract complexities such as TUPE.
• Work with the RD in carrying out an overall (risk/opportunities adjusted) financial report each month after completion of billings for internal management purposes.

Qualifications or Required Experience: 

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent client relationships

Excellent influencing & negotiating skills

Ability to critically Annalise commercial reportage

Knowledge and execution of varying forms of contracts

IT skills – MS Office, Excel, Project, Word etc.

Extensive experience within a Senior Quantity Surveying / Managing QS Role

Experience of forms of contracts; Such as TPC, NEC & JCT

Knowledge of a variety of commercial models, PPP, PPV, SOR’s

Be familiar with an ‘open book’ commercial model, ensuring all costs are captured and allocated correctly.

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