Capital Program Advisor (Quantity Surveying / Contract Administration)

Perigon Group; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Perigon Group is partnering with a respected not-for-profit schools network in Brisbane to appoint a Capital Program Advisor. This is a desk-based, technical role for a quantity surveyor or contract administrator transitioning from site life to a stable, mission-driven organisation.

You will sit in the Capital Programs team, check numbers and paperwork before funding is released to school projects across Queensland, and engage with architects, authorities and consultants.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in quantity surveying, construction or contract management (or equivalent experience).
• Around 3 to 5 years in QS, cost planning, contract administration or procurement.
• Confident reading drawings and scopes and testing costings and pricing.
• Good working knowledge of contracts, variations, financial controls and risk.
• Advanced Excel skills, including data models, pivot tables and scenario analysis.
• Clear written communication and strong attention to detail.
• AutoCAD or Revit experience is a plus.
• Willingness to travel within Queensland and interstate when needed.

Responsibilities

• Review tenders, costings, scopes of work and architectural drawings and provide clear, well founded recommendations.
• Assess payment claims and variations against contracts and funding agreements.
• Identify financial, delivery and compliance risks early and flag them to the right people.
• Prepare reports, briefing papers and contractual correspondence for senior stakeholders.
• Support the assessment of capital grant applications as part of the wider team.
• Build strong working relationships with school authorities, architects and consultants.
• Maintain accurate records, financial controls and program reporting.

Skills

Reading drawings

Advanced Excel

Written communication

Attention to detail

Education

Tertiary qualification in quantity surveying, construction or contract management

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Excel

Job description

Capital Program Advisor (Quantity Surveying / Contract Administration)

Perigon Group is partnering with a well respected not for profit schools network in Brisbane to find a Capital Program Advisor.

This is a technical, desk based role for a quantity surveyor or contract administrator who wants to move out of site and contractor life and into a stable organisation with a meaningful purpose.

The role
You will sit in the Capital Programs team and be the person who checks that the numbers and the paperwork stack up before funding is released to school projects across Queensland. Day to day you will:

• Review tenders, costings, scopes of work and architectural drawings and provide clear, well founded recommendations
• Assess payment claims and variations against contracts and funding agreements
• Identify financial, delivery and compliance risks early and flag them to the right people
• Prepare reports, briefing papers and contractual correspondence for senior stakeholders
• Support the assessment of capital grant applications as part of the wider team
• Build strong working relationships with school authorities, architects and consultants
• Maintain accurate records, financial controls and program reporting

Perigon Group is partnering with a well respected not for profit schools network in Brisbane to find a Capital Program Advisor.

This is a technical, desk based role for a quantity surveyor or contract administrator who wants to move out of site and contractor life and into a stable organisation with a meaningful purpose.

The role
You will sit in the Capital Programs team and be the person who checks that the numbers and the paperwork stack up before funding is released to school projects across Queensland. Day to day you will:

• Review tenders, costings, scopes of work and architectural drawings and provide clear, well founded recommendations
• Assess payment claims and variations against contracts and funding agreements
• Identify financial, delivery and compliance risks early and flag them to the right people
• Prepare reports, briefing papers and contractual correspondence for senior stakeholders
• Support the assessment of capital grant applications as part of the wider team
• Build strong working relationships with school authorities, architects and consultants
• Maintain accurate records, financial controls and program reporting

About you

• Tertiary qualification in quantity surveying, construction or contract management, or equivalent experience
• Around 3 to 5 years in QS, cost planning, contract administration or procurement, gained with a consultancy, contractor, developer or government body
• Confident reading drawings and scopes and testing costings and pricing
• Good working knowledge of contracts, variations, financial controls and risk
• Advanced Excel skills, including data models, pivot tables and scenario analysis
• Clear written communication and strong attention to detail
• AutoCAD or Revit experience is a plus
• Willingness to travel within Queensland and interstate when needed

Why this role

• Permanent, office based role in Brisbane with no site work
• Work with a respected not for profit that serves Queensland schools
• Exposure to a wide range of State and Commonwealth funded education projects
• A career pathway for a QS or contract administrator looking for stability and purpose

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