Quantity Surveyor

Salary: £90,000 per year

 Quantity Surveyor/Commercial Assistant – Plant and Fleet

Construction Plant & Fleet Services

Reports to: Director – (indirect to FD) 

As Quantity Surveyor – the Management and undertaking of commercial activities and processes within the Strategic Assets business stream 

Financial: Cost control, contract review, CVR, terms and conditions, ROCE, utilisation, external debt

Organisational: reports directly to the Director, dotted line to FD

Internal: Business Directorate, H&S, Finance, Hire Desk, Plant / Site Supervisors / SA Senior team. External: Subcontractors, Suppliers, Regulatory Bodies, Customers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Quantity Surveyor
• Stage Gate writing and review
• Business Case writing / bid applications
• Lead on forecasting / budgets/ weekly flash
• Project scope and pricing 
• Commercial SLAs
• Maximising cost recovery across all activities
• Debt management (external facing / subcontractors)
• Data analysis, “what if” scenario testing
• Monitor utilisation of the entire fleet – variance to target
• Stakeholder management with customers
• Compilation and review of quotes and pricing for customers
• Forward pipeline – update and review 
• Management of asset utilisation tracker / pipeline
• Reviewing business development opportunities
• Capital procurement – track and monitor delivery program / variance to stage gate approvals
• Data management – Telematics Dashboard and analysis

REQUIREMENTS

• Suitable Quantity Surveyor qualification CPCS Appointed Person
• Experience of commercial management in the Construction plant (or similar) sector
• Self-starter
• Knowledge of plant / asset hire industry as a Quantity Surveyor
• Clear drive and ambition
• Ability to effectively manage conflict and negotiation
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people at all levels across the organisation and externally.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety Management (ideally Construction industry focused)