Senior Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Role

Title:

Senior Quantity Surveyor

The full job description covers all associated skills, previous experience, and any qualifications that applicants are expected to have.

Location:

Glasgow Head Office;
Travel to UK sites as required. [Hybrid - 4 days office : 1 day WFH]

Hours of Work: 37.5 hours / week, Monday – Friday

Job Purpose

This is a critical leadership role within the Commercial team to develop and drive the strategy for the QS & Commercial cost management team to deliver value for money across FM and our customers.

The role will deliver and develop how the team continually review and challenge costs in a challenging FM industry, identify cost efficiencies through experience, analytics and monitoring trends, while still achieving the required standards and quality for our Customers.

The role will involve working across major contracts which delivers FM solutions and will be responsible to support the business to help achieve P&L targets, implementing business improvements and driving cost efficiency.

This role will support the wider Commercial and Procurement teams to deliver the commercial duties required and support the management of our supply chain.

• Developing the QS and Commercial Cost Management strategy with the Head of Category Management and Procurement Director
• Implementation of strategy, processes and best practice across the team to consistently deliver ‘value for money’
• Representing the company in a professional and competent manner at all times, and develop strong working relationships with suppliers, colleagues and clients.
• Accurate costing and control of subcontractor expenditure, reflected in the timely production of cost / supplier reports.
• To negotiate and challenge contractors on cost queries when required to deliver excellent service.
• Review accounts transactions processed by Cost Administrator including materials, timesheets, invoicing and ensuring supplier query resolution and accurate record keeping.
• Valuation of maintenance, reactive and project works of the contract in accordance with agreed rates.
• Liaising with Operations teams to ensure all variations are captured.
• Carry out site audits when applicable
• To quality check invoice details from all suppliers, ensuring customer gets value for money on all jobs carried out.
• To manage the commercial aspects of subcontracts in compliance with commercial procedures. Includes obtaining quotations, evaluating tender returns, valuing subcontract works and payment, issuing and responding to relevant notices and agreeing subcontract final accounts.
• Working with Commercial team and identifying points of concern around supplier performance.
• Presenting/demonstrating costs upstream to the Client and dealing with all queries returned in a timely and professional manner.
• Review of WIP and supporting management of the associated accruals.

• Experience of working in a commercial department.
• Experience of working in Facilities Management background preferable.
• Analytical Thinking & Decision Making – orders information and systematically checks data.
• Commercial acumen.
• Cost Engineering:
  Measure, record & value work in accordance with appropriate rules and procedures.
• Estimating – To be able to measure and assess scope of works against bills of quantities and / or schedule of rates.
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong team player.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel