Our Water sector contractor is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their Thames Water framework, working out of Camberley offices on a permanent basis.
Our client is working with Thames Water on a variety of water and wastewater projects and have fantastic opportunities for individuals to join a growing AMP8 delivery team, working predominantly across the Thames Valley and Thames South regions. There is a mix of projects ranging from smaller capital maintenance to large civil new build schemes.
Responsibilities
- Undertaking the efficient and effective management and issuing of accurate, timely and compliant notices and correspondence.
- Ensuring contractual and commercial risks and opportunities are identified to the Contract Leader
- Preparation and agreement of applications for payment or the assessment & preparation of payment certificates
- Maintaining registers of variations, delay, extension times and claims
- Compliant and consistent implementation of the Company's commercial policies and procedures
- Assist with preparation of monthly progress valuations and claims for work completed
- Produce pre-Contract tender negotiations & reports where necessary
- Produce monthly cost reports, forecasts, and Contract Leader Reports
- Review value management and advise on Risk management
- Prepare supply chain enquiries, negotiate, administer, and finalise / close out supply chain contracts
- Plan and implement change management and cost control.
- Maintaining awareness of the different construction contracts in current use
- Ensure all health, safety and environmental risk situations are brought to the attention of Contract Leader / Project Manager
Qualifications/experience
- Demonstrable financial and commercial acumen.
- Practical approach, logical thought process and a methodical way of working.
- Extensive experience of setting up and/or operating office management systems including filing systems and document control and distribution.
- Extensive experience of technical minute taking at contractual meetings and able to demonstrate the ability to collate information, prepare reports, payment certificates and interim financial reports and closeout reports.
- Extensive experience of drafting effective contractual correspondence and the facilitation of collaborative solutions
- Proven negotiating and team-working skills with the ability to motivate and lead a team
- Strong analytical skills
- Demonstrable legal, contractual and construction knowledge
- Confidence and ability to assert influence
- Holds an RICS / CICES accredited degree
Benefits
- Salary circa £60-70k depending on level of experience
- Hybrid working 3 or 4 days working out of Camberley offices
- Generous holiday allowance
- Excellent company pension
- Access to private medical cover/other benefits
- Car or cash car allowance
