Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor

The Senior Quantity Surveyor is responsible for providing commercial expertise in the delivery of the contracted work by taking the commercial lead on a project. The Senior Quantity Surveyor is responsible for the provision of accurate and timely commercial reports and advice to the management team whilst ensuring the contract achieves the appropriate commercial targets.

• Support the Commercial Manager with the delivery of contracted work within agreed margins.
• Ensure that all reporting is accurate and completed to agreed timescales.
• Ensure that the project and programme contract, cost, quality and time targets are met.
• Ensure prompt and regular submission of main contract payment applications and ensure that subcontractor payments are dealt with fairly and in accordance with subcontract terms.
• Build a close relationship with Project Manager to ensure the goals for the project are met.
• Assist the Operations team with customer relationships.
• Maintain and coordinate all commercial reports required for the successful commercial management of the contract.
• Ensure compliance with the business delays and contract process maps.
• Preparation of the forecasting and reporting of costs against value to ensure that it is in line with the contract profitability forecast.
• Ensure all subcontract issues are resolved, deferring to the Commercial Manager where appropriate.
• Ensure the accuracy of the commercial data generated within relevant software.
• Ensure compliance with all contractual requirements, providing support and training on both the contract and the schedule of rates to maximise value recovery.
• Management of subcontract accounts including interrogation, procurement, payments, variations and final accounts.
• Preparation of all subcontracts to meet the company standards.
• Ensures all subcontractor commercial issues are resolved and payments are timely and correct.
• Identifying, raising and pricing of variation in line with the change control process including identification, measurement claims and rogue rates.
• Obtain maximum recovery through accurate measurement of the works completed.
• Provide key information across the contract team.
• Liaise with the Commercial Manager to ensure accuracy of costs, and best practise in material buying.
• Liaise and assist with the performance analyst in the preparation of run rate data, including the preparation of weekly gang profit / loss, plant spend, KPI and prefect delivery requirements.
• As part of the overall management team take responsibility regarding health, safety, quality and the environment providing commercial support.
• Coach and mentor Quantity Surveyors and Junior Quantity Surveyors within the Commercial department, sharing knowledge and best practice.
• Act as mentor to any apprentices that may be attached to the Commercial department, sharing knowledge and best practice, acting as a point of contact for any queries, and providing feedback on the apprentice as required.
• In conjunction with the Contracts Manager / Site Manager provide sub-contractors with sufficient health, safety and environmental information relating to the specific contract at Pre-order meetings and request statutory documentation.
• Take an active role in ensuring health, safety and the environment are effectively managed on site including monitoring activities as detailed in the Project Strategy Plan.
• Co-operate with other Cunningham staff and subcontractors in health and safety matters.
• In conjunction with the Project Director/Contracts Manager ensure adequate cost/ provisions are made available to enable health, safety and environmental issues to be effectively managed on site.

• BSc in Quantity Surveying (or other equivalent commercially related discipline).
• Hold current membership or be working towards professional membership of an appropriate organisation (for example, RICS/CIOB).
• Detailed knowledge of company management systems including:
  • Commercial and financial.
  • Procurement.
  • Quality Management.
  • Safety Management.
• A working knowledge of current legislation and CSCS compliance.
• Commercial and contractual knowledge, in various forms of…