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Senior Quantity Surveyor

Skanska

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Job summary

Skanska, a leading project development and construction group, seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor for the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Improvement project in Cambridge. The role involves managing subcontractor administration, cost management, and supporting junior staff. Ideal candidates will have experience in large highways projects and relevant qualifications.

Qualifications

Experienced senior quantity surveyor with a main contractor background.
Knowledge of NEC forms of contract.
Ability to work effectively with all disciplines of the site team.

Responsibilities

Oversee subcontractor administration and cost management.
Procure subcontract packages as work proceeds.
Liaise with client representatives on commercial issues.

Skills

Cost Management

Subcontractor Administration

Risk Identification

Education

BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying

MRICS or CICES

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Description And Requirements

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Infrastructure Road's team in Cambridgeshire on the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Improvement project. The purpose of the National Highways scheme is to address the problems of congestion, poor journey time reliability and poor resilience against incidents between the Black Cat and Caxton Gibbet roundabouts.

What you'll do:

Undertake and oversee subcontractor administration
Work closely with the operations team for effective cost and value management
Subcontract procurement of packages as the work proceeds.
Identification and valuation of change, risks and opportunities.
Provide support and guidance for junior commercial staff and operational staff who you are supporting.
Liaise with the site Client representatives on commercial issues, including the agreement of costs

What you'll bring to the role:

Experienced senior quantity surveyor, with main contractor background working on large highways projects
Experience with NEC forms of contract and understanding of contractual requirements
BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent in commercial related subject
MRICS or CICES desirable
Able to work effectively with all disciplines of the site team to deliver results.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using recruitment@skanska.co.uk if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More Information About The Role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: recruitment@skanska.co.uk

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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