Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job Description

Our Water sector contractor are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to be based out of their Reading office supporting Water/Wastewater projects on a permanent basis.\n\nOur client are growing their team delivering AMP8 for Thames Water, to meet the greatly enlarged programme of works between 2025 and 2030. They have already been allocated circa £250m of projects in the delightful rural setting of the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire and Thames Valley regions.\n\nThis is a great opportunity to join the team delivering on Treatment Works within this area. Projects are a mix of civil, mechanical, electrical and IC scopes and range between £2.5m to £25m in size.\n\nThis is an exciting time to join the Commercial team of the Infrastructure Division as our client are delivering enlarged AMP8 programmes across the UK for several water companies.\n\nResponsibilities\n\nProvide commercial management on medium to high risk / complexity projects including the following tasks:\nCo-ordinating with, reporting to and implementing the reasonable directives of the Managing Quantity Surveyor (functional reporting).\nComplete monthly internal CVR updates informed by robust cost forecasting\nLiaising with Contracts Managers on the day-to-day commercial administration of contracts to ensure the financial success of construction operations and to keep the Commercial Manager appraised of all material events.\nUndertake subcontract procurement from cradle to grave (enquiry packages, bid analysis and recommendations, Subcontract drafting and Subcontract management through to final account).\nSupervising, mentoring and encouraging junior staff in their personal professional development.\nEnsuring consultation with contracts management that all necessary notices and submissions required by the Contract are given in an expedient manner.\nInvolvement in dispute avoidance/resolution.\nResponsible for managing meetings where appropriate.\nLine management responsibility for junior members of the commercial team.\nComplete accurate internal cash flow forecast updates\nComplete external reporting to the Client including Value of Work Done and cash flow forecasting.\nEnsure disciplined change control and management both domestic with the supply chain and external with the client.\nEnsure the successful negotiations of Main Contract Final Accounts.\nUndertake robust cost control including management of accruals, actual cost allocations and challenge.\nProvide commercial support to the project operations team including regular site presence.

\n\nSkills/experience/qualifications\n\nSound & comprehensive understanding of construction industry and the parties to it.\nProficient knowledge of measurement and valuation.\nGood knowledge of standard forms of contract.\nProficient in reading drawings, specifications and knowledge of construction process.\nAbility to negotiate with clients/sub contractors and draft sub contracts.\nKnowledge of CIS.\nAbility to produce accurate monthly cost and value reports and outturn financial forecasts.\nAbility to work in a team environment.\nAwareness of dispute procedures.\nExperience of undertaking risk assessments and valuation of them in conjunction with other project team members.\nExtensive experience of working on live projects and final accounts\nExperience of value engineering.\nExposure to resolving disputes.\nSuccessfully completed a number of final accounts.\nExperience of procuring major works sub contracts\nProfessional membership of recognised institute e.g. RICS (desirable)\nProficient in the use of Microsoft packages e.g. Excel, Word & PowerPoint and industry standard Common Data Environment, financial and Project Management systems.\nExperience of managing, mentoring and developing staff.\nExperience of working on Water Treatment projects highly desirable.

\n\nWhat we can offer you\n\nSalary 55k - 80k depending on experience level and interview\nCash Car allowance\n26 days annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 3 days holiday)\n3 additional long service days achieved after 3, 7 and 10 years\nPrivate medical insurance for yourself (with the option to buy family cover)\nLife Assurance\nDefined contribution pension scheme matched up to 8%\nEnhanced maternity, paternity and parental leave\n2 days volunteering opportunities\nFlexible and Agile working - 3 or 4 days across site and office - Reading\n45 hour working week with built in lunch breaks/flexibility around home life\nEmployee Assistance Programme \nProfessional membership fees\nPerks at Work Employee discount scheme offering discounts on a range of categories such as electronics, home appliances, food & groceries, car buying, travel, fitness and more\nFlexible Benefits scheme which includes the opportunity to purchase benefits such as:\nCritical illness insurance (with option to purchase for your partner)\nDental Insurance\nTravel insurance\nCycle to work scheme