Senior Quantity Surveyor

VGC Group

Senior Quantity Surveyor
6 month rolling contract (potential to move into a permanent position)
£350 – 450 per day
Based in Stevenage

RESPSONSIBILITIES:

– Provide accurate and timely commercial reports and advice to the management team

– Contribute to achieving the appropriate commercial result through the provision of accurate financial reporting

– Manage subcontractor supplier accounts, financially and contractually

– Work closely with the site team and provide support on contract requirements

– Commercial reports and advice to the management team whilst ensuring the contract achieves the appropriate commercial targets

– Liaise with the subcontractors and monitor against programme

– Ensure applications for payment and invoices are completed and submitted to ensure payment is made to terms and within work in progress (WIP) and cash targets

– Ensure compliance with all contractual requirements Monitor internal expenditure against budget Maximise efficiency of reporting techniques/systems

– Ensure effective relationships are built and maintained by consistently high customer service and on site delivery

– Operate the systems that are in place to provide the information necessary to manage the contract

– Ensure all customers and stakeholders have an exceptional customer service and work to achieving Perfect Delivery on all projects

– Support and coach other team members’ commercial and contractual awareness

– Liaise with the customer, customer representatives and other third parties on commercial issues, including agreement of variations, claims and additional payments

– Financial closure of projects ensuring all costs and value are allocated in correct systems in accordance with financial timetable

REQUIREMENTS:

– Understanding of construction techniques

– Experience working on education, leisure, MOJ, healthcare, prison and/or leisure schemes

– HNC / Degree in commercial management or a similar sector related course, and/or RICS Membership

– Experience working on 2 stage projects and of managing own projects individually

– Strong knowledge of company management systems including commercial and financial (Commercial Manager /COINS/Sphere)

– Proven experience of managing a team of assistant/quantity surveyors on a large contract

– Enjoy working in an inclusive and hardworking team environment

– Collating and / or producing site records necessary for interim and final account payments and cost reports

– Main contracting market experience on schemes between £10 and £70 million is beneficial of working on education, healthcare, prison and leisure schemes between £10 and £70 million