Quantity Surveyor

Location: Smithton

Orion Group are supporting a Highland based Civil Engineering business with a long history of delivery projects across the highlands for Tier 1 clients, to source a Quantity or Senior Quantity Surveyor to add to there growing Inverness based team.

As the QS / SQS you will be a key member of the team assisting in the management of projects, widening the client base and developing opportunities on a profitable basis to continue to establish the business as a major competitor in civil engineering, renewables and road & bridge works while supporting the development of existing business clients in environmental and building works.

KEY DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES

Commercial

Activities:

Form part of the construction team for specific contracts.
Assist financial and contractual control over the contracts allocated.
Undertake the re-measurement of all trades specific to each contract.
Prepare interim applications for payment.
Value all relevant and valid variations to the contract for inclusion in applications for payment.
Prepare and process supplier/sub-contractor payments.
Assist the Site Manager placing material orders.
Produce correspondence of a contractual nature in consultation with the Commercial Manager.
Attend all progress/team meetings as considered necessary.
Other duties/ responsibilities:
Developing and maintaining good professional relationships with colleagues, suppliers, subcontractors, clients and their representatives.
Regularly updating the Director/Commercial Manager of any potential commercial threats and opportunities.
Provide any other reasonable duties as requested by the Director/Commercial Manager                  
PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Achievement of UBCivils commercial and operational targets.
Provision of accurate financial information.
Avoidance of any significant contractual disputes.
Relationships with key external and internal business contacts.
KEY COMPETENCES

The ability to negotiate terms, conditions and final accounts with sub-contractors, suppliers, clients and/ or their representatives.
The ability to financially and contractually control construction projects.
Have detailed knowledge of construction techniques and principles.
Have detailed knowledge of the industry’s most commonly used conditions of contract
Good communication skills
Qualifications

A Degree in Quantity Surveying or HND / HNC with relevant experience
Full Driving Licenc

Whats in it for you?

Opportunity to develop you career with a successful business
Key infrastructure & construction projects across Inverness-shire

People are our business worldwide

Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables