Senior Quantity Surveyor

Egisgroup; Sunderland; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

EGIS is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to support project managers and clients through concept to financial close for UK power sector decarbonisation projects. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team ensuring commercial aspects meet high standards and client requirements.

You will manage contract administration with NEC3/NEC4 and occasional FIDIC contracts, lead procurement activities, and provide risk management and cost reporting across a portfolio.

Qualifications

• Experience on high voltage substation construction projects is desirable.
• Fully conversant with NEC and FIDIC forms of contract.
• Proficient with MS Outlook and MS Excel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have own car with full driving licence and be willing to travel for company business.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain professional relationships with internal and external parties.
• Support the project team in establishing commercial contracts and providing risk management guidance.
• Undertaken procurement activities including tendering, analysis and recommendations to award.
• Supporting the Project Manager in Early Warnings, Compensation Events and PMIs.
• Responsible for cost assurance on a portfolio of projects ensuring payments are justified and accurate.
• Provide contract and risk management support including participating in Risk Reduction meetings.
• Monitor and report expenditure on contracts vs budgets and forecasts.
• Seek to minimise project costs while maintaining required standards and quality.
• Prepare and manage cashflow forecasts.
• Prepare and maintain cost reporting for internal & external stakeholders.
• Assist to avoid disputes with clients, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Assist in commercial/contractual responses to clients and subcontractors.
• Give feedback on contract pricing and profit and loss.
• Attend financial and progress meetings with clients and subcontractors.
• Ensure contractor programmes are realistic and aligned with requirements.
• Ensure activities adhere to legislation and client policies.
• Regular attendance at construction sites to review contractor progress and verify compensation events.

Skills

Cost management

Contract management

NEC3/NEC4 contracts

FIDIC contracts

MS Excel

MS Outlook

Strong communication

Driving license

Tools

MS Excel

MS Outlook

Job description

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will support our project managers and clients with the development and management of projects from concept and design, through project delivery and finally on to financial close. Projects are varied in size and scale with some at the forefront of the UK's drive to decarbonise the power industry. You will be part of a multi-disciplined team ensuring the commercial aspects of the projects are appropriately managed to the highest quality and in accordance with the client, stakeholder and/or regulatory requirements. You will support our Project Managers with contract management activities, predominately using the NEC3 and NEC4 form of contract and occasionally FIDIC based construction contracts.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain professional relationships with both internal and external parties
• Support the project team in establishing commercial contracts and providing risk management guidance
• Undertaken procurement activities for the company as well as on behalf of clients including preparing and sending enquiries to sub-contractors inviting them to tender, undertaking tender analysis and preparing recommendation to award
• Supporting the Project Manager in the preparation of Early Warnings (EW), Compensation Events (CE) and Project Managers Communications (PMI)
• Responsible for cost assurance activities on a portfolio of projects ensuring applications for payment are justified and accurate
• Provide contract and risk management support including participating in Risk Reduction meetings
• Monitor and report on expenditure on contracts compared to budgets and forecasts
• Seek to minimise the cost of a project and enhance value for money whilst still achieving the required standards and quality
• Prepare and manage cashflow forecasts
• Prepare and maintain cost reporting for internal & external stakeholders
• Assist to avoid disputes with clients, suppliers and subcontractors
• Assisting in the compilation of commercial / contractual responses to the client and subcontractors
• Give feedback to the relevant parties with regards to contract pricing and profit and loss
• Contribute to and attend financial and progress meetings with clients and sub-contractors as required
• Ensure that contractor's programmes are realistic and managed in accordance with system access and project sponsor requirements
• Ensure that all contract/project activities adhere to current legislation and Client policies and procedures.
• Regular attendance at construction sites to review and monitor contractor progress to verify compensation events and applications for payment.
• Ensure compliance with commercial and financial governance processes
• Maintain accurate records of all commercial and contract administration activities.

Must be a self-starter, capable of working remote from management

• Experience of working on high voltage substation construction projects is desirable, although not essential
• Experience of working with NEC and FIDIC forms of contract
• Fully conversant with using MS Outlook suite of applications and highly proficient in the use of MS Excel
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal
• Must have own car with full driving licence and be willing to travel for company business.

Location

This role is hybrid on site in Murton.

Work Hours

Full time / 40 hours per week

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We at EGIS are an Equal Opportunities employer and we recognise the value of a Diverse Organisation. EGIS appreciates all job applications. If you decide to apply for an opportunity at EGIS, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role. We value each and everyone's contribution as this builds our culture and means, if you work for EGIS, you will be included, listened to, and respected.