Contracts Surveyor

Gilbert-Ash thinks creatively to help our clients deliver stunning and often challenging projects. It’s about considering the impact we have on local communities and the wider world – finding unique ways to maximise positive opportunities and smarter ways to offset the negative.

It’s about grabbing a hard hat, rolling up our sleeves and getting stuck in to see every job completed on time, on budget and with the minimum possible stress all round.

It’s about working in a genuinely collaborative way with clients, an approach that sees them returning to us year after year with new projects, new challenges and new opportunities to do something bigger than just building. That’s because they understand what we’re about – that what we do together has the potential to make a difference.

To our clients, their customers and the people who live and work and enjoy the places we create together. To the environment, both local and beyond. To the safety and wellbeing of our people who work smarter and harder because they know how much they mean to us and understand our clients’ trust is in their hands.

Reports to: Senior Contracts Surveyor.

Location: Belfast-based but you will be required to work at any of the Company’s sites which you are assigned to in UK and ROI from time to time.

To ensure all surveying functions are efficiently carried out on allocated projects, and all available profit is extracted.

• Liaise with Estimating, Purchasing and Contracts Manager / Project Manager / Coordinator, regarding the procurement of sub-contract packages, to ensure compliance with contract deadlines and give advice on all known market intelligence.
• Examine and analyse contracts documents and clauses. Carry out feasibility studies as well as risk analysis evaluations.
• Ensure accurate and timely sharing of information.
• Analyse and select potential sub-contractors from tender documents and cost packages.
• Organise the division of component work packages to sub-contractors.
• Carry out tendering and reporting for project works packages.
• Prepare and submit sub-contractor orders and ensuring that the process schedules are in place.
• Liaise with site management in connection with variations, dayworks confirmation of instruction, cost control, waste management and appropriate issue of Architect Instructions.
• Prepare and submit payments for sub-contractors.
• Prepare and submit detailed regular valuations and cost appraisals.
• Following completion of project work packages, ensure that all sub-contractor’s contracts are closed out and performances ratings are completed.
• Establish and maintain good relations with Clients / Design Teams and their representatives as well as any other stakeholders.
• Maintain comprehensive and accurate records of own activity related to projects to ensure traceability.
• Facilitate the monitoring, tracking and reporting on planning conditions related to the project such as local spend, local procurement etc.
• Maintain control procedures in accordance with the Company’s Integrated Management Systems ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
• Fulfil company CPD requirements undertaking all relevant training and development activities as required.
• Attend industry dinners, functions, seminars etc., as required on behalf of the Company.
• Fulfil the role of mentor as and when required.
• Contribute to the Company’s ESG initiatives and activities.

The above list is not exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to take on other duties and responsibilities for the effective and efficient performance of this role.

• 2+ years’ experience of surveying, planning, directing and co-ordination of…