Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job title: Senior Quantity Surveyor

About the Role A twelve-month fixed-term Senior Quantity Surveyor role within Omexom’s Major Project South BU, reporting to the South Shields Senior Project Manager and England’s Regional Commercial Manager. The role supports delivery of the South Shields project, interfacing with Planning, Finance and Engineering, and could lead to a permanent position depending on business needs.

What You'll Do

• Attendance on site with the site project team mandatory
• Participate in creating a safe working environment
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients, subcontractors and key stakeholders
• Produce subcontract documentation including negotiation of scope, terms and conditions, prices and programme
• Management of subcontract works packages including interim assessments and change management adhering to payment terms
• Produce and issue all commercial notices to both the client and subcontractors, as required by the form of contract
• Manage change in a timely manner in accordance with the form of contract, including the production and submission of Compensation Event Quotations
• Produce, submit, and agree monthly applications to the client in accordance with the form of contract
• Liaise with operational and engineering staff to ensure site records are kept to the standard required
• Produce detailed monthly reports and Cost Value Reconciliations (CVR) and cash flow forecasts as required by the business unit or project
• Produce and maintain a detailed ‘Cost Plan’, tracking and forecasting expenditure, including detailed schedules of Subcontractor liabilities
• Support the Project Managers and others to identify, quantify and mitigate risks to cost and value
• Attend progress and risk reduction meetings with the client and subcontractors
• Support the project team in the preparation of initial project budgets and thereafter maintaining them on a regular basis through the life cycle of the project
• Preparation of valuation claims based on the payment terms set up by the client
• Maintain labour resource scheduling in conjunction with the Project Managers
• Input into the preparation of all final account documentation prior to project team review
• Efficient use of the company IT systems for document control between Omexom, Client, Designers and sub-contractors
• Attendance at meetings as required

What We're Looking For

• Essential: Minimum 2:1 BSc (HONS) Degree in Quantity Surveying or other relevant course
• Familiarity with NEC forms of contract and knowledge and understanding of Construction Law
• Strong appreciation/training of NEC forms of contract
• 3+ years experience of commercial management and procurement of subcontractors, including chairing regular meetings, measurement and control cycle, certificates and accruals calculations
• Ability to demonstrate a good knowledge of monthly reporting and earned value analysis
• Knowledge and experience in estimation and cost analysis
• Excellent written and verbal communication, numeric and computer literacy skills, proficient in Microsoft Office
• Excellent organisation and time management skills, with the ability to work to tight deadlines
• Ability to work effectively in a team and delegate, but also able to work on own initiative

Nice to Have

• Masters in Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Management or other relevant Post Graduate Course
• 2+ years’ experience working on energy sector projects (substations or OHL)
• RICS or CICES Chartered Member Status
• Previous experience of the construction industry
• HV Electrical Contractor or Civil Contractor Experience
• CSCS card

Compensation & Benefits This is a twelve-month fixed-term contract with potential to convert to permanent based on business needs. Note: No salary details are provided in the posting.