Quantity Surveyor – High-Impact Contracts (Plymouth)

Infocus Resources; West Devon; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Infocus Resources in Plymouth seeks a proactive Quantity Surveyor/Commercial professional to lead commercial input, forecast financial performance and manage cash flow. You will review monthly cost reports, monitor spend against budgets and coordinate with clients and subcontractors to certify and pay accounts.

The role requires NEC Contracts experience, CSCS, and a degree in Quantity Surveying or related field. Strong communication, IT skills, and driving licence are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Quantify and manage commercial inputs including forecasts and financial performance.
• Ensure cash flow optimisation; manage payments timeliness.
• Prepare and review monthly cost reports; monitor spend vs budgets.
• Forecast spend against client budgets; manage risk and change control.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial input including financial and contractual performance forecasts to the management team.
• Ensure cash flow is maximised including ensuring payments are made and received on time.
• Preparation and review of monthly cost reports for area, together with review of results and consideration of trends with other contract team members
• Forecasting and monitoring spend against approved Client budgets.
• Physical measurement of works and agreement of same with client and subcontractors.
• Agreement of certification and payment of subcontractor accounts - monitoring of such accounts against forecasts.
• Implementation and compliance with the contract change control procedure and monitoring thereof including communications to client as appropriate.
• Managing sub-contractors including sending out enquiries, collating prices, comparing with tender, negotiation, order placement, agreement of account and payment
• To assess, review and mitigate commercial and contractual risks and implement Kier Group's policies for risk management.
• Client facing role so good communication skills are essential.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Team player

MS Office

NEC Contracts experience

Driving licence

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

HNC/BSc/MSc in related field

Tools

Coins/Causeway

CEMAR

MS Excel

Job description

Infocus Resources in Plymouth seeks a proactive Quantity Surveyor/Commercial professional to lead commercial input, forecast financial performance and manage cash flow. You will review monthly cost reports, monitor spend against budgets and coordinate with clients and subcontractors to certify and pay accounts.

The role requires NEC Contracts experience, CSCS, and a degree in Quantity Surveying or related field. Strong communication, IT skills, and driving licence are essential for success.