Quantity Surveyor

To continually provide a thorough and professional commercial service for all projects for which they are responsible ensuring they are administered effectively and that the business objectives in terms of health and safety, profitability and customer focus are achieved or exceeded.

• Work to and within the Mackley Integrated Management System, company policies & procedures.
• Establish and maintain the Operations/Commercial partnership required to meet the needs of each project.
• Monitor manage risk & associated budgets.
• Procure subcontractors at lower than Tender sums whenever possible.
• Seek to negotiate the best price for the company.
• Build strong relationships with clients & their representatives.
• Establish & actively promote working relationships between the department, through effective communication & ensuring Company procedures are followed.
• Fully understand the Contract and scope of work and advise/communicate to relevant project team members.
• Discuss and develop procurement strategy with team members & in accordance with the contract programme. Monitor & update as necessary.
• Submit timely applications for payments to ensure cash can be collected in accordance with the Contract.
• Recover retentions in accordance with the Contract.
• Recognise opportunity & potential for increased value. Evaluate & submit prices in a timely fashion to achieve optimum outcome. Wherever possible pre price variations to maximise returns.
• Review costs & value in conjunction with the site time to ensure timely & accurate forecasting.
• Provide support & development to other members of the project team.

• Finance
• Understanding of Tendering & Procurement processes
• QHSE legislation

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor in Civil Engineering environment
• Experience of Dispute resolution (desirable)
• Understanding of CVR’s & financial reports (desirable)

• • IT Microsoft Office skills
  -Evision, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Business Collaborator
• Understanding of company computer based cost recording systems

• Full driving licence
• NEC3,4, ECC, ICE & JCT full contract awareness

• Preferably HNC or Degree educated in Quantity Surveying or Construction Management
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors membership (RICS) (desirable)

The company may, from time to time, require you to undertake duties other than those outlined in this job description and/or to undertake work in other departments/sites to meet customer demands. Any changes to this job description will be discussed and agreed with you.

Please note:

We are managing this recruitment process directly and are not engaging recruitment agencies at this time. Thank you.

Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor in Civil Engineering environment. Experience of Dispute resolution (desirable). Understanding of CVR’s & financial reports (desirable).