Quantity Surveyor; Assistant

Quantity Surveyor (Assistant)

Contract Length: 6 months - potential extension

Location: Gosport (Base locations) - travel across UK, once a week on site as required - EXPENSES AVAILABLE FOR TRAVEL - remainder from home

Security Clearance: SC - Live & Active from day 1

• Supporting other QS workload
• Working on multiple small contracts
• One on large projects
• NEC 3/4 experience
• Pre-tender experience
• Mechanical background
• Assistant QS
• Chartered QS

Oil and gas

• Provide support to the Procurement Team to ensure the delivery of predominantly engineering works to assure OPA is being billed fairly for works actually completed.
• Assist with managing all costs relating to projects to ensure validity and value for money.
• Support the OPA in preparing supporting documentation for projects including ITT, T&C's, and cost estimates.
• Support Project Teams that tenders are issued in accordance with the Agency's procurement policy and procedures.
• Work closely with the Procurement department to ensure that contracts are put in place that are the most suitable to ensure delivery of the requirement in a timely & cost-effective manner.
• Assist with monitoring and where necessary measure the services provided by the contractor to verify application for payment.
• Assist with monitoring Contractors to ensure compliance with the Contract.
• Assist with monitoring, maintaining and re-negotiating schedules of Rates.
• Assist with the review of Bills of Quantities.
• Assist with monitoring delivery of the service to ensure that costs are in line with forecasts.
• Assist with the valuation of the application for payments and preparation of the payment certificates.
• Assist with the validation of claims for change of work scope and agreed new value.
• Assist with reviewing and validating Contractor estimates.
• Assist with the preparation of in-house estimates, deriving costs, valuation of variation orders, and analysis of tender submissions.
• Support the Project Engineers in the management of contracts.
• Assist with cost analysis of works or services.
• Assisting in establishing user requirements and undertaking feasibility studies.
• Assist with performing risk and value management and cost control.
• Assist with identifying, analysing, and developing responses to risks.
• Assist with the valuation of completed work and benchmarking with industry.
• Ensure activities are in accordance with the Agency's accounting procedures.
• Assist with monitoring all project costs to ensure that projects are delivered within budget; ensure that correct authorisation is obtained before expenditure exceeds the approved budget.
• Adhere to procedures relating to the proper use and care of assets, equipment, and materials for which the role has responsibility.
• Ad hoc tasks