Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Manage cost, contracts and commercial aspects for water/environment projects.

Key Responsibilities

• payment application
• cost control
• value engineering
• cost reporting
• contract management
• compensation events

Tasks

-Production of the Application for Payment including a critical review of time billed, recoverable activities with appropriate commentary -Contract and procurement advice, cost analysis, due diligence, cost control, cost reporting activities and post contract management on projects, programmes and D & B contracts -Provide input and recommendations for cost engineering requirements and actively promote and implement Value engineering and value for money -Prepare and report cost engineering information & reports on a monthly basis and additional ad-hoc reports as required by Management e.g. Cashflow, Actuals, Variance reporting -Support and advise the project manager in respect of fulfilment of all contractual obligations -NEC contract management, review early warning and compensation event notifications, assessment of compensation events, review and agreement of defined cost including targeted auditing where required and final account/contract closure

Requirements

• nec
• cemar
• quantity surveying
• chartered qs
• mrics
• electronic measurement

What You Bring

-Experience in the water, environment and regulated industries -Previous experience of administrating a wide range of contracts, particularly NEC contracts and experience in using CEMAR (Contract Event Management and Reporting) or similar -Quantity Surveying degree or relevant extensive experience in experience of delivering within a Cost Consultancy/Main Contractor -Willing to travel to client site 2 or 3 days per week -Preferred experience in using electronic measurement systems and other cost and contract management tools -Building and managing strong client and stakeholder relationship skills -Excellent IT skills, oral and written communication, organisation skills and good analytical thinking. -Ability to operate both autonomously and as a part of a larger multi-disciplinary team providing commercial support -Ideally Chartered QS MRICS or working towards chartered status (MRICS) and a commitment to CPD (Continuing Professional Development)

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Benefits

-Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too. -A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme. -Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues. -Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues. -Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid. -Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers. -Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave. -A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options. -Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments. -Primary annual professional institution subscription. -Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary. -Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service. -A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family. -We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%. -Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury. -As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes. -Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing. -Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.

About Mott Macdonald

-Delivering complex projects that require both technical expertise and strategic vision. -Design of major infrastructure and transport systems. -Specializing in sustainable solutions to address challenges and capitalize on opportunities. -History built on innovation and forward-thinking engineering, consistently delivering impactful results.

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Visa Sponsorship

-no skilled worker visa sponsorship is offered -candidates must be eligible for alternative uk immigration routes