Senior Quantity Surveyor

United Infrastructure Group; Tonbridge and Malling; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

United Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the Nepicar Park team. You will act as the commercial lead on projects and drive the commercial success while ensuring adherence to contract terms and procedures.

This full-time role offers exposure to main contractor environments, budget management, subcontract payments, and reporting on cost performance. You will work across client and supply chains to deliver value.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and comfortable handling large data sets.
• Experience as Senior Quantity Surveyor or equivalent in a main contractor environment.
• Full-time permanent role, 8am-5pm, Nepicar Park Office.

Responsibilities

• Act as the commercial lead on projects and drive commercial success while adhering to contract procedures.
• Negotiate terms and conditions of subcontracts; manage payments to key suppliers.
• Monitor contract obligations and administer changes; report on program, cost and key events.
• Prepare monthly valuations and maintain change registers; ensure payments and closeout are verified.
• Collaborate with clients and subcontractors across duties to deliver value.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Data analysis

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Job description

Part of the wider United Infrastructure, Social infrastructure focuses on revitalising homes and communities through the regeneration and maintenance of living spaces, breathing new life into neighbourhoods and ensuring homes are safe and compliant. From delivering large programmes of work for social housing providers, to fully integrated property service solutions, we provide a wide range of services for public sector clients.

We’re specialists in net zero retrofit, working closely with our clients to lower the carbon footprint of their buildings and in turn, minimise operational costs. This includes using more thermally efficient building products, and energy efficient technology to deliver cost-efficient, carbon-reducing solutions

Tasks

Join the thriving and dynamic United Infrastructure Services team in Nepicar Park! 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. To promote and deliver a collaborative environment with both the client and throughout the management of the subcontract / supply chain account.

Contract Management Responsibilities:

1. Negotiate terms and conditions of subcontracts.
2. Manage and process payments for specialist subcontracts and key suppliers.
3. Ensure strict compliance with contract terms, conditions, rights, and obligations.
4. Report monthly on the outturn Pain/Gain (if applicable).
5. Coordinate changes or amendments in accordance with Partnering Contracts
6. Analyse the impact of changes and assess liability exposure.

Contract Administration:

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

Budget Management:

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

Reporting and Documentation:

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

Requirements

• 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 Nepicar Park 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

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."