Senior Quantity Surveyor

Driver Project Services (DPS) is a multidisciplinary consultancy firm with over 45 years of experience operating across the UK. DPS provides a comprehensive range of planning, project management, and commercial management services for both construction and civil engineering projects. As a rapidly expanding organisation, DPS is actively seeking talented candidates interested in opportunities on a permanent staff basis to work with our Client in the Construction & Engineering sector on a large-scale, long-term Energy project.

Key

Responsibilities include;

- Measurement & reporting of Contractor / Subcontractor performance.

- Verify Contractors / Subcontractors application for payments - Certify agreed applications and issue payment certificates.

- Ensuring Contractor estimates are challenged and agreed.

- Review scopes of work and carry out gap analysis.

- Providing accurate live forecasting & reporting as required by the individual stakeholders and / or project needs.

- Ensure client accounting system accurately reflects project and frame contract status in terms of actual and forecast revenue, costs, work in progress (WIP) and obligations.

- Pre & Post contract management of various subcontracts.

- Making sure actual costs are properly monitored and assessed against the baseline estimate all site costs including direct labour, plant & materials, all management bookings and challenge any variance to the plans.

- Robust project controls and accurate reporting of progress/work done, contractors responsibilities, early warnings, payment, compensation events, risk and opportunities.

- Ensuring that proper records are kept so that all financial information for audits and cost assurance is readily available.

- Ensuring robust estimates are provided that are aligned to scope and makes allowance for all risks and opportunities.

- Alignment to the overall commercial strategy within our clients operations to ensure goals, targets and objectives are delivered. Essential Knowledge & Skills;

- Extensive contract administration experience working with NEC, IChemE, FIDIC and/or bespoke contracts.

- Experience of dealing with operational and project teams.

- 5 years experience working within a contracting or customer commercial role.

- Degree qualified or at least 8 years relevant industry experience.