Senior Quantity Surveyor / Senior QS - Beckton

Laing O'Rourke; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team working on infrastructure projects with Thames Water. The role involves managing project costs, preparing applications for payment, and overseeing subcontract agreements. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Quantity Surveying or a related field and experience in infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in relevant disciplines (Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Construction Management).
• Good knowledge of coins for cost management.
• Infrastructure experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Sole responsibility for a project or section of a project.
• Preparation and management of interim applications for payment.
• Drafting and managing subcontracts.

Skills

Infrastructure experience

Knowledge of coins

Desire to learn risk and opportunity processes

Drive to learn and grow

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Degree in Civil Engineering

Degree in Construction Management

Job description

Are you a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Senior QS with infrastructure experience? Can you reduce cost and risk but maintain great value? Would you like a company to support your development and encourage further education and training? If the answer is yes, then the opportunity below is for you!

The opportunity:

Laing O'Rourke is working with Thames Water on a project to ensure Beckton sewage works can cope with London's growing population. We are currently recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Senior QS to join the team.

What will the Senior Quantity Surveyor role look like?

1. Sole responsibility for a project or section of a project.
2. All Senior Quantity Surveying duties including measurement, valuation, and agreement of work sections.
3. Preparation and management of interim applications for payment and agreement of certifications.
4. Drafting, managing, and settling subcontracts.
5. Management and reporting of monthly costs.
6. Drafting and preparation of claims.
7. Preparation and agreement of final accounts.
8. Day-to-day management of any trainee, assistant quantity surveyor, or quantity surveyor.
9. Negotiating with client's representatives, sub-contractors, and other consultants to achieve project results while maintaining group relationships.
10. Advising project management on contractual implications of courses of action.
11. Advising on commercial risks within the project(s).
12. Preparation and management of monthly contract review reports, weekly Business Plan Review (BPR) information, monthly management accounts, and contractual and commercial input into the Project Business Plan.
13. Assisting with establishing the project “budget to build” from contract award.
14. Identifying and agreeing on change and implementing change control processes.
15. Ensuring that contract documents are properly executed prior to project commencement.
16. Keeping your manager fully advised of any issues or risks that could affect the business or project.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

1. Infrastructure experience.
2. Degree qualification in relevant disciplines (Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management, Civil Engineering, Construction Management).
3. Good knowledge of coins, for both sub-contract and cost management.
4. A desire to learn the risk and opportunity process, both internal and with our client.
5. A drive to learn and grow to the next grade.

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and building projects for clients in the UK, Middle East, and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. At Laing O'Rourke, we have over 150 years of experience delivering it. Our story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people, and teamwork. We harness the power of our extensive experience to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we aim to enable access to candidates with long-term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required and how we can support you in the workplace.

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