Job Description
Senior Quantity Surveyor
The Role: The Senior Quantity Surveyor is required to provide commercial support to the project team, maintaining commercial information, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, and ensuring that the Company's 'Three Pillar' objectives are achieved. They will liaise with customer representatives and other third parties on commercial issues including agreement of variations, claims, and any additional payments.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Reporting:
* Ensure robust, accurate, and timely cost and value reporting at both project and business unit levels.
* Ensure accurate cash flow reporting.
* Carry out cost management including forecasting.
* Update the monthly CVR, cost, and commercial plans, and have accountability along with the project team for the commercial performance and strategy.
1. Processes:
* Help ensure that commercial processes are adhered to across the business unit.
* Actively seek to improve processes and procedures.
* Have a good understanding of the processes and procedures used by any JV/Alliance we are working within and assist in their development and improvement.
2. External Relationships:
* Ensure that any main contracts entered have appropriate terms and conditions for Barhale, with commercial risks identified.
* Ensure that the supply chain is engaged appropriately with the correct contract terms and conditions.
* Foster good client relationships.
3. Internal Relationships:
* Assist in managing the commercial team, including cost clerks and commercial support staff.
* Ensure effective interaction between the commercial team and operational site teams.
* Supervise and mentor Quantity Surveyors.
Key Measures & Targets:
* Accurate monthly forecasting.
* Ability to challenge resources and costs.
* Maintaining deadlines in line with the monthly commercial calendar.
Key Relationships:
* Commercial Manager/Managing Quantity Surveyor and the rest of the commercial team.
* Business Development and Bid Managers.
Person Specification:
The successful candidate is likely to meet all the following criteria:
Essential:
* HND/degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
* Previous experience in the civil engineering industry.
* Familiarity with ICE/NEC forms of contract (NEC3 or NEC4) and knowledge of current Construction Law.
* Extensive experience in commercial management and procurement of subcontractors.
* Ability to demonstrate good knowledge of monthly reporting and earned value analysis.
* Excellent team player with the ability to work independently.
* Excellent time management skills, with the ability to meet tight deadlines.
* Ability to encourage and support junior members of the Commercial Team.
* Experience working for Contractors, Water experience, and handling large amounts of data for open book forms of contract.
Desirable:
* Member of RICS or other relevant professional body, or working towards.
* CSCS card.
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