Managing Quantity Surveyor

Skanska UK Plc; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project development and construction group is seeking a Managing Quantity Surveyor for their Infrastructure Water team in Cambridge. The role involves ensuring accurate cost management, fostering team collaboration, and adhering to contractual arrangements. Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree and experience with NEC contracts.

Qualifications

• Chartered surveyor or working towards chartered status.
• Experience in managing costs through a complex Cost Breakdown Structure.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring robust cost plans are live and accurate.
• Accurate live forecasting and reporting.
• Developing a collaborative team culture.

Skills

Cost Management

Team Collaboration

Education

Degree in Engineering/Management/Cost Discipline

Job description

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join our Infrastructure Water team in Cambridge.

What you'll do:

• Ensuring robust cost plans are live and accurate and are aligned to scope being delivered
• Reporting to the deadlines agreed within the commercial calendar and in accordance with the respective work breakdown structure / cost breakdown structure.
• Accurate live forecasting taking into account the programme and reporting in accordance with the respective work breakdown structure / cost breakdown structure.
• Records of deliveries (GRN’s) are undertaken in a timely manner.
• Ensure that all team members understand the contractual arrangements.
• Ensure that all team members understand the contractual arrangements in place.
• Developing a collaborative team culture, as well as working effectively within a multidiscipline and diverse team.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Degree level (or equivalent) in an engineering/ management/ cost discipline.
• Chartered surveyor or working towards chartered status.
• Experience in managing costs through a complex Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS).
• Experience in NEC forms of contract.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [e-mail] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [e-mail]

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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