Senior Quantity Surveyor

About The Company:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services,cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they canbe for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve.

Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values
- Trust,Respect, Unity, and Empowerment

Mon-Thurs 8am - 5pm
Fri 8am - 3.30pm

Key responsibilities of this role are to oversee the financial and commercial aspects of all allocated projects, ensuring the correct commercial controls are in place to protect the business. This position is within our Projects Division, who carryout refurbishment and lifecycle replacement projects ranging from £50k to £6m.

Working hours:8am - 5pm;
Monday to Thursday & 8am - 3.30pm; 38.5 hours per week.

• Ensure contractual obligations are flowed down appropriately and in the correct manor, in line with scope, price and programme.
• Identify,review and detail variations, and ensure the preparation and submission of detailed prices including supporting documentation for agreement.
• Prepare all necessary supporting documentation in support of Final Account submission, including negotiating the settlement of the Final Account.
• Analyse actual costs and future expenditure to ensure accurate reporting.
• Pursue Notices or Certificates for payment, and the resultant payments that become due.
• Report by exception of any matter or event that is likely to impact the forecast outturn of a project.
• Process,draft and issue Subcontract Orders to meetcontractrequirements, valuing the work undertaken by Subcontractors,issuing the appropriate Notice sand processing payments as necessary.
• Be aware of the agreed programme and identify delays to the progress of the works and report this to Project Manager/Commercial Director for review.
• Understand Client requirements and always conduct business in a professional manner.

• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK

• BSc qualified QS with construction and/or M&E Services experience
• Experience of administering Construction Contracts
• Proven ability of submit detailed Applications for Payment
• Proven capability of valuing and interpreting contractor applications and quotes
• Excellent understanding oftimelynotifications
• Capable of working in a team environment supporting colleagues and providing advice on all commercial matters when necessary
• Good understanding of Commercial functions to prioritise tasks accordingly
• ExcellentITskills, including advanced Excel
• Excellent communication,presentation and interpersonal skills
• Good listening skills and capable of interpreting directions

• Professional or Trade related vocational qualification

• Proven negotiation skills
• Ability to think logically, and an aptitude for creative thinking
• A high levelof numeracy and commercial awareness
• Ability to work equally well in team situations or on own
• Strong organisational skills, and the ability to manage and prioritise resources
• Ability to meet tight deadlines