Senior Quantity Surveyor

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An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the team at Galliford Try within our Asset Intelligence Business.

Ideally, you will based in or around the Birchwood area.

• To act as a link between the Senior Leadership Team and our project delivery teams to communicate company strategy and vision.
• Ensure effective interaction and promote collaboration between the commercial team and the other team disciplines (operational/delivery/design etc.).
• Assist the Managing QS in enhancing the Asset Intelligence teams commercial awareness including providing targeted training sessions.
• Responsible for the coaching, mentoring and development of any direct reports.
• Assist the Managing QS with coaching and mentoring the wider commercial team in their respective roles and encourage continuous professional development.
• Assist the Managing QS to ensure that the Commercial Team is supported through all their duties in the business.
• Assist the Managing QS in future proofing the commercial management function by developing technical and leadership capability across the team.
• Enhance commercial processes and ensure that processes are adhered to across the AI business.
• Ensure that good client and supply chain relationships are fostered and held to enhance the company's reputation and future business.
• Establish and maintain clear lines of communication within the commercial team and with other stakeholders to facilitate effective decision-making and problem-solving.
• Lead efforts to incorporate sustainability initiatives into project planning and execution, aligning with the company's environmental and corporate social responsibility goals.
• Responsible for ensuring the preparation of comprehensive and reliable cash forecasts.
• Responsible for understanding and substantiating any variances versus projected and budgeted cash forecasts.
• Responsible for implementing and advising the commercial team on established techniques to maximise cashflow.
• Monitoring the subcontractor applications across the portfolio of projects to ensure that they’re reviewed and processed with the associated payment and/or payless notices where required.
• Assessing supply chain payments to prevent payments being made for items which aren’t yet due.
• Adherence to PPC and statutory payment regulation compliance across portfolio of projects
• Ensure VCA reviews are conducted in line with company’s 5-point manifesto; that risk is accounted for appropriately and that a comprehensively assessed commercial position is put forward.
• Responsible for substantiating any turnover and contribution movements to the Managing QS versus the budgeted and forecasted positions reported for the relevant milestones assessed by the business (eg. Period, quarter, half year, full year and beyond).
• Ensuring that accountability is set and upheld with the correct members of the project and commercial teams with regards to their responsibilities in relation to commercial performance and strategy.
• Negotiating and agreeing T&C’s of new clients, subcontracts and existing contracts for the agreed portfolio of projects within the parameters of the business’ governance.
• Ensuring adherence with GT’s commercial and legal contract agreement policies and procedures as defined on the BMS.
• Ensuring correct risk allocation within main contract, subcontract and supply chain documentation as well as mitigation…