Assistant MEP Quantity Surveyor

Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The role sits with Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture (SCS JV) on the HS2 London Tunnels contract. You will provide commercial administration support across the MEP package, liaising with subcontractors and the client to ensure timely cost capture, reporting and change control processes.

We value a proactive, team-oriented approach and welcome flexible working discussions. Candidates should have a relevant degree and strong Excel and presentation skills to manage workload effectively.

Qualifications

• RICS/CICES accredited degree or equivalent.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Able to adapt to evolving tasks.
• Good presentation skills.
• Ability to manage own workload.
• Basic legal and construction knowledge/experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with main contract management and administration.
• Support in supply chain management and administration.
• Assist and undertake cost capture and cost control.
• Assist in Commercial reporting, producing where required your own reports.
• Assist with Change Control with both subcontractors and Customer.
• Ability to carry our measurement in line with industry standards.
• Support in the provision of project metrics reporting.
• Prepare enquiries, analysing tenders, including negotiation and management of allocated sub-contractor accounts including payments & final accounts.
• Provide line manager assistance in ensuring the necessary internal and external periodic valuations and reports are prepared and issued in line with deadlines.
• Assist in maintaining commercial records in line with contract requirements and oversee contractual issues.
• Capture, manage and communicate change on the project, cost capture, allocation of costs.
• Self-development and professional qualification.
• Carry out sub-contractor performance reviews on allocated subcontractors.
• Contribute to Value management / value engineering.

Skills

Excel skills

Presentation skills

Contractual knowledge

Workload management

Adaptability

RICS/CICES degree

Education

RICS/CICES accredited degree

Job description

Job Introduction

Supporting the MEP Commercial package manager to provide commercial administration support.

This role requires good communication and customer facing skills are a must, along with working as part of a team promoting our JV culture and values. The successful candidate will consider problems as a challenge, collecting information relevant to the problem, be disciplined in ascertaining the root cause, identify and develop a practical solution, communicate the findings and implement action to resolve the problem.

Flexible working:

We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.

Main Responsibilities

• Assist with Main Contract management and administration
• Support in supply chain management & administration
• Assist and undertake cost capture and cost control
• Assist in Commercial reporting, producing where required your own reports.
• Assist with Change Control with both subcontractors and Customer
• Ability to carry our measurement in line with industry standards.
• Support in the provision of project metrics reporting
• Will be required to prepare enquiries, analysing tenders, including the negotiation and management of allocated sub-contractor accounts including orders, payments & final accounts in accordance with company procedures.
• Provide line manager assistance in ensuring the necessary internal and external periodic valuations and reports are prepared and issued in line with deadlines
• Assisting to ensure appropriate commercial records are maintained in line with the contract requirements and oversee any contractual issues.
• Playing a key role in capturing, managing and communicating change on the project, cost capture, allocation of costs.
• Being proactive in self-development and professional qualification.
• Carrying out sub-contractor performance reviews on allocated subcontractors.
• Contributing to Value management / value engineering.

The Ideal Candidate

• RICS/CICES accredited Degree (or equivalent but not a must)
• Has good excel skills
• Can adapt to new and evolving tasks
• Has good presentation skills
• Can manage their own workload.
• Has a basic legal, contractual and construction knowledge and experience

About The Company

The role will work on the HS2 project. HS2 is the UK’s new high speed rail network. It will be a catalyst for economic growth across Britain, freeing up space on the existing railways and connecting 8 out of the UK’s 10 biggest cities with fast, reliable and frequent high speed services.

The Skanska | Costain | STRABAG (SCS JV) is delivering the HS2 London Tunnels Contract. Scope of works includes twin-bored tunnels (TBM), SCL tunnels, shaft sinking, bridge demolition and reconstruction, services diversions, earthworks and the construction of site compounds.

• You’ll be a welcomed member of the wider team, with opportunities to take on additional responsibility, join one of our networks for women, military or LGBT+ staff, and participate in cultural and social events with the local community (e.g. as a STEM ambassador).
• Your personal and professional development is important to us. We welcome a discussion about how we can support you with further study, or professional membership or attainment for example.

HS2 – working with Skanska, Costain and STRABAG, closely monitors job applications, to ensure an inclusive recruitment process. To ensure we are able to maintain this, and to recruit a diverse workforce, we require candidates to complete the diversity form as part of their application so we are able to monitor and improve our approach to diversity. Please note, all responses are anonymous and we will not share any of your data with other parties. All data will be held securely, (as stated within the Data Protection Act 1998) and will be reported to HS2.

It is an SCSJV requirement that all employees, Design House, and Supply Chains must implement and comply with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System with guidance for use", OHSAS 18001:2017 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Information Security Management System, Policies, Plans, Procedures and Processes, and statutory requirements as they affect the Joint Venture ‘s operations and ensure that the requirements, as applicable within their discipline, are effectively implemented on the project. Develop a culture of safety on the project through the absolute commitment to the Zero Accidents target and ethos, and develops a wider awareness of quality, environmental issues and demonstrates commitment to achieve continual improvement and Zero tolerance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

SCS Railways is a Disability Confident Leader. We want to encourage disabled people to apply for our roles and have an opportunity to display your skills, talent, and abilities. We will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

Please See The Disability Confident Commitments

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disability-confident-guidance-for-levels-1-2-and-3/level-1-disability-confident-committed

To be considered for an interview under this scheme you have:

• A physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term effect (over 12 months) adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities
• Demonstrated in your application and pre-interview stage that you meet the minimum job criteria and person specification for the role