Project Quantity Surveyor

Costain Group PLC; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Costain Group PLC is seeking a Project Quantity Surveyor to manage a commercial team from design to project closeout. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record in the construction industry and be able to deliver compliance with the company's governance while ensuring effective contract management. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to significant projects in infrastructure solutions across the UK.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate commercial experience in the construction industry.
• Extensive experience in office management systems.
• Experience of developing & implementing procurement and contract strategies.

Responsibilities

• Manage a commercial team through project lifecycle.
• Produce monthly cost reports and contract budget reports.
• Liaise with the customer’s commercial team.

Skills

Financial acumen

Analytical skills

Negotiating skills

Problem-solving

Education

RICS / CICES accredited degree

Job description

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Job Description

The Project Quantity Surveyor will manage a commercial team through the lifecycle of the project from design to project close out, ensuring that at all times the Company’s governance and any contract specific requirements are adhered to.

Job Description

The Project Quantity Surveyor will manage a commercial team through the lifecycle of the project from design to project close out, ensuring that at all times the Company’s governance and any contract specific requirements are adhered to.

Within a defined delegated level of authority, this role is responsible for the implementation and delivery of our 10 Commercial Objectives , and appropriate to the activities in which the role is engaged.

Responsibilities

• Providing support to Commercial Manager/Senior Commercial Manager.
• Leading and developing the efficient and effective management and issue of accurate, timely and compliant notices and correspondence.
• Ensuring contractual and commercial risks and opportunities are identified to the Project Director/Manager.
• Preparing monthly progress valuations and claims for work completed within deadlines.
• Producing monthly cost reports, forecasts, and Contract Budget reports.
• Liaising with the Customer’s commercial team.
• Ensuring effective and consistent implementation of the Company's commercial policies and procedures.
• Ensuring registers of variations, delay, extension of time applications and claims are contemporaneous and maintained.
• Producing records of pre-Contract tender negotiations & reports where necessary.
• Review value management and advise on Risk management.
• Prepare, review and complete of sub-contract documentation.
• Plan change management and cost control.
• Prepare & agree interim applications for payment.
• Prepare & agree final accounts with sub-contractor
• Manage subcontracts from initial placement of order to final account.
• Monitor and update Procurement Plan, Sub-contract procurement including analysing commercial comparisons.
• Produce requisition and award letters.
• Reconcile weekly plant, material, labour reconciliation against budget.
• Monitor main contract- including assisting with and producing Change Reports, Value Change Report Forms Main Contract, monitor allocation changes Report on matters relating to insurances relevant to the project.
• Understanding the implications of health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Ensure all health, safety and environmental risk situations are brought to the attention of Contract Leader / Project Manager.
  
  

Essential

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Post-graduate commercial experience in the construction industry with demonstrable track record of achievement.
• Demonstrable financial and commercial acumen.
• Practical approach, logical thought process and a methodical way of working.
• Extensive experience of setting up and/or operating office management systems including filing systems and document control and distribution.
• Extensive experience of technical minute taking at contractual meetings and able to demonstrate the ability to collate information, prepare reports, payment certificates and interim financial reports and closeout reports.
• Extensive experience of drafting effective contractual correspondence and the facilitation of collaborative solutions.
• Experience of developing & implementing procurement and contract strategies
• Proven negotiating and team-working skills with the ability to motivate and lead a team.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Demonstrable legal, contractual and construction knowledge.
• Confidence and ability to assert influence.
  
  

Desirable

• A creative and innovative approach to problem-solving
• Experience in implementing and delivering strategic objectives and associated change programmes.
  
  

Qualifications

Essential

• Holds an RICS / CICES accredited degree.
  
  

Desirable

• Full Membership of RICS or CICES
  
  

About Us

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase.

We do share individual feedback following an interview .

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that disclose they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Civil Engineering

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