Quantity Surveyor

Our client is proud to be one of the country’s leading Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Geotechnical Engineering contractors and has earned an enviable reputation for quality, innovation and customer service. The business is represented throughout the UK by a network of regional offices, each offering a full portfolio of project disciplines. This enables them to provide all their clients with the most efficient, reliable and value-engineered solution regardless of a project size or location.

Our client has all appropriate UK, European and International industry standards to
ensure safety, procurement and working practices are adhered to. The dedicated staff are involved in a comprehensive ongoing training programme designed to ensure they are equipped to meet the changing needs of this exciting industry. Our client is focused on building upon their history and reputation of quality workmanship and timely project completion. The company actively promote partnering through all of their contracts and are committed to achieving continual improvement with the objective of increasing their performance, future opportunities and making their workplace a platform for employee excellence.

Due to continued growth, a significant increase in the value of projects and the forward order workload shifting towards highly regulated sectors such as rail and infrastructure our client is now looking to recruit an experienced Quantity Surveyor whom will be responsible for leading all the commercial aspects on a variety of technically demanding works. The role will provide support to the senior management team and will ensure the compliance of commercial and legal reporting, whilst liaising closely with the directors and clients in providing regular commercial progress and compliance reporting.

Your responsibilities will include (but not be limited to);

• Overseeing commercial activities, commercial compliance and financial / legal governance whilst working closely with the contracts teams
• Risk identification and management
• Cash flow management and budget compliance
• Continual review and challenge of existing commercial processes and compliance to identify and implement best practice
• To review and vet contracts and sub-contracts or ensure contracts have been drawn up correctly prior to commencement of works and to review / vet contracts drawn up by third parties
• To oversee additional commercial and compliance aspects of activities such as Tender Enquiries, Bid Evaluations and the Settlement of Claims / Disputes
• Identifying and managing risk and opportunities associated with all contracts
• Provide commercial / contractual / compliance advice to contract teams
• Notification, preparation and agreement of insurance claims
• Attend project start up and close out meetings
• Oversee the timely submission of final accounts to clients
• Maintain a register of contractual claims and disputes for and against the company
• Undertake regular commercial and compliance audits for each main contract to ensure good practice and compliance with all company procedures
• Prepare monthly reports identifying trends and areas for improvement
• Managing contracts (using various forms) including final account measurement and agreement of interim assessments, Early Warning notification, Compensation events, extensions of time etc.
• Financial reconciliation and general contractual administration
• Attending / contributing to risk management, value engineering, cost/value, progress and compliance meetings
• Preparation of weekly / monthly cost / value reports and agreeing of final accounts
• Preparation and administration of Sub contract documents including sub contract set up, Administration of the account to final account stage.

This challenging and exciting opportunity, based in the East Midlands, requires an individual with a good technical background and demonstrable experience in taking the commercial lead on mid to large civil engineering, utilities, rail or infrastructure contracts / frameworks. A highly attractive basic salary (permanent) plus extensive benefits package is on offer for the successful candidate, along with longevity of work and career progression