Senior Quantity Surveyor / Senior QS - Cardiff (5735)

Laing O'Rourke; Port Talbot; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team on critical infrastructure projects. This role involves overseeing project costs, managing interim payments, and ensuring all contractual obligations are met. You will play a vital role in negotiating with clients and subcontractors while mentoring junior team members. The company is committed to supporting your professional development and offers a dynamic work environment where your contributions will significantly impact the success of major projects. If you are driven to excel in your career and eager to take on new challenges, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or related field.
• Experience in NEC contracts and cost management.

Responsibilities

• Manage all Senior Quantity Surveying duties including measurement and valuation.
• Negotiate with clients and subcontractors to achieve project results.
• Prepare and manage interim applications for payment.

Skills

NEC contract experience

Measurement and valuation

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Cost management

Risk management

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Degree in Commercial Management

Degree in Civil Engineering

Degree in Construction Management

Tools

Coins software

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 are recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Senior QS to join the team at Margam and Port Talbot Substations. We have been appointed as construction partner for National Grid's Great Grid Partnership programme, which forms part of a supply chain framework that will also support infrastructure projects beyond 2030. The initial tranche of work includes the delivery of new overhead lines, underground cabling, new substations construction alongside upgrades to existing substations.

What will the Senior Quantity Surveyor role look like?

• Responsibility of PCSA for the project.
• All Senior Quantity Surveying duties including; measurement, valuation and agreement of work sections.
• Preparation and management of interim applications for payment and agreeing certifications.
• Draft, manage and settle subcontracts.
• Management and reporting of monthly costs.
• Drafting and preparation of claims.
• Preparation and agreement of final account.
• Day to day management of any trainee, assistant quantity surveyor and/or quantity surveyor.
• Negotiating with client's representatives, sub-contractors and other consultants to achieve project results whilst maintaining group relationships.
• Advise project management on contractual implications of intended courses of action.
• Advise on commercial risks within the project or projects.
• Preparation and management of monthly contract review reports, weekly Business Plan Review (BPR) information, monthly management accounts information and contractual and commercial input into Project Business Plan, as required.
• Assist with the establishment of the project “budget to build “from the Contract award.
• Identify and agree change and implement change control process.
• Ensure that contract documents are properly executed prior to project commencement.
• Communicating clearly & confidently to a professional standard.
• Keep your manager fully advised of any issue/risk which has arisen or might arise and which could affect the business/project.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• NEC contract experience.
• Degree qualified in relevant discipline (Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management, Civil Engineering, Construction Management).
• A good knowledge of coins, for both sub-contract and cost management.
• A desire to learn the risk and opportunity process both internal and with our client.
• 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 buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.