Quantity Surveyor - Renewables & HVAC

LTM Recruitment Specialists Ltd; Durham; Vor Ort; GBP 45.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

LTM Recruitment Specialists Ltd seeks a Quantity Surveyor to lead commercial management across renewable energy projects including large-scale solar and HVAC. You will negotiate contracts, prepare payments, monitor cash flow and protect profitability from award through final account.

Applicants should have contractor-side QS experience, strong contract knowledge, and the ability to manage budgets and variations while travelling nationally to project sites across the UK.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience in a contractor-side Quantity Surveyor role.
• Strong knowledge of contracts, payment applications, valuations and final accounts.
• Experience procuring subcontract packages and preparing orders.
• Ability to manage project budgets, costs and forecasts.
• Experience pricing and negotiating variations.
• Confident negotiation with clients, developers, suppliers and subs.
• Strong numerical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and ability to work with delivery teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Willingness to travel nationally and stay overnight when required.

Aufgaben

• Review and negotiate contracts with clients, agreeing scopes and terms.
• Prepare and submit payment applications with accurate valuations.
• Monitor payment certificates, cash flow and retention.
• Obtain subcontractor quotes and prepare orders with defined scopes.
• Assess subcontractor payments against completed work and terms.
• Review subcontractor variations and agree final accounts.
• Establish budgets and track labour, materials, plant and subs.
• Prepare cost reports, cash flow forecasts and final cost estimates.
• Price and submit variations with records for recovery of costs.
• Manage notices, deadlines and records for extensions of time.
• Work with project/site managers to identify commercial risks.
• Support tender pricing and commercial evaluation of packages.
• Identify procurement savings and value engineering opportunities.
• Negotiate client final accounts and release of retention.

Kenntnisse

QS experience

Contract negotiation

Applications for payment

Valuations

Final accounts

Budget management

Cost tracking

Variations pricing

Client and supply chain negotiation

Excel & commercial software

Communication & teamwork

Travel for site visits

Tools

Excel

Commercial software

Jobbeschreibung

About the Role

As my client continues to expand into large-scale solar farm development, they're looking to recruit a Quantity Surveyor to manage the commercial and financial aspects of our growing renewable energy portfolio alongside our HVAC projects.

The role will cover solar rooftop, utility-scale solar farm, Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), ASHP & GSHP projects across the UK, taking responsibility for contract negotiation, applications for payment, subcontract procurement, valuations and project cost control.

The successful candidate will ideally come from a mechanical and electrical (M&E) background, with experience of civil engineering works associated with solar farm construction.

Working closely with the director and project delivery teams, you will manage commercial risks, maintain accurate financial forecasts and protect project profitability from contract award through to final account.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate construction contracts with clients and developers, agreeing clear scopes, commercial terms and payment arrangements.
• Prepare and submit applications for payment, supported by accurate valuations of completed works, materials and variations.
• Monitor payment certificates, outstanding payments and retention, following up with clients to support cash flow.
• Obtain and compare subcontractor quotations, negotiate prices and terms, and prepare subcontract orders with clearly defined scopes.
• Assess subcontractor applications for payment against completed works and agreed contract terms.
• Review and negotiate subcontractor variations, recommend payments and agree final accounts.
• Establish project budgets and track labour, materials, plant and subcontract costs.
• Prepare regular cost reports, cash flow forecasts and assessments of anticipated final costs and project profitability.
• Identify, price, submit and negotiate variations, maintaining records to support recovery of additional costs.
• Manage contractual notices, deadlines and records supporting claims for additional costs and extensions of time.
• Work closely with project and site managers to monitor progress, identify commercial risks and resolve scope gaps.
• Support tender pricing and the commercial evaluation of M&E and civil engineering packages, including electrical infrastructure, groundworks, trenching, access roads and drainage.
• Identify opportunities for procurement savings and value engineering while maintaining project quality and requirements.
• Negotiate and agree client final accounts and manage the release of retention.

Required Experience & Skills

• Proven experience in a contractor-side Quantity Surveyor role.
• Strong knowledge of construction contracts, applications for payment, valuations and final accounts.
• Experience procuring subcontract packages, preparing subcontract orders and assessing subcontractor applications.
• Ability to manage project budgets, track costs and produce reliable financial forecasts.
• Experience identifying, pricing and negotiating variations.
• Confident negotiation skills when working with clients, developers, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Strong numerical skills, attention to detail and proficiency in Excel and relevant commercial software.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work closely with project delivery teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, meet contractual deadlines and work independently.
• Willingness to travel nationally and stay overnight when required.

Desirable (Not Essential)

Ideally an M&E background, with experience of civil engineering works associated with solar farm construction.

Experience on solar rooftop, utility-scale solar farm, BESS or grid infrastructure projects.

Understanding of the commercial interfaces between electrical installations and civil engineering works.

Background working with ICP or EPC contractors, specialist M&E contractors or renewable energy developers.

Familiarity with commonly used construction contracts, including JCT and NEC.

A qualification in Quantity Surveying or a related construction discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

RICS membership or progress towards professional accreditation.

Opportunity

This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of the commercial management of renewable energy projects, working directly with the director as the business expands its solar farm and clean energy portfolio across the UK.