Quantity Surveyor

Conrad Consulting Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel to Warwick

London or Warwick base

Job summary

Conrad Consulting is working with a leading consultancy to recruit a Junior Quantity Surveyor to support procurement and commercial activities within the energy and utilities sector. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious QS looking to develop procurement and commercial management experience on major infrastructure projects, with a base in Warwick or London and regular travel to Warwick.

You will join an established commercial team and contribute to tender preparation, procurement

Qualifications

• Previous experience in quantity surveying, procurement or commercial management.
• Hands-on experience of tendering and procurement, ideally within infrastructure, energy or utilities.
• Working knowledge of standard forms of contract, particularly NEC4 or FIDIC.
• Awareness of the Procurement Act 2023 would be advantageous.
• Strong Excel and spreadsheet skills.
• Excellent numerical and analytical abilities.
• Good report writing and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation of tender packages, including pricing documents, instructions to tenderers and contract data.
• Administer live tender processes, issuing documentation and managing supplier clarifications.
• Maintain tender registers and procurement trackers.
• Undertake commercial analysis of tender submissions.
• Compare tender returns against cost estimates and benchmarks.
• Identify qualifications, exclusions and commercial risks within tender submissions.
• Support tender evaluations and prepare sections of tender reports.
• Assist with the preparation of contract award recommendations.
• Keep procurement programmes and progress reports up to date.
• Help compile final contract documentation following award.

Skills

Quantity surveying knowledge

Tendering & procurement

NEC4 / FIDIC knowledge

Procurement Act 2023 awareness

Excel / spreadsheet skills

Numerical & analytical skills

Report writing & communication

Detail orientation & organisation

Tools

Excel

Job description

Conrad Consulting is working with a leading consultancy to recruit a Junior Quantity Surveyor to support procurement and commercial activities within the energy and utilities sector.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Quantity Surveyor looking to develop their procurement and commercial management experience on major infrastructure projects.

Working as part of an established commercial team, you will assist with tender preparation, procurement administration, commercial evaluations and contract award activities.

The Role

• Assist with the preparation of tender packages, including pricing documents, instructions to tenderers and contract data.
• Administer live tender processes, issuing documentation and managing supplier clarifications.
• Maintain tender registers and procurement trackers.
• Undertake commercial analysis of tender submissions.
• Compare tender returns against cost estimates and benchmarks.
• Identify qualifications, exclusions and commercial risks within tender submissions.
• Support tender evaluations and prepare sections of tender reports.
• Assist with the preparation of contract award recommendations.
• Keep procurement programmes and progress reports up to date.
• Help compile final contract documentation following award.

Requirements

• Previous experience in quantity surveying, procurement or commercial management.
• Hands-on experience of tendering and procurement, ideally within infrastructure, energy or utilities.
• Working knowledge of standard forms of contract, particularly NEC4 or FIDIC.
• Awareness of the Procurement Act 2023 would be advantageous.
• Strong Excel and spreadsheet skills.
• Excellent numerical and analytical abilities.
• Good report writing and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary / rate, negotiable depending on experience.
• Warwick or London-based opportunity.
• Regular travel to Warwick approximately every other week.
• Opportunity to develop commercial and procurement expertise within the infrastructure sector.