Senior Quantity Surveyor / Senior QS - Worksop

Laing O'Rourke; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage projects at their advanced manufacturing facility. The role involves cost management, project oversight, and collaboration with clients and subcontractors. Ideal candidates will have relevant degrees and experience in managing projects, with opportunities for professional growth and development.

Qualifications

• Experience managing small to medium projects or supporting larger ones.
• Degree qualified in relevant discipline.
• Knowledge of coins for cost management.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Cost management

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Degree in Commercial Management

Degree in Civil Engineering

Degree in Construction Management

Tools

JCT/Mixed contract

Coins

Job description

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Are you a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Senior QS ? 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

Explore Manufacturing are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor / Senior QS to join the team at the Laing O'Rourke Centre of Excellence for Modern Construction, Europe's largest and most advanced pre-assembly manufacturing facility.

The investment in our own purpose-built facility, which opened in 2009, has united the power of our experience and knowledge of construction with state-of-the-art processes and technology, providing our clients with leaner, smarter and more cost-efficient options for the built environment.

What will the Senior Quantity Surveyor role look like?

• Sole responsibility for a project, section of a 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 and of monthly management accounts information.
• Preparation of 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?

• Autonomously delivered a small to medium project or; Performed a support role to a commercial manager/senior commercial manager on a larger project and/or managed an area (£25m) of a larger project
• Degree qualified in relevant discipline (Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management, Civil Engineering, Construction Management)
• JCT/Mixed contract experience
• A good knowledge of coins, for both sub-contract and cost management.
• Cost management of prelims
• Familiarity with the CRF and CiM processes.
• 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.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Construction and Engineering Services

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