Your new company

A well established, privately owned construction and civil engineering company, they operate throughout the UK and Ireland. Offering a number of different services including construction, civil engineering and facilities management across various sectors such as healthcare, education and defence.

Your new role

Working on an exciting commercial project in Cambridge, they require a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the project team, you will be responsible for leading all commercial aspects of the project, providing commercial support and advice to the team to aid decision making, maintaining commercial information and ensuring compliance with the contractual requirements.
As Senior Quantity Surveyor you will monitor contract progress against the agreed programmes, control costs against agreed budgets/end cost forecasts, prepare and agree interim valuations and final accounts, prepare and agree any necessary claims for reimbursements and for loss and expense and will liaise with the customers and third parties on all commercial matters.
You will also be responsible for evaluating potential implications for dispute resolution and to contribute and develop as appropriate quality, health & safety, welfare and risks in accordance with the companies’ management systems.

Key Duties:

• Preparing, negotiating and analysing costs for budgets.

• Ensure sub-contractors are pre-qualified in accordance with management systems.

• Procurement of Sub-Contractors and preparation of Sub-Contractor order documentation.

• Assessing and certification of sub-contractor interim payments and ensuring required Payer / Pay-less notices as issued.

• Advising on a range of legal and contractual issues and identification and management of commercial risks.

• Production and presentation of monthly Cost Value Reconciliation on projects.

• Establish, maintain and enhance effective working relationships.

• Plan, allocate and evaluate work carried out by teams, individuals and self.

• Assist in managing the Commercial team and supervise and mentor Quantity Surveyors.

• Ensure effective interaction between the commercial and operational site teams.
  
  

What you'll need to succeed

• Degree Qualified

• Experience in a similar role

• JCT & NEC Forms of Contract experience
  
  

  What you need to do now

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