Quantity Surveyor - Civil Engineering - Northern Ireland

Sccsinternational; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Graham Group is seeking a Quantity Surveyor for a permanent Civil Engineering role based in Belfast. You will report to the Managing Quantity Surveyor and manage budgets, contract conditions and subcontracts on major projects.

The role requires main-contracting experience, NEC contract administration, and a degree or equivalent qualification. MRICS or MCICES are desirable; strong negotiation and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Main-contracting background with substantial civil-engineering experience and a degree or equivalent qualification.
• NEC contract-administration experience is required.
• Experience assessing compensation events and delay is preferred.
• Professional qualifications such as MRICS or MCICES are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Expenditure reporting and forecasts of remaining costs; administer main contracts and subcontracts.
• Prepare correspondence relating to delay and loss and expense; produce delay narratives for claims; deal with subcontract issues.
• Follow variation and compensation-event procedures, forecast cash flow, represent the business at commercial meetings.
• Maintain regular contact with the employer's team; liaise with site management and manage staff resources.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Cost management

Contract administration

Budgeting

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification

Tools

Cost management software

Office applications

Job description

Quantity Surveyor - Civil Engineering - Northern Ireland

Graham Group

Employer Graham Group Location Belfast, United Kingdom Contract Permanent Level Mid level Salary Salary not published Closes Not stated

What the role covers

GRAHAM is seeking a Quantity Surveyor for a permanent Civil Engineering division role based in Belfast. The successful applicant will report to the Managing Quantity Surveyor and take responsibility for controlling project costs and recovering value. The post covers setting budgets, reviewing contract conditions and obtaining subcontract packages.

Responsibilities include expenditure reporting, forecasts of remaining costs and administration of both main contracts and subcontracts. The surveyor will prepare correspondence relating to delay and loss and expense, produce delay narratives for claims, and deal with subcontract issues. Other duties involve following variation and compensation-event procedures, forecasting cash flow and representing the business at commercial meetings.

Applicants should have a main-contracting background with substantial civil-engineering experience, previous quantity-surveying work and a degree or equivalent qualification. NEC contract-administration experience is required. Experience assessing compensation events and delay is preferred, while professional qualifications such as MRICS or MCICES are desirable.

The role requires regular contact with the employer's team, close working with site management and management of staff resources. Candidates also need negotiation skills, clear communication and competence with office applications and cost- or contract-management systems.