Senior Quantity Surveyor

TieTalent; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company car / car allowance / travel allowance

8% matched pension contributions

Private healthcare

26 days holiday

Personal and professional development

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage a £40m package on a Nuclear licensed site in Plymouth. The role requires extensive experience with NEC contracts, strong IT and communication skills, and a focus on financial performance. Benefits include competitive salary and personal development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is essential.
• Holder of a Full UK Drivers Licence.
• Professional Accreditation desired eg. RICS, ICE etc.

Responsibilities

• Management of a £40m package of works on a Nuclear licensed site.
• Provide commercial input including financial forecasts.
• Ensure cash flow is maximised including payments.

Skills

Experience with NEC Contracts

Confident IT skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience

Tools

CEMAR

Coins

MS Office, particularly Excel

Job description

Overview

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We are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join us at Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth where we are the preferred contractor to carry out heavy civil engineering construction in and around the Royal Navy dockyard.

Due to the site being a high security military navy base, additional security checks will need to be made — BPSS/SC level of security clearance is required. These checks can take up to 8 weeks to process. Only candidates holding EU and NATO member passports can be considered for this role.

Work environment

BAM operates a flexible working policy. People are at the heart of what we do at Bam. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We're on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

Responsibilities

• Management of a £40m package of works on a Nuclear licensed site including the management of a team of junior QS mentoring and nurturing their development to assist with the following tasks where applicable.
• Provide commercial input including financial and contractual performance forecasts to the management team. Help ensure that business targets and KPIs are met / exceeded.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Fully conversant and experience of NEC Contracts
• Experience with the use of CEMAR desired but not essential
• Experience working with Coins / Causeway accounting systems.
• Team player and working with a highly skilled diverse team.
• Holder of a Full UK Drivers Licence
• Educated to Degree level, or equivalent experience.
• Experience within a similar role
• Confident IT skills, proficient in the use of MS Office in particular Excel
• Excellent Communication skills both written and verbally.
• Must be an excellent organiser with proven time management skills.
• Professional Accreditation desired eg. RICS, ICE etc.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• A wide range of family friendly policies
• Company car / car allowance / travel allowance
• 8 % matched pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 26 days holiday
• 2 wellbeing days
• 1 volunteering day
• Personal and professional development

BAM Infrastructure is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance.