Managing Quantity Surveyor

Turner Lovell; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A multi-national engineering services company is seeking a Managing Quantity Surveyor for a large-scale wastewater infrastructure project in Oxford. The role involves managing commercial responsibilities, leading junior staff, and ensuring successful contract administration. Candidates should have a degree in Quantity Surveying and strong negotiation skills, with opportunities for career progression in a growing business.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying required.
• Chartered status or working toward chartership expected.
• Strong communication and presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and motivate junior staff in commercial awareness.
• Prepare internal commercial reporting and valuations.
• Manage subcontractor accounts and payments.
• Administer contracts and identify commercial risks.
• Assist in preparing project risk analysis and margin improvement plans.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Team leadership

Negotiation skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Degree Qualification in Quantity Surveying

Chartered or on route to achieving chartership

Job description

Managing Quantity Surveyor, Oxford

Location: Oxford

Industry: Water / Wastewater

Scope of Work: A key role within the commercial team delivering major wastewater infrastructure works on a landmark project in Oxford

Are you an experienced Quantity Surveying professional with experience in delivering across the commercial facets of projects?

Have you ambitions to work on large-scale infrastructure projects?

Turner Lovell is recruiting a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join a leading, highly innovative, multi-national engineering services company in the UK. This is a brilliant opportunity for the right individual to join a well established, highly regarded business that is experiencing growth through their success in the market. You will be working on site in Oxford, with commercial responsibility across multiple phases of this multi-year project.

Responsibilities

• Play an active part in culture of the team by encouraging and developing the commercial awareness of junior staff; motivation, performance oversight and delegation; ensuring the site team adheres to group procedures and governance.
• Preparation of internal commercial reporting; valuations / application for payment with full supporting documentation in accordance with the contract; Cost Reports to the Client with contractually compliant supporting documentation; and management of subcontract and material procurement schedules.
• Administration of subcontractor / supplier accounts from the preparation of detailed requisitions, monitoring and authorisation of subcontract payments through to agreement of final accounts.
• Undertake the contract administration, including change management and maintain associated registers; identifying commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change; challenging & managing in cost control / cost mitigation.
• Assisting with preparation of the Cost to Complete and Risk analysis Register for the projects(s); ensuring appropriate Client Management is initiated and maintained; and maintain / assist in the production of the margin improvement plan on the project.

Qualifications

• Degree Qualification in Quantity Surveying
• Chartered or on route to achieving chartership
• Strong communication skills including ability to present, to negotiate and to lead a team
• Computer literate with strong skills in Microsoft office applications
• Full driving license

If you are considering what your next role could look like within Quantity Surveying, and have a passion for playing a part in delivering landmark projects, please apply and get in touch with Mark Canning via the link provided for more information