Quantity Surveyor

Vital Energi; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary (attractive)

Company Car/Car Allowance

Pension

EAP scheme

25 Days Holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Free Onsite gym

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Vital Energi is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join our Commercial team supporting North West projects. You will manage financials of contracts in collaboration with Contracts Managers and Project Managers.

The role requires a solid construction portfolio, sound NEC Contract knowledge, and a BSc in Quantity Surveying with membership in a recognised professional body (MRICS or similar). A valid UK driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• A quantity surveyor with a successful construction portfolio.
• Good knowledge of NEC Contracts.
• Educated to a BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
• Member of a professional institution (e.g. MRICS or similar).
• Knowledge of Mechanical/ Electrical services and/or utilities.
• Demonstrates commercial awareness and acumen.
• Holds a Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Work with site management to provide commercial support and identify/ administer contractual obligations.
• Vet contract documentation on receipt from client to ensure alignment with tender terms.
• Produce Commercial Risk Register and monitor risk with mitigation.
• Prepare and issue enquiries for Major Plant & Equipment and Sub-Contract packages, vet quotations, negotiate terms and issue purchase orders.
• Prepare and submit Applications for Payment and Invoices, and progress client payments per contract provisions.
• Measure, submit and agree Variations, Loss & Expense and/or Compensation Events for final accounts.
• Monitor on-site record-keeping and issue notices per contract provisions.
• Prepare and submit monthly Cost Value Reconcilations and Cash/Spend Profiles; attend contract review meetings.
• Authorize and code Suppliers' and Sub-Contractors' Invoices and support payment processing.
• Measure, certify and agree Sub-Contractors interim valuations and final accounts; issue contractual notices.

Skills

NEC Contracts

Commercial awareness

Full UK driving licence

MRICS or similar

Education

BSc in Quantity Surveying

MRICS or equivalent membership

Job description

Would you like to be part of Vital Energi's 5-year Strategy of Growth? If so, due to continuing success, we are experiencing rapid and extensive growth in all business sectors, and we are looking to recruit a Quantity Surveyor with a successful background in the world of Construction.

You will join our Commercial team supporting a variety of projects covering the North West Region.

You will support financial management of Contracts, in partnership with the Contracts Managers and/ or Project Managers.

What You Will Be Doing

• Work in partnership with site management, commercially supporting sites as required, to develop a proactive site team. Ensuring that contractual obligations are identified and administered.
• Vet contract documentation on receipt from Client to ensure compatibility with the Company's Tender and subsequent negotiations
• Produce Commercial Risk Register for each contract. Monitor risk and assist in implementation of agreed mitigation measures
• Prepare and issue enquiries for Major Plant & Equipment and Sub-Contract packages. Vet quotations commercially and negotiate price and terms with vendors. Issue resultant Purchase Orders
• Prepare and submit Applications for Payment and/or Invoices, obtain Payment Certificates and progress Client Payments in accordance with contractual provisions
• Measure, submit and agree Variations, Loss & Expense and/or Compensation Events in accordance with contractual provisions to facilitate prompt agreement of Final Accounts
• Monitor on-site record keeping. Prepare and issue Notices in accordance with contractual provisions
• Prepare and submit monthly Cost Value Reconciliations and Cash/Spend Profiles. Attend Contract Review Meetings
• Authorisation and coding of Suppliers' and Sub-Contractors' Invoices and submission to Finance for payment
• Measure, certify and agree Sub-Contractors interim valuations and final accounts. Prepare and issue contractual notices to Sub-Contractors

Who We Are Looking For

• A quantity surveyor who has a successful construction portfolio
• Good knowledge of NEC Contracts
• Educated to BSc in Quantity Surveying (or other equivalent commercially related discipline)
• Member of Profession Institution (e.g. MRICS or similar)
• Have knowledge and working experience of Mechanical / Electrical services and/ or utilities
• Be able to demonstrate commercial awareness/ acumen
• Full UK manual driving licence

The Package

• Attractive Salary
• Company Car/ Car Allowance
• Pension
• EAP scheme
• 25 Days Holiday plus 8 days bank holidays. Holiday increasing in line with service.
• Free Onsite gym
• Cycle to work scheme plus more

The company is opposed to all forms of discrimination and will select for employment, training and promotion on the basis of suitability for the job and/ or merit. It is company policy that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of sex, race, colour, age, ethnic or national origins, political affiliations, religious beliefs, marital status, physical disability or is disadvantaged by unjustifiable conditions or requirements.

Applicants must have

• the unrestricted and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of employment , without the need for sponsorship. Due to the nature of this role, we are unable to support visa sponsorship or employ individuals with time-limited permission or conditions attached to their right to work in the UK