Senior Quantity Surveyor

Summary

A Principal contractor specialising in railway and civil engineering is looking to recruit a Senior Quantity Surveyor to work alongside a team of experienced Quantity Surveyors and get involved in a range of projects from inception to completion within the Railway Infrastructure sector, working on the Network Rail Reactive & Small Scheme Framework.

Based in its Leeds office with hybrid working.

• Take commercial responsibility for a portfolio of works/multiple projects
• Manage train and provide support to a dedicated commercial team, carrying out regular job chats, PDR's and helping to develop staff through PDP's
• Provide advice to commercial team/project staff on commercial and contractual matters including reviewing and drafting of correspondence
• Supply relevant commercial team/project staff on commercial and contractual matters including reviewing and drafting of correspondence
• Manage and produce formal reports to the Commercial Manager/Director for inclusion in the quarterly commercial board report
• Monitor contract compliance against statutory requirements
• Ensure all contract correspondence is recorded and logged
• Develop client relationships, achieving a progressive improvement in customer satisfaction
• Maintain and establish regular contact/meetings with client
• Oversee and monitor contract costs against agreed budgets
• Develop and monitor the use of cost and financial reporting systems
• Carry out monthly/periodic financial reviews (CVR's) on portfolio/multiple projects and forecast final outturn values for cost, sales and margin
• Oversee and monitor the process for production and submission of variations/change including maintaining variation/change log
• Prepare and submit periodic valuations/application for payments ensuring that Client payment and cash collection is achieved in accordance with the contract
• Identify potential commercial/financial risk and opportunity and evaluate options to mitigate/realise
• Oversee the procedures for certification of contract payments/variations and settling final accounts to sub-contractors in line with agreed terms and conditions
• Assist with tenders, both in terms of formulating and review

• HND/ HNC/ Degree in Quantity Surveying - Essential
• A minimum of 5 years' experience as a Quantity Surveyor - Essential
• Similar experience working within a contracting environment - Essential
• Civil Engineering/ Rail background - Desirable
• A membership with RICS/CES - Desirable
• The ability to confidently communicate with colleagues across the business, from Site staff to Directors
• Strong attention to detail and initiative to work independently
• The ability to guide and support team members in their learning and development within the department

Salary between £55,000 - £67,500 (DOE) plus:

• Company car
• Ad hoc hybrid working
• Days holiday + statutory bank holidays
• Company sick pay
• Excellent training & development opportunities
• Healthcare options
• Company Pension and death in service scheme of 2× annual salary

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