Senior Quantity Surveyor

Description

• Development of strong client relationships across its organisation
• Use a systematic approach to critically examine the situation from different perspective.
• Managing commercial inputs to the procurement process including ensuring that strategies are developed and agreed.
• Provide commercial support to a large project or programme of works
• Contracts are properly managed in accordance with contract requirements including compliance with all responses to communications, payments, programme submissions etc
• Proactive management of project and programme risk including ensuring that mitigation plans are in place and implemented.
• Support Water Companies in delivering large capital programmes, providing an essential service, and improving the environment.
• Ensuring robust estimates are provided that are aligned to scope and makes due allowance for all risks and opportunities
• Involve and consult those affected by the decision.
• Maintain and build on existing client relationships to anticipate needs.
• Generate and weigh the different options in arriving at decisions.
• Gather relevant information from different sources in reaching a decision.
• Make well-reasoned, sound and timely decisions based on the needs of the situation, the clients and the team member
• Weigh the risks and consequences of all options.
• Ensuring robust cost management is undertaken at all times.
• Monitor that technical solutions meet with technical standards, legal obligations, and client requirements.

Requirements

• Experienced in delivering commercial and contractual elements of heavy infrastructure projects.
• Experience working with NEC Contracts and other target cost, or cost reimbursable contracts
• Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach to work
• Experienced in Contract Management
• Ability to prioritise and able to work under pressure.
• Chartered Surveyor, ideally MRICS, with a degree or equivalent in Quantity Surveying
• Strong commercial knowledge
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with clients and colleagues.
• A knowledge and expertise in the water/wastewater industry sector
• Customer focus - ability to engage in sound relationships with the customer project team
• Demonstrated background working within Consultancy or Main Contracting environment
• Effective time management - efficient and adding value to projects
• Technically and commercially aware able to deliver on all post contract service delivery and to solve problems
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Proactive and self motivated

Benefits

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

Training + Development

Interview process

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