Quantity Surveyor

Ganymede; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company is seeking a proactive Quantity Surveyor to join their team around West London. Key responsibilities include managing subcontract works, producing contractual documentation, and maintaining budget forecasts. The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of construction processes, relevant qualifications such as MCIOB or MRICS, and solid IT skills. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to significant infrastructure projects.

Benefits

Diverse workforce commitment

Qualifications

• Good appreciation of standard forms of contract.
• Strong IT skills including Excel and Word.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication capabilities.
• Solid knowledge of construction processes.
• First class time and outcome management skills.
• Experience in Civil Engineering Environment (Highways/Rail/Water).
• CSCS-As appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Participate in creating a safely working environment.
• Produce Subcontract documentation including negotiation.
• Manage subcontract works packages and assessments.
• Produce and issue all commercial notices as required.
• Liaise with operational and engineering staff for site records.
• Produce and maintain a detailed 'Cost Plan'.

Skills

Standard forms of contract

Excel

Word

Contractual and Cost Management Systems

Stakeholder management

Communication capabilities

Construction processes knowledge

Time management

Education

Professional qualification such as MCIOB or MRICS

Tools

CEMAR

Asite

Orbit

Job description

Due to continued project wins, our client is recruiting a proactive Quantity Surveyor that has experience within infrastructure (water, Civils, Rail, Highways) to join the project team around West London

Duties

• Participate in creating a knowingly safe working environment.
• Apply the required governance and produce Subcontract documentation including negotiation of terms and conditions, prices, and programme.
• Management of subcontract works packages including, interim assessments of the amount due and subsequent change management.
• Produce and issue all commercial notices, to both the Client and Subcontractors, as required by the form of contract.
• Suppoer change in a timely manner in accordance with the form of contract, including the production and submission of Compensation Event Quotations.
• Support and Produce, submit, and agree monthly applications, to the Client, in accordance with the form of contract.
• Liaise with operational and engineering staff to ensure site records are kept to the standard required.
• Identify and manage risks & opportunities to achieve enhanced margin position.
• Produce and maintain a detailed 'Cost Plan', tracking and forecasting expenditure, including detailed schedules of Subcontractor liabilities and use of Oracle based cost analyses.
• Interpret and critically evaluate expenditure reports produced by internal cost systems.
• Develop a positive working relationship with the senior leadership team, peers and teams to debate, develop and implement initiatives and change management protocols.
• Apply the principles of 'Doing the right thing' in maximising value and profit

About You

• Good appreciation of standard forms of contract.
• Strong IT skills including Excel, Word & Contractual and Cost Management Systems (CEMAR, Asite, Orbit)
• Strong stakeholder management and communication capabilities.
• Solid knowledge of construction processes.
• First class time and outcome management skills.
• Professional qualification such as MCIOB or MRICS, ideally Incorporated member, working towards full membership (Desirable)
• Experience in Civil Engineering Environment (Highways/Rail/Water/Aviation)
• Exposure on (large single or multiple smaller schemes)
• CSCS-As appropriate

Ganymede is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation