Senior Quantity Surveyor

United Living Group; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

United Infrastructure, formerly United Living, is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to lead the commercial aspects on cladding remediation and fire remediation projects in the south east. You will drive contract administration, CVR reporting, and sub-contractor payments while maintaining strong client and team collaboration.

Based in the Swanley Office, this full-time role requires travel across the south east and a proven track record in main contractor environments.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor in main contractor environments.
• Strong negotiation and contract administration skills.
• Willingness to travel across the south east.

Responsibilities

• Lead contract management for subcontracts and variations.
• Monitor program, cost and key events/issues throughout projects.
• Prepare monthly valuations and Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR).
• Collaborate with clients and subcontractors to ensure commercial success.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Data analysis

Client facing

Travel willingness

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

As a rapidly growing business, we are excited to welcome a new Senior Quantity Surveyor to contribute to our success. If you're looking for a long-term career opportunity with a Main Contractor, where you can develop your skills and be part of an industry-leading organisation, this role is for you.

Job Description

As a rapidly growing business, we are excited to welcome a new Senior Quantity Surveyor to contribute to our success. If you're looking for a long-term career opportunity with a Main Contractor, where you can develop your skills and be part of an industry-leading organisation, this role is for you.

You are to be the commercial lead on projects and be responsible for the commercial success of the projects whilst adhering to commercial administration procedures. The sub-division in which this role relates to is the special projects division in which deals with mainly cladding remediation projects & fire remediation high risk buildings across the south.

To promote and deliver a collaborative environment with both the client and throughout the management of the subcontract / supply chain account.

Contract Management Responsibilities

• Negotiate terms and conditions of subcontracts.
• Manage and process payments for specialist subcontracts and key suppliers.
• Ensure strict compliance with contract terms, conditions, rights, and obligations.
• Report monthly to seniors utilising the CVR Process
• Coordinate changes and managed variations in accordance with JCT Contracts
• Analyse the impact of changes and assess liability exposure.

Contract Administration

• Monitor and track contract obligations.
• Undertake site visits to administer the contract in line with project progress.
• Monitor and report on contract performance in terms of program, cost, and key events/issues.
• Perform the closeout process, ensuring all contract terms are met and payments are verified.
• Obtain and execute any required forms, reports, or clearances and resolve outstanding issues.
• Collaborate with both clients and subcontractors in all duties.

Budget Management

• Work with the project team to evaluate the impact of budget changes.
• Capture and report cost variances.
• Collate Defined Cost Records for client audit.

Reporting And Documentation

• Produce monthly Cost Value Reconciliation.
• Generate Earned Value Analysis reports.
• Validate Subcontract Applications/Payments data.
• Review and validate weekly cost monitors, comparing forecasted costs with actual costs.
• Prepare monthly valuations.
• Maintain change registers.
• Provide commercial elements for the commercial report.

Qualifications

• Must be highly computer literate including Microsoft Office and confident in managing and working with large data sets
• This job is a full-time permanent role, 8am-5pm Monday to Friday from our Swanley Office
• Opportunity to spend time in and working closely with other departments will be provided to ensure the successful applicant gains a wide depth and breadth of experience and understanding of the company and industry
• Ability to travel throughout the south east
• Must be confident to be client facing

Additional Information

Join us at United Infrastructure today and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK. Please note that United Living has rebranded to United Infrastructure. Our LinkedIn landing page will still display as "United Living," but when you click "Apply," it will redirect to "United Infrastructure".