Intermediate Quantity Surveyor

UK Power Networks; Bury St Edmunds; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Intermediate Quantity Surveyor to join their dynamic team in Bury St Edmunds. This role offers the opportunity to engage in vital commercial processes, ensuring contractors meet their obligations while managing payments and resolving disputes. With a competitive salary and benefits, including blended working options, this position is ideal for a motivated individual looking to make a significant impact in the utilities sector. Join a forward-thinking company committed to excellence and safety in every aspect of their operations.

Benefits

Reservist Leave

Personal Pension Plan

Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Occupational Health support

Discounted gym membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or Accountancy preferred.
• Knowledge of Commercial Processes in Utilities sector is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage Contractor payments and ensure compliance with Contracts.
• Provide Commercial support and resolve payment queries.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Membership in RICS, ICES, CIMA

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

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This Intermediate Quantity Surveyor will report to the Commercial Lead and will work within Capital Programme based in our Bury St Edmunds office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £65,241 plus car and a bonus of 3%. This role can also offer blended working after probationary period (6 months) - 3 days in the office and 2 remote

Close Date: 13/05/2025

We also provide the following additional benefits

• Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan
• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers’ products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme

Job Purpose:

The Commercial Services & Strategy Team needs to provide Commercial expertise on several Contracts within EPN. To facilitate this, there is a requirement for a Quantity Surveyor to provide Commercial support within Bury St Edmunds, ensuring that the engaged Framework Contractors deliver their Contract Obligations.

This will involve good Commercial and Contractual management of the Contractors, through processes that need to be develop and operated ensuring that the Contractors are paid correctly, on time and within budgetary constraints.

The Assistant Quantity Surveyor will assist the Commercial Manager with Contract Administration taking responsibility for Framework Contracts whilst under the direction of the Commercial Manager. You will oversee the payment process, resolution of disputes and commercial reporting for their Contracts plus be available to provide a supporting role during initial procurement before taking ownership for delivery through to final account.

Dimensions:

• To comply with all UKPN guidelines, our goals and procedures, identifying and reporting areas of non-conformance to the Commercial Manager and the wider Commercial Services Management Team.
• To assist the Commercial Manager by providing guidance and training on the interpretation of the Contract to the Commercial Administration Team.
• Administering the Contracts following the Terms and Conditions, ensuring both UKPN and the Contractor meet their obligations.
• Manage and report Contractor applications and change requests, making recommendations and preparing general correspondence on behalf of the Commercial Services Team ensuring that only legitimate monies are paid.
• Build a close relationship with all external partners and team members to help progress without delay, ensuring that all reasonable requests are met.
• To help with the preparation and verification of pricing models from first principals for new Contracts.
• Produce quality Commercial Reports and Dashboards and ensure the successful Commercial Management of the contract
• Work with the Commercial Manager to resolve any contract issues, and in the event of a dispute arising to help prepare the required documentation to justify and strengthen our contractual position.
• As part of the Bury St Edmunds Management Team take responsibility regarding Health, Safety and the Environment providing Commercial support to Network Operations
• The Management, training and advise of direct reports

Principal Accountabilities

The Assistant Quantity Surveyor will manage the Commercial Administration Team based at Bury St Edmunds within the EPN area, whilst reporting to the EPN Commercial Manager, you will perform the following activities.

• Receive and analyse all of the information from Contractors to determine payment amounts due to Contractor following the Terms of Contract.
• Maintain detailed records and calculations to provide audit trail of applications for payment and payment certificates processed, using SAP as the basis of the data to produce concise and informative Commercial Performance Reports.
• Interrogate claims for payment using ENMAC and Contractor's Work Management Systems.
• Help with Green Lighting and GR'ing agreed Invoices using SAP.
• Provide Commercial support to all UKPN staff.
• Collaborate with Contactors and Internal UKPN Staff to ensure Contracts are followed correctly and operatives follow guidelines.
• Ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Provide Contract live-knowledge support to the Procurement Team through the procurement process.
• Provide regular feedback and Commercial Reports to the Commercial Manager, Agents, Operations Manager, Field Engineers and Field Staff Supervisors.
• Collaborate with Field Engineers and Staff Supervisors to resolve payment queries and issues.
• Help investigate customer complaints.
• Collaborate with other Directorates.
• Promote and pursue our goals of 'Stay Safe'.
• Promote and demonstrate good customer services.
• Arrange training courses for the team to meet the requirements.
• Carry out a storm role responsibilities during system emergencies.

Nature and Scope:

As the Assistant Quantity Surveyor, you will deliver new Commercial Processes, ensuring that costs are monitored and payments are made following the Contract conditions reporting the result to the Commercial Manager within EPN.

We ask that you have commercial awareness; analysing skills, process knowledge and an understanding of the technical requirements for the delivery for all Contract work-streams within UKPN. We ask that you are an inspired motivator as well as a team player.

You should demonstrate knowledge of relevant administrative and business process.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, or Accountancy would be beneficial; however, knowledge of Commercial Processes within the Utilities sector would also be considered an advantage.
• A member of or working towards Profession Membership in an appropriate organisation such as RICS,ICES,CIMA
• Commercial skills and a negotiator.
• Knowledge of Contracts in particular those used within the Construction Industry.
• Industry knowledge of costs and contractor performance related issues.
• An understanding of the Electricity Network and the types of jobs undertaken
• Numerate and accurate in analysing cost data with a focus on detail. Communicate financial and commercial issues
• Deliver the main objective to manage the Commercial process.
• Ability to learn and use a variety of systems with fast and accurate keyboard skills and knowledge of Excel and SAP
• Flexible attitude to work and working hours
• Foster professional networks with staff and other teams within UK Power Networks and external Partners
• Good communication, organisational and problem solving skills

Health & Safety Responsibilities

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.

Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

If you have any queries in connection to this vacancy or your application, please contact us at [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number and a member of the team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.