Senior Quantity Surveyor

Overview

We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our UK Infrastructure Business Unit to take full commercial responsibility and ownership for the project, working closely with the Contracts Manager/Project Manager and the construction team to ensure a successful project is delivered, while maintaining relationships and maximising commercial returns and managing risk.

John Sisk & Son have been building excellence as a family-owned international construction company by offering trust, certainty and value to our clients whilst being at the heart of change.

• Integrate the commercial strategy, amending to suit project as it develops.
• Liaise with and commercially influence/challenge the other members of the team and the construction process.
• Take ownership for, administer and represent the company in commercial and contractual issues, including but not limited to:
• Preparing tenders, analysing, selecting appropriate subcontracts, finalising subcontract orders, and financially and commercially managing to Final Account completion.
• Prepare and agree valuations, including generating certificates and invoice/payments.
• Update projected Final Accounts on a regular basis and prepare, submit and agree Final Account in a timely manner.
• Take responsibility for control of traditional contracts and contracts over €/£15m.
• Manage the recording and submission of claims in respect of delay and loss/expense; formulate detailed arguments and make representations to relevant parties.

• Legal appreciation / overview
• CPD – Legislation and Industry Trends
• CVR appreciation
• Presentation and communication skills
• Manage both people and situations sensitively and to commercial advantage
• Commercially inventive and astute

• Competitive salary with yearly increases
• Company car or car allowance
• Healthcare
• 26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)
• Employer pension
• Death in service – life assurance
• Competitive mileage rate
• Travel expenses
• Flexible and remote working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Professional and educational development

Our people are at the heart of our success and our proposition to them is to work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits and surround yourself with great people. Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfils all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply.

The full job specification is available on request.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Management and Manufacturing
• Industries:
  Construction