Senior Quantity Surveyor

Global Taxation Services Nordic Sweden AB; Skövde kommun; On-site; SEK 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Taxation Services Nordic Sweden AB is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to manage cradle-to-grave commercial duties across contracts, from tender to final accounts. You will drive budgeting, BOQ development and profit plans while coordinating with clients and the internal project team.

You will handle subcontractor accounts, interim valuations, and final accounts, ensuring payments align with procurement terms and ISMS compliance. Strong communication and proactive risk management are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in budgeting and commercial reporting.
• Ability to manage interim and final accounts with subcontractors.
• Strong communication with clients and internal teams.
• Knowledge of BOQ preparation and procurement terms.
• Proactive with risk identification and reporting to senior management.

Responsibilities

• Budgeting, reporting, developing BOQs and profit plans.
• Communicate with Client and project team; report on commercial status.
• Manage subcontractor accounts, valuations and final accounts; ensure payments.
• Administer contract obligations and issue interim/final accounts and progress applications.
• Identify commercial risks and report to Senior Management.
• Collaborate with Planning Engineer on progress reporting.
• Cost daily work changes, manage remeasurements and site dayworks.
• Maintain records and backing for costing.
• Work on own initiative and prioritize tasks.
• Negotiate with clients as needed.
• Comply with ISMS and keep information secure.

Skills

Budgeting

Reporting

BOQs

Profit plans

Communication

Interim meetings

Subcontractor accounts

Valuations

Final accounts

Payments

Procurement terms

Retentions

ISMS

Scheduling

Costing changes

Record keeping

Negotiation

Job description

The role of Quantity Surveyor will have you working across various contracts ensuring the maximum commercial benefit for the company and will entail a cradle to grave delivery from tender stage through to final accounts and all-encompassing duties in between.

Quantity Surveyor Responsibilities

• Skilled and budgeting, reporting, developing BOQ's, profit plans.
• Good communication skills. Undertake and manage interim commercial meetings with the Client and Internal Project Team. Report in detail as required for the Project Manager on the commercial status of the project.
• Manage subcontractor accounts, interim valuations and final accounts. Ensure payment certificates are processed and payments are made per the agreed sub-contract and procurement terms. Retentions apply as per agreements.
• As a member of the commercial team, the Quantity Surveyor will be tasked with administering the contract obligations and meet additional Client requirements. Issue interim and final accounts and progress applications per project and contract requirements. Monthly applications to be all inclusive of accurate remeasures, site changes, dayworks and any applicable contract claims. Identify escalations, material or labour, as appropriate.
• Ability to identify potential commercial risks and ensure prompt reporting of same to Senior Management. Follow direction of Senior Management in undertaking work duties.
• Have a practical understanding of scheduling and the associated commercial implications. Ensure close collaboration with Planning Engineer regarding accuracy of progress reporting.
• The Quantity Surveyor will be capable of costing and agreeing daily work changes to include managing the subcontractor remeasurement of contract works, site dayworks and site change orders.
• Maintain accurate records and provide necessary detailed backup to support commercial tracking and costing.
• Ability to work on own initiative and can prioritise without direction.
• Speed and accuracy of information a priority.
• Negotiate, as necessary, with clients or their representatives.
• Set an example of enthusiasm, loyalty and hard work in the performance of all duties.
• You will proactively and vigilantly keep information secure and fully comply with the company's Information Security Management System (ISMS)