Lead Quantity Surveyor - Energy Transition

Arcadis; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is an industry-leading firm delivering sustainable design, engineering and consultancy solutions for energy projects. You will join a team of cost managers, procurement professionals and project managers on various energy sector assignments, including offshore renewables and HV cable works.

You will help form effective commercial strategies, manage procurement, and administer contracts during execution to ensure value for money for clients and programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial environment within construction
• Experience with NEC and/or FIDIC contracts
• Experience with payment applications and certificates
• Experience with variations and early warnings
• Experience in cost audits and final accounts

Responsibilities

• Support commercial and procurement management in project cost control
• Develop commercial strategies at programme and project level
• Prepare high-quality tender documents and contract information
• Monitor variations, valuations and progress of payments
• Generate cost reports and supplier performance data

Skills

Quantity surveyor

Contract negotiation

Cost control

Procurement

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying

MRICS/CIPS/CICES/IOB or equivalent

Tools

CostX

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

The energy landscape as we know it is rapidly transforming; generating and processing enough energy is a big challenge.

Join our Energy team and you will be part of an industry-leading team, where you can apply your skills to national energy transition challenges including several offshore mega projects.

As a Quantity Surveyor / Supply Chain professional you will join a team of cost managers, procurement professionals and project managers on a variety of projects in the energy power sector. Your role will support on the formation of effective category / commercial strategies, contract procurement, commercial administration of contracts during the execution phase to help support the safe delivery of value for money solutions of our client’s programme, projects and business objectives.

As key driver in the successful formation and execution of the commercial strategy it is important that relationships are built and maintained with internal and external stakeholders such as Project Manager, Engineering, Marine, Estimating and accounts teams and the selected supply chain.

Role accountabilities

• Providing support to the Commercial and Procurement Management Team in the following areas:
• Work with collaborative behaviours, in a spirit of mutual trust and cooperation.
• Supporting the development of effective commercial strategies including acquisition and contracting at programme, project and category as appropriate
• Production of high-quality Tender Documentation, including collation of Works Information and other contract documents.
• Managing and monitoring progress of variations or RFQ’s (Request for Quotations)
• Assessment and valuation of Contractor’s applications and the processing of payment certificates in accordance with the contractual terms and conditions.
• Administration of the Early Warning process.
• Ensuring contractual deliverables are met.
• Review of Contractor deliveries including where appropriate attending valuation and progress review meetings.
• Monitor and report on commercial aspects of the contract/procurement activities and/or project flagging issues at the earliest opportunity.
• Provision of advice and information on contract change including proposed scope changes, recommending appropriate action, and producing required documentation.
• Preparation of commercial cost reports and progress measurement.
• Compilation of Supplier Performance and Lessons Learnt Reports.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience of working as part of a team within a commercial environment.
• Experience of industry standard procurement practices
• Production of high-quality Tender Documentation, including collation of Works Information and other contract documents.
• Experience of Payment applications & certificates
• Experience of Assess Compensation Events/Variations
• Experience of Early Warning Notices
• Experience of Final Account assessments
• Experience of Cost audits
• Experience of Utilisations of contract management systems and finance systems
• Experience in Forms of Contract (NEC and/or FIDIC) within the construction industry and major projects and programme environment (power, oil & gas, water, rail, etc.), ideally power.
• Understanding of contract performance measurement, risk management and change and claim management.
• Good negotiating, influencing and communication skills to command professional respect at all levels is essential.
• Effective commercial / contract management in both pre- and post-contract skills are essential, with clear knowledge of best practice contract methodologies.
• Experience working within a regulated sector would be beneficial.
• Membership of (or working toward) the RICS / CIPS / CICES / IOB or equivalent professional body
• Specific project experience with delivery of HV cables, subsea cables, HV equipment in Offshore setting is welcomed.
• Having a background in Offshore Renewables is beneficial; however, we welcome applications from those with relevant transferable experience
• Continue your career journey as an Arcadian.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.