Senior Quantity Surveyor

Our Water sector contractor client are seeking Senior Quantity Surveyors across North and West London to support Thames Water programmes on a permanent basis.

The roles will be site based with occasional attendance at client St Albans offices with hybrid working (3/2 split generally between site/office and home.

The roles will be supporting Thames Water and Affinity Water frameworks but our client also provides specialist tunnelling, MEICA, temp and perm design and HSE support to end clients.

Our clients' civil engineering and infrastructure projects are varied in value, complexity, and duration, from established frameworks to individual bespoke projects and unplanned emergency works. With projects varying from £200k to £10m+, you will be essential in driving efficiencies within the scope of work, driving cost efficiency and providing a high standard of commercial analysis. The role will see you demonstrating your commercial acumen daily, by identifying, recording, tracking and realising commercial opportunities, whilst mitigating business risk.

Heavy civils experience working under NEC3/4 is required for this role - Water industry is desirable but background in Highways/Utilities will be considered. The roles would suit a Quantity Surveyor seeking progression to Senior Quantity Surveyor as well as a candidate operating at SQS level.

Responsibilities

• Provision of accurate and timely cost and value reporting at both project and business unit levels to inform Group reporting
• Provision of accurate cash flow reporting
• Cost management and project forecasting
• Drafting and updating a monthly CVR, cost and commercial plans
• Compile upstream applications for payment and cash management
• Responsibility for subcontract procurement, negotiation and financial accounting
• Preparation of project applications for payment to final account settlement
• Liaison with clients, client representatives and other third parties on commercial issues, including agreement on matters relating to contractual change, claims and additional payment
• Work with the wider project team to forecast predicted expenditure and cash recovery to ensure that both are in line with business unit expectations
• Share best practices with others and take a proactive approach in advising site teams on cost management and efficiencies
• Identification and realisation of commercial opportunities
• Protect client from commercial risks
• Effectively manage contract and subcontract agreements, primarily IChemE and NEC forms
• Ensure that main contracts entered into have terms and conditions that align to Barhale's corporate governance, with commercial risks and opportunities identified and managed in conjunction with the project delivery team.
• Procurement of subcontracted works and subsequent subcontract post contract management
• Ensure that the supply chain is engaged appropriately with the correct contract terms and conditions
• Supply chain management, including building and maintaining relationships
• Support all internal commercial processes by ensuring adherence to timeframes and compliance
• Actively seek to improve processes and procedures

Skills/qualifications/experience

• Previous experience in civils infrastructure - ideally Water but Highways/Utilities/Heavy civils will be of interest
• Familiarity with NEC3/4 and IChemE forms of contract
• Previous experience in commercial management and procurement of subcontractors, including chairing regular meetings, measurement and control cycle, certificates, and accruals calculations
• Demonstrable experience in monthly forecasting and cost analysis.
• Excellent communication, numeric and computer literacy skills, proficient in Microsoft Office
• Excellent organisation and time management skills, with the ability to work effectively under tight deadlines
• Member of RICS or other relevant professional body, or working towards
• CSCS card
• HND/degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in estimation
• Experience working for a direct delivery contractor
• An engaging communicator with problem-solving skills

Benefits

• £65-75k
• Car allowance/access to green scheme/company car
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical
• 25 days of annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
• 8 hours volunteering
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing
• Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
• Leadership & management training and coaching
• Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression
• Development supported by internal and externally delivered training
• Continuous service awards
• 42.5 hour working week