Quantity Surveyor

Job Description

Our client is a multidiscipline organisation that works in the water sector, they are currently seeking a Quantity Surveyor based in Guildford to provide a service covering all contractual and financial aspects of assigned projects.\n\nMain Duties & Responsibilities:\n\n• To advise project management on all contractual, value, cost and contract time problems as they arise.\n\n• To prepare valuations and ensure payments are received on projects in accordance with contract conditions.\n\n• To cost variations, trends and extra works in accordance with company and client requirements.\n\n• To assist with or prepare monthly cost and cashflow reports for senior management review.\n\n• To commercially manage sub-contractor accounts ensuring all notices, payment certs and correspondence are completed within contractual timescales\n\n• To assist with and/or prepare contractual claims.\n\n• To advise Procurement Department on terms and conditions of sub-contracts.\n\n• To approve sub-contracts issued by Procurement Department via the Senior QS for accuracy and quality against Company standards.\n\n• To monitor all cost data to control a project from award to final completion.\n\n• To notify Project Managers of deviations in time and cost.\n\n• To maintain good records of all project costs from the start of construction activities to completion.\n\n• To ensure a standard of quality of cost reporting, analysing and forecasting of project performance for company and client management.\n\n• To assess the effect of all deviations, trends, variations from project budget and schedule, at the earliest possible time, for evaluation and remedial action by Project Managers.\n\n• To comply with all Health and Safety responsibilities commensurate with the role, as outlined in the Health and Safety policy.\n\n• Any other duties commensurate with the position as may be assigned from time to time.\n\nPerformance Measures:\n\n• Satisfactory settlement of final account.\n\n• Maintenance of good relationships with Purchasers, Engineers and their respective staffs.\n\n• The effectiveness of cost and cash control techniques used with sub-contractors.\n\n• The implementation and development of suitable cost and cash control procedures for differing Contract Conditions.\n\n• The effectiveness of cost and cash control techniques and procedures.\n\nRequirements:\n\nQualifications/Skills:\n\n• A formal qualification (preferably HND or above) in Quantity Surveying, or other relevant discipline.\n\n• Membership of RICS, ICES or similar relevant body.\n\nKnowledge and experience:\n\n• Demonstrable relevant experience in a similar role, preferably within the water/wastewater industry or built environment.\n\n• A knowledge and understanding of a range of contract conditions and contract law, including NEC and IChemE.\n\n• Ability to use a wide range of IT packages including Microsoft Office.\n\nPersonal Qualities:\n\n• A team player with good communication skills.\n\n• Good interpersonal and relationship building skills.\n\n• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise to meet deadlines.\n\n• Commercially astute