Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor

Civil Engineering / Rail

Location: South Ayrshire

Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 DOE

Ref: GR1436

Gibson Recruitment Limited

Your New Role

National Civil Engineering Contractor with an enviable reputation and footprint of projects across the country have a requirement for an additional QUANTITY SURVEYOR / SENIOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR to join their team on a permanent basis.

The primarily purpose of the successful QUANTITY SURVEYORS role will have you working across various contracts ensuring the maximum commercial benefit for the company and will entail a cradle to grave delivery from tender stage through to final accounts and all-encompassing duties in between.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established Contractor that can offer real career progression opportunities and exposure to a variety of challenging projects.

Responsibilities

·       Build and maintain professional relationships with both internal and external parties.

·       Prepare and send enquiries to sub-contractors inviting them to tender.

·       Seek to minimise the cost of a project and enhance value for money whilst still achieving the required standards and quality.

·       Prepare and manage cash flow forecasts.

·       Contract and sub-contract management and administration.

·       Certification of payment applications from subcontractors

·       Compilation of costs for compensation events and the management of change

·       Management of Change Control including Early Warnings and Compensation Events

·       Assist to avoid disputes with clients, suppliers, and sub-contractors.

·       Prepare and process formal documentation for sub-contractor payments.

·       Preparing valuations for payment applications to the client

·       Assisting in the compilation of commercial / contractual responses to the client and subcontractors

·       Monitor and report on expenditure on contracts compared to budgets and forecasts.

·       Give feedback to the relevant parties with regards to contract pricing, profit, and loss

·       Contribute to and attend financial and progress meetings with clients and sub-contractors.

Requirements

·       To be considered for this position you should have at least 8 YEARS EXPERIENCE in a Quantity Surveying role, ideally within a CIVIL ENGINEERING or RAIL environment.

·       You will be Degree-level qualified or be a holder of a professional qualification accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

·       The ideal candidate will be able to interpret and understand contract documents, scopes of works and contract drawings and Skilled in financial cost control, value recovery and change management.

·       Applicants MUST live within commutable distance of Prestwick to be considered for the role.

What to Do Now

Please apply now with your most up to date CV or call Graeme on the details below for more information.

If this role is not for you but you would like to have a conversation regarding your next career move, do not hesitate to give us a call, in confidence.