Senior Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Lead (Residential Project / M&E)

Salary: £84,000 – £96,000 per year

RedRock Recruitment require an experienced Senior QS/Commee4rcial lead for a permanent role based in Tottenham court road. Applicants MUST have a degree in Quantity Surveying, preferably in mechanical or electrical engineering, but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage feasibility studies to estimate materials, time and labour costs and engaging all team members from the project launch to ensure that the best solution is obtained.
• Single point of contact to fully understand project’s commercial needs, evaluating different options to fulfil them and propose the best solutions in a reasonable, professional way.
• Manage cost throughout the project stages through to financial close and during construction. Assisting when required with regards to cost evaluation, procurement and variation advice.
• Accurately report and monitor, to forecast correctly, monthly cost reporting.
• Remain the single point of accountability for reporting weekly and monthly commercial reports to the Commercial Manager and Commercial Director.
• Handle procurement of sub-contractor packages and present their selection for approval of said packages by Commercial Director.
• Prepare and monitor all supporting documentation for extension of time and loss in expense claims, in line with the contract documentation.
• Monitor project variations, project claims and compile all supporting documents, ensuring all the relevant project files are updated for review by the company’s Commercial Manager.
• Minimise the cost and enhance value for money for projects, whilst still achieving the required standards and quality.
• Cashflow to be prepared and monitored for the project.
• All costs applicable to the project to be monitored including preliminaries through the approval, sign off of orders and the reviewing of invoices applicable to the project.
• Prepare monthly client applications for payments and follow through to receipt of client certificate, in line with the works completed on site and cash flow position.
• Contract administration of the main contract to protect Cilantro Engineering’s position and safeguard any issues.
• Administration of Sub-contractors’ contracts, to ensure fair and efficient management of Sub-contractor packages.
• Assess Sub-contractors’ application for payments, to ensure a fair valuation in line with the progress on site and with their contracts.
• Other job-related duties as they arise from new company processes.

• Skills and experience required
• Ideally a degrees in Quantity Surveying / Mechanical / Electrical Engineering, but not essential.
• Minimum 7 years professional experience, preferably within the residential M&E sector
• Must be able to review technical drawings for variations, valuations and take offs
• Previous experience working on commercial/residential projects
• Strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated, good working attitude and a high level of professionalism
• Proficient in MS Office, specifically in MS Excel