Quantity Surveyor / Project Qs – Infrastructure

Salary: £420 – £480 per day

Our client operate in both engineering and construction contracting as well as consultancy services. They are currently looking to strengthen their commercial offering to clients with the recruitment of several Quantity Surveyors, both at QS and Project QS level.

Every project is different. The duration of a project may range from a few days to produce a report, or years on a major framework managing the client’s commercial activity.

Each client is different. The role may require you to provide expert advice to a local government authority or work with a major highly regulated public client.

Each working environment is different. The role may require you to co-locate with the client, work from a company office or be home based, or a combination of all three.

The range of services may include
* Managing major transformational change in a client’s commercial department
* Strategic commercial management via secondment into a client’s organisation
* Implementing a smart commercial delivery platform to digitalise a client’s existing commercial function
* Advising on and / or implementing suitable contract models and structuring of incentives to reflect clients appetite for risk
* Strategic commercial advice and recommendations for the engagement, contract model selection and incentivisation of design consultants
* Practical advice for the avoidance and prevention of disputes and strategies for resolution
* Providing an independent assurance and forensic commercial audit role
* Negotiating a contractor’s target cost on behalf of a client
* Acting as commercial and contractual advisor to one or multiple NEC Project Manager’s on behalf of a client
* Managing or being part of a commercial team administering multiple NEC ECSs on behalf of a client
* Training, mentoring and upskilling a client’s commercial department
* Supporting major transformational change in a client’s commercial department
* Supporting the implementation of a smart commercial delivery platform to digitalise
client’s existing commercial function
* Providing an independent assurance and forensic commercial audit role
* Supporting the negotiation of a contractor’s target cost on behalf of a client
* Acting as commercial and contractual advisor to one or multiple NEC Project Manager’s on
behalf of a client
* Being part of a commercial team administering multiple NEC ECSs on behalf of a client

Essential
You must be flexible, agile and willing to embrace change.
You should have a demonstrably deep understanding of industry and cross-sector best practice in commercial delivery.
This will have been developed through at least 4+ years’ experience (6+ years for more senior roles) in one or more of the following infrastructure sectors: Highways Rail Aviation Defence Energy Water
You must have excellent communication skills (written and oral).
Fully conversant with NEC 3 / 4 and Main Options A, B, C and E, secondary option clauses and ability to provide scenario specific advice to clients on strengths and weaknesses of each
You should take an active interest in industry trends, commercial digitalisation and changes in contract models (e.g. smart delivery platforms, Project 13 and alliancing models)
Previous client side experience is considered beneficial
Desirable Professional Memberships:
Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) or equivalent
Other
You will have the ability and flexibility to work across the UK
Driving Licence
Active Security Clearance, or ability to hold Security Clearance is considered beneficial.

Interested?