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Senior Quantity Surveyor

Farrans Recruitment TeamPeterborough🇬🇧United Kingdom

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeHybrid
LocationPeterborough, United Kingdom
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointAssemblyComplianceProcurementQuantity SurveyingRisk ManagementProject Management

Job description

You'll be joining our team to work on one of the largest infrastructure projects in the UK. Supporting our client, this project will be achieved by the engineering, integration and assembly of a series of interconnected pipelines which will enable our client to move water from areas with surplus water, to areas which are in deficit, making the east of England resilient to drought and securing water supplies for future generations.

We're looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join us on this project, supporting project leaders in generating a high standard of service delivery, achieving successful outcomes, capturing and sharing knowledge across projects and enhancing our culture of innovation. You will manage contract administration, risk management and negotiation effectively to deliver the agreed profitability and cash projections, informing line management and seeking guidance as and when required.

• Communicate and liaise with System sub-contractor
• Advising on contractual issues
• Ensure commercial compliance of current contracts, protecting the position of the company
• Report to Commercial Manager about the subcontract status
• Assist senior staff in pricing variations – this will not just be mechanical and electrical scope
• Cost control
• Support the Commercial and Contract Managers with monthly project cost reports and progress reports
• Provide provision, when required to the rest of the team on managing other subcontract lifecycles, participating in procurement, tendering, contract administration, variations and work packages management
• Measurement of quantities
• Preparation of monthly financial statement of anticipated Final Account detailing status of variations (budget, submitted, agreed), in conjunction with project management
• Assist with monthly work in progress reports in conjunction with project manager
• Managing delegated resources (e.g., budgets, equipment, and contracts) as appropriate, to ensure value for money
• Being fully aware of and actively complying with Farrans policies and procedures relevant to your own responsibilities and to corporate policies and procedures including equality, sustainability and the environment, health and safety and data protection
• Minimum BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent
• Previous NEC contract experience (NEC3 or NEC4 option C)
• Demonstrable negotiation and presentation skills
• Ability to work on own initiative, prioritise work to deadlines and pay attention to detail
• Excellent time management and organisation ability combined with good problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to effectively analyse and communicate complex ideas and information to a range of audiences and stakeholders
• Familiar with IT software in particular the Microsoft suite; to include Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Word

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