Contract Quantity Surveyor - Cost Control & Change Management

Essential Employment; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment is seeking a Quantity Surveyor for a temporary, full-time role in Northallerton. The position involves cost forecasting, contract administration and supply chain management to deliver projects on time and within budget.

Key responsibilities include cost control, payment applications, change management, risk assessment and ensuring compliance with NEC/JCT forms. PAYE rate is £300 per day.

Responsibilities

• Cost forecasting, management and control processes, including the use of contract programmes, change and risk registers.
• Profitability forecasts, cost/budget comparisons and cash flow.
• Work to ensure the continual improvement of processes, procedures and demonstrate Value for Money (VFM).
• Ensure all commercial processes comply with Brierley Homes’ corporate governance and comply with company and legal standards.
• Assessment of financial performance through applying the quantity of work completed to arrive at cost and value reconciliation reporting.
• Apply the contractual and statutory provisions relating to applications for payment including Contractor and Employer/Project Manager assessments, certificates and payment for both interim and final accounts.
• Preparation and evaluation of compensation event claims, and/or other claims based upon contractual entitlement, and/or insurance claims.
• Assist with supply chain procurement and management.
• Administration of contracts and/or subcontracts including payment mechanisms, change procedures, and resolution of contentious issues, final accounts agreement and management.
• Identification, recording, notification and negotiation of change in accordance with the contract.
• Evaluation of change through analysis of rates or compensation methods, and agreement of the effects of change.
• Familiar with standard forms of contract such as NEC, JCT.
• Risk management.
• Able to provide advice on contractual matters and formulating contractual correspondence.
• Conflict avoidance, management and dispute resolution procedures.
• Use of programmes for analysis and demonstration of delay and disruption and entitlement to extensions of time.

Job description

Essential Employment is seeking a Quantity Surveyor for a temporary, full-time role in Northallerton. The position involves cost forecasting, contract administration and supply chain management to deliver projects on time and within budget.

Key responsibilities include cost control, payment applications, change management, risk assessment and ensuring compliance with NEC/JCT forms. PAYE rate is £300 per day.