Senior Quantity Surveyor

Our tier 1 Water sector contractor are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to support on Thames Water projects along the A34/M4 Thames Valley region on a permanent basis. The role will be offered on a hybrid basis with working at home permitted as long as the candidate can attend site when required or meetings out of Reading offices on occasion.

• Co-ordinating with, reporting to and implementing the reasonable directives of the Regional Director/Manager and the Commercial Manager (functional reporting).
• Ensuring the timely submission of all relevant data required to monitor and analyse individual contract performance on a monthly and quarterly basis thereafter.
• Liaising with Contracts Managers on the day-to-day commercial administration of contracts to ensure the financial success of construction operations and to keep the Commercial Manager appraised of all material events.
• Preparing accurate draft sub-contracts and/or to approving such drafts as prepared by Commercial Team within the Region.
• Supervising, mentoring and encouraging junior staff in their personal professional development.
• Ensuring consultation with contracts management that all necessary notices and submissions required by the various forms of contract are given in an expedient manner.
• Ensuring that main contract payment applications contain all necessary admeasure/additional cost claims and that the timely submission of detailed claims and final accounts is achieved.
• Assisting Contracts Manager in the administration of sub-contractor performance so as to ensure the economic and timely completion of all sub-contractor liabilities written into the sub-contract.
• Ensuring prompt and regular submission of main contract payment applications and subsequent cash collection together with the preparation of sub-contractor payments (strictly in accordance with specified payment terms).
• Involvement in dispute avoidance/resolution.
• Responsible for managing meetings.
• Line management responsibility for members of the commercial team.

• Water industry experience desirable.
• NEC contract experience.
• Proficient knowledge of measurement and valuation.
• Ability to negotiate with clients/sub contractors and draft sub contracts.
• Ability to produce accurate monthly cost and value reports and outturn financial forecasts.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Awareness of dispute procedures.
• Extensive experience of working on live projects and final accounts.
• Successfully completed a number of final accounts.
• Professional membership of recognised institute e.g. RICS (desirable).
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft packages e.g. Excel, Word & PowerPoint.
• Experience of managing, mentoring and developing staff.

• £74-85k basic salary
• Car/car allowance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Generous company pension contribution
• Hybrid working