Quantity Surveyor / Contract Administrator

ZipRecruiter; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A Facilities Management Company in Manchester is seeking a Quantity Surveyor for a 3-month hybrid contract. You will manage various contracts, ensuring compliance and effective supplier relationships. Ideal candidates have experience in post-contract administration and preferably knowledge of NEC & CEMAR. Travel to different sites is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in post contract administration of Facilities Management Services contracts.
• Ideally NEC & CEMAR experience.
• Ability to travel to visit all sites.

Responsibilities

• Manage Hard, Soft, and Recycling contracts.
• Support administration of Target Cost contracts via CEMAR.
• Review Applications for Payments monthly.
• Develop and sustain relationships with stakeholders.

Skills

Post contract administration

Supplier relationship management

CEMAR experience

NEC experience

Hybrid working

Travel readiness

Job description

Overview

Job Description

3 month contract, Hybrid working. Ideally have NEC & CEMAR experience. Inside IR35. The Quantity Surveyor role will support the Service Manager in the delivery of post contract administration of a wide range of Facilities Management Services contracts. The role will include the full range of post contract commercial, contract management, procurement and supplier relationship duties. In addition, the post holder will be key in implementing sound commercial governance, control and best practice procurement, contract management and supplier relationship management across all our Soft, Hard and Recycling and Resource Management contracts for all Group sites and Group Property Facility Management contracts.

Responsibilities

• Day to day management of Hard, Soft and Recycling and Resource Management contracts - in total 11 Lots (8 x FM + up to 3 x Recycling & Resource Management).
• Support the administration of up to 11 x Target Cost contracts via CEMAR.
• Responsible for managing CEMAR administration for each Lot including raising and responding to Early Warning Notices, Defects, Applications for Payments and Compensation Events.
• Review and issue Applications for Payments monthly, working alongside key stakeholders across the business to ensure Applications for Payments claims are correct.
• Take overall responsibility for good contract administration on each Lot to ensure the Service Provider is carrying out their contractual obligations fully.
• Assist in the supplier relationship management process for each contract including the preparation and evaluation of monthly Performance Tables (SLAs) for each Lot, including the Pain/Gain payments applied to the Application for Payment.
• Assist in the creation of Non-Release Contracts and ensuring that sufficient monies are available on them to ensure prompt payment as well as tracking invoices.
• Attend monthly meetings.
• Assist in the preparation of the Quarterly Strategic & Innovation Forum, pulling together key members of internal & Service Providers teams.
• Work may include assisting the Service Manager in the preparation Category Strategy slides/information.
• Liaise with the Service Provider and issue to Finance estimates on Applications for Payments to ensure that Finance have up-to-date forecasts.
• It will be expected that travel will be required to visit all sites.
• Develop and sustain excellent working relationships with various stakeholders internally.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Experience in post contract administration of Facilities Management Services contracts.
• Ideally NEC & CEMAR experience.
• Hybrid working and 3 month contract; Inside IR35 arrangement.
• Ability to travel to visit all sites.