Quantity Surveyor

Adey Steel Group; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

ADEY Steel Group is seeking a capable Quantity Surveying support professional to assist the Contract and Project Management team in commercial and financial control of contracts. You will help manage valuations, variations, cost reporting and procurement liaison, ensuring timely information for final accounts.

The role emphasizes accuracy, organisation and strong communication as you support the rail division and other departments within the company.

Qualifications

• Experience in construction and steel quantity surveying, including NEC and JCT contracts.
• Excellent communication skills written and verbal.
• Well organised with good time management.
• Accurate and methodical approach to maintaining financial information.
• Good understanding of wider construction processes.
• Proficient with Excel, Word and Microsoft Projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide QS support to Contract and Project Managers.
• Assist in development and application of contract programmes.
• Ensure activity schedules and application dates are followed.
• Maintain contract financial reports and reviews for review by the team.
• Administer valuations and pricing of variations.
• Report anomalies on client accounts to Contract/Project Managers.
• Maintain cost value reconciliations (P&L).
• Monitor job costings against quoted figures and raise anomalies.

Skills

Quantity surveying

NEC/JCT contracts

Communication skills

Time management

Organised

Microsoft Office

Education

QS qualification

CSCS certification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Support the Contract and Project Management team with all aspects of commercial and financial management. Monitoring, recording an analysing costs and resources and enhancing the value of contracts through effective financial control.Assist with reviews of contracts to mitigating Adey Steel commercial risk through appropriate use of contracts with particular emphasis on providing commercial support to the rail division.

Job Description:

• Provide QS support and services to the Contract and Project managers.
• Assist Contract and Project Managers in the application and development of contract programmes.
• Ensure activity schedules and application dates are understood and followed in line with the contract requirements.
• Ensure contract reviews and contract financial reports are maintained, are accurate and are available for review by other members of the Adey Steel team.
• Administer valuations and the pricing of variations.
• Report to Contract and Project Managers any anomalies on a Client account.
• Maintain records cost value reconciliations (profit and loss)
• Development of knowledge relevant to contract conditions.
• Monitor job costings against quoted figures raising any anomalies with the Contract and Project Managers.
• Assist Contract and Project Managers with procurement of goods and services, and liaise with the purchasing department.
• Chase agreement on prices
• Ensure applications are completed on time with Commercial Manager and Contract/Project Manager
• Ensure timely completion of all relevant information for Commercial Manager to liaise with Contract Manager on the final account.
• Liaise with other departments within the Company.
• Liaise and negotiate with the client and members of the professional team.
• Understand the implications of the Health & Safety Regulations.
• Attending meetings, both internally and externally, to support commercial requirements.

Skills and Qualifications

• Experience in construction and steel quantity surveying, including NEC and JCT contracts.
• Ideally CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme).
• Hold a relevant qualification in Quantity Surveying.
• Excellent Communication skills both written and verbally.
• Must be well organised with good time management skills.
• Have an accurate and methodical approach to maintaining financial and commercial information.
• Basic understanding of the wider construction processes.
• Good understanding and competency with the use of Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, Word and Microsoft Projects.
• Full Driving Licence.

The job description provides a framework for the role and should not be regarded as a definitive list of duties and responsibilities. You will be required to carry out any other reasonable duties within the overall function, appropriate with the level of responsibilities of this post.