Senior Quantity Surveyor

Egis Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

EGIS Group, via Omnia Projects, seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor to support project managers from concept through to financial close on high voltage substations in the UK's energy transition.

The role requires NEC/FIDIC experience, strong MS Excel skills, and a willingness to travel. The position is hybrid on-site in Murton with a 40-hour week and robust cost-management responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Experience with NEC and FIDIC forms of contract.
• Proficient in MS Excel and MS Outlook.
• Strong communication skills and self-starter attitude

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain professional relationships with internal and external parties.
• Support project team in establishing commercial contracts and risk management guidance.
• Undertaken procurement activities including tendering and analysis.
• Assist in Early Warnings, Compensation Events and PMI communications.
• Responsible for cost assurance on a portfolio of projects and payment applications.
• Provide contract and risk management support and participate in Risk Reduction meetings.
• Monitor expenditure against budgets and forecasts.
• Seek to maximise value for money while maintaining standards and quality.
• Prepare and manage cashflow forecasts.
• Maintain cost reporting for stakeholders.
• Assist in client and subcontractor contract pricing and conclusions.
• Contribute to and attend financial and progress meetings with clients and sub-contractors.

Skills

NEC3/NEC4 contracts

Excel

Outlook

Communication

Driving license

Tools

MS Excel

MS Outlook

Job description

About Us

Established in 2012, Omnia Projects is a respected specialist in T&D engineering, project management and technical assurance. With over 110 staff the company has delivered critical infrastructure for clients including National Grid, helping to shape the UK's evolving energy system.

Omnia Projects brings deep expertise across the full energy project lifecycle, from feasibility and concept design through to commissioning and operation, helping clients navigate the growing complexity of the UK's energy landscape. The addition of Omnia Projects strengthens Egis' strategy to deliver a fully integrated service offering in the sector. It enhances capabilities in civil and structural engineering, protection and control and project delivery services for high-voltage substations and overhead line and cable design, creating a broader service offering for clients involved in energy transition and grid modernisation.

About the Role

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.

What do we need from you

• 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

What's in it for you?

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.