Senior Quantity Surveyor: Commercial Lead & Negotiation

Farrans (Construction) Limited; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Farrans (Construction) Limited is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to support project leaders in delivering high standards of service, managing contract administration and risk, and driving profitable outcomes across the project team.

You will lead on subcontract commercial matters, prepare monthly financial statements, manage variations and work packages, and ensure compliance with Farrans policies while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships on site in the UK.

Qualifications

• Minimum BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent.
• Demonstrable negotiation and presentation skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative, prioritise work to deadlines and pay attention to detail.
• Excellent time management and organisation ability combined with good problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to effectively analyse and communicate complex ideas and information to a range of audiences and stakeholders.
• Familiar with IT software in particular the Microsoft suite; to include Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Word

Responsibilities

• Communicate and liaise with System sub-contractor
• Advising on contractual issues
• Ensure commercial compliance of current contracts, protecting the position of the company
• Report to Commercial Manager about the subcontract status
• Assist senior staff in pricing variations – this will not just be mechanical and electrical scope
• Support the Commercial and Contract Managers with monthly project cost reports and progress reports
• Provide provision, when required to the rest of the team on managing other subcontract lifecycles, participating in procurement, tendering, contract administration, variations and work packages management
• Measurement of quantities
• Preparation of monthly financial statement of anticipated Final Account detailing status of variations (budget, submitted, agreed), in conjunction with project management
• Assist with monthly work in progress reports in conjunction with project manager
• Managing delegated resources (e.g., budgets, equipment, and contracts) as appropriate, to ensure value for money
• Being fully aware of and actively complying with Farrans policies and procedures relevant to your own responsibilities and to corporate policies and procedures including equality, sustainability and the environment, health and safety and data protection

Skills

Negotiation

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Time management

Problem solving

Organisation

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Education

BSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Job description

Farrans (Construction) Limited is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to support project leaders in delivering high standards of service, managing contract administration and risk, and driving profitable outcomes across the project team.

You will lead on subcontract commercial matters, prepare monthly financial statements, manage variations and work packages, and ensure compliance with Farrans policies while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships on site in the UK.