Managing Quantity Surveyor - Highways

Listed:
Sector:
Civil Engineering & Infrastructure

Location:

Buckinghamshire Email: liam Phone:
About the Client:
My client is in the top 25 of leading UK Civil Engineering & Construction businesses. With annual revenues exceeding more than 800m, it employs over 3000 staff and delivers Infrastructure, Rail & Building.  They are seeking to recruit an experienced, enthusiastic and dynamic Managing Quantity Surveyor within their Civil Engineering Division work on a Highways scheme in Buckinghamshire.

Responsibility:

PURPOSE OF

THE ROLE:

Responsible for all commercial and financial management activities undertaken on the project

Ensure that they uphold the company values and promote the company as an all-round company.

Ensure that the company is a cost viable operation, which produces at profitable return with the least amount of risk to the parent company.

To perform the role of one of the company representatives.

To work with the other board members to ensure that the company objectives and obligations are met.

To manage all commercial aspects of the the company Projects.

Provide Senior Management and the Operations Team with commercial advice and reports

Ensure systems are in place to adequately monitor, review and control costs, risks and commercial process.

PRINCIPAL

ACCOUNTABILITIES OF

THE ROLE:

To ensure that all staff are made aware of the obligations of the Contractor and Employer under the contract.

To advise staff on all commercial and legal matters within the company

To ensure that the commercial function carries out its work in a professional and open manner and in compliance with the company procedures.

To lead the commercial team to ensure that good relationships and working practices are established and maintained with the client and the supply chain.

Liase with the Commercial Managers / Estimator's to oversee management of forecasting, budgeting and cost reporting functions.

Lead the Commercial Managers / Estimators to identify problems or matters requiring resolution in order to establish common Commercial Department policy and procedures.

Oversee the sub-contract procurement programme to ensure that sub-contractors are procured in accordance with procedures and on the best commercial terms where appropriate.

Oversee the change control and variation process procedures to ensure they are adhered to. Oversee the risk management function to ensure compliance with policy and procedures.

Oversee the Procurement function to ensure that goods and services are obtained in accordance with the contract requirements on the best commercial terms.

Ensure that the insurance claims are managed and the claims process is adhered to.

Liaise with and co-ordinate legal, tax, insurance and commercial inputs to the company.

Ensure suitable and compatible management systems within the group companies.

Responsible for ensuring that monthly invoicing is done on time to create a neutral cash flow Champion a commercial outlook in a construction/transport infrastructure environment.

Manage contract audits twice yearly.

Facilitate an Alliance partnering culture.

Carry out regular reviews of the commercial function to ensure "best practice" is maintained.

Assurance that the correct financial recovery is achieved

Supervise management of forecasting, budgeting and cost reporting in liaison with the finance department such that audit records are established and applications for payment submitted by the required period end dates.

Liaise with the company Commercial Managers to identify problems of matters requiring resolution in order to establish common Commercial policy

Manage Implementation and review sub-contract procurement programme to ensure sub-contractors are procured as required.

Maintain overview of sub contract accounts to…