7 * Quantity Surveyor - Main Works
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| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | Coleshill Midlands OR Milton Keynes & Hybrid Working |
| Area | Midlands, UK |
| Sector | High Speed Rail |
| Salary | £55 - 65,000 + pen(6:12) + 25 hols |
| Start Date | |
| Advertiser | Charlton Recruitment |
| Telephone | 07881022741 |
| Job Ref | HS2081 |
| Job Views | 210 |
- Description
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7 * Quantity Surveyors are required to work on the New High-Speed Rail project in the UK this is a multi-billion-pound high-speed railway to directly link the city centers of: London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. As Quantity Surveyor you will be responsible for delivering NEC contract administration duties within the Delivery teams. The role works alongside the supply chain and contractors within the development delivery teams, assuring and supporting their commercial activities.
4 Quantity Surveyors are required to work on the largest of section of work on the High Speed Rail Programme – this is a major line of route mainly in rural areas works include embankments, cuttings, viaducts, bridges – large heavy civils. The contracts are live (construction delivery phase) and the duties include contract administration of large heavy civils contracts – will be overseeing (light touch) of works being carried out by a Main Contractor BBM JV based in Coleshill, Birmingham. And another 3 Quantity Surveyors are required in Milton Keynes on the EKFB JV also on main works civils package.
Excellent opportunities for development both in terms of RICS, CPD and career progression. 1 promotion gives £10k pay rise.
Working Situation - Hybrid
Role is site office based from Coleshill or Milton Keynes coupled with Hybrid working – expectation is to work 5 days a fortnight from the Coleshill or Milton Keynes office and the rest of the time at home.
The Successful Candidate
The successful candidate will be a Quantity Surveyor (QS or Senior QS) from Quantity Surveying background (qualified) ideally from main contractor background, however open to client background and must have contract administration experience on NEC contracts, good understanding of assurance & governance. Open to a range of backgrounds civils, infrastructure, utilities, construction, rail, highways etc. Looking for a confident QS with Strong NEC contract administration skills, negotiate (change) direct with the main contractor and the ability to work without direction,
Duties and Responsibilities
Post Contract- To be responsible for providing commercial assurance to Head of Commercial of all Delivery commercial activities (HS2 & Supply Chain), including:
- To be responsible for delivering commercial and contract management of the contracts to maintain effective commercial control;
- To be responsible for the administration of the obligations of the Project anager under the NEC3 Contract, including assessment of:-
- variations and compensation events
- contract payments
- performance incentive
- To be responsible for maintaining effective cost verification;
- To be responsible for reviewing and analysing supply chain monthly reports to drive supply chain performance;
- To be responsible for inputting contract level performance information into monthly MBR reports;
- To be responsible for participating and contributing in and contribute to monthly contract and programme performance reviews and other ad hoc reviews and supporting final cost estimate updates;
- To be responsible for supporting the settlement of supply chain disputes;
- To be responsible for providing day to day ad hoc contract and commercial advice to client team;
- To be responsible for providing commercial assessment of opportunities for project savings supporting the development of associated proposals / business case for approval;
- To be responsible for supporting the development of a collaborative culture within the IPT (Integrated Project Team) that encourages innovation, enhances functional capability, creates consistency of performance, maximises the benefits of knowledge sharing and embeds industry best practice across the organisation;
- To be responsible for supporting the commercial relationship and engagement with key contractors.
- To be responsible for review estimates (at all stages)
- To be responsible for leading and reviewing estimates.
- To be responsible for providing second key corporate governance approval of change and risk draw down in accordance with corporate governance requirements.
- To be responsible for leading commercial resources, agreeing objectives, managing performance and development to ensure staff have the necessary skills and support to deliver in their roles.
- To be responsible for providing domain knowledge in the development and maintenance of efficient and effective contract and commercial management policies, processes and procedures.
Candidate Overview
The successful candidate will be a Quantity Surveyor (QS or Senior QS) from Quantity Surveying background (qualified) ideally from main contractor background, however open to client background and must have contract administration experience on NEC contracts, good understanding of assurance & governance. Open to a range of backgrounds civils, infrastructure, utilities, construction, rail, highways etc in indeed project values. Looking for a confident QS with Strong NEC contract administration skills, negotiate (change) direct with the main contractor and the ability to work without direction.
Skills:
- Ability to manage and administer high value and delivery critical contracts to deliver major complex infrastructure or similar projects and programmes
- Ability to develop commercial strategies and plans on capital projects.
- Ability to support the development and management of effective, value driven management of commercial relationships with supply chain.
- Ability to support negotiations with both internal and external parties, and to settle disputes.
- Ability to support the management of stakeholder parties to achieve successful project outcomes.
- Ability to develop commercial policies, processes and procedures.
- Ability to demonstrate contract, commercial and risk and value management skills.
Type of experience:
- Qualified Quantity Surveyor
- Ideally main contractor or client experience with understanding of assurance and governance.
- NEC Contract administration experience open to a range of backgrounds & project values - civils, infrastructure, utilities, construction, rail, highways, maintenance etc
- Experience of planning, developing and implementing infrastructure contracts and of working with procurement teams in tender preparation, administration and evaluation.
- Experience of using cost and commercial reporting processes and systems.
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7 * Quantity Surveyors are required to work on the New High-Speed Rail project in the UK this is a multi-billion-pound high-speed railway to directly link the city centers of: London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. As Quantity Surveyor you will be responsible for delivering NEC contract administration duties within the Delivery teams. The role works alongside the supply chain and contractors within the development delivery teams, assuring and supporting their commercial activities.
