Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor required to work on a confidential defence construction project near Reading. Individuals must be able to commit to being on site 4 days per week given the nature of the project.

DV clearance required (Sole UK National) 

Iside IR35 (PAYE, Umbrella only)

The Role

Working within the PDP-S Framework supportingdelivery for the Ministry of Defence, we are currently recruiting for anexperienced and flexible Quantity Surveyor to work on a long-terminfrastructure programme. The programme is working within an NEC 4environment and the requirements necessary to support successful delivery arealigned to this. The individual will be an integral part of amulti-functional team that is accountable for the commercial and contractualgovernance of a £multi-million defence infrastructure programme.

Key responsibilities will include:

-Must be able to work collaboratively with appointed external consultantsproviding assurance on cost and financial deliverables

-Support the authority in developing underpinning business case evidence

-Producing cost reports, cash flows and cost forecasting

-Support contractors in keeping everything transparent and data-driven, holdingthem to account for the integrity of cost and commercial data provided

-Support key decision-making with data-driven cost management insights

-Identify cost-saving strategies and optimize contract performance

-Attending progress meetings and monthly cost meetings

-Support public sector objectives of delivering value for money in allcircumstances

-Support contractors and CS to develop early ideas into feasible strategies andassociated plans

-Validating the provenance of cost data to support public sector audit andassurance requirements

-Ensuring change control is managed on behalf of the client in accordance withcontracts

-Promote commercial awareness throughout the programme

-Support formal dispute resolution process and contract close out strategy asrequired

-Scrutinise and assess commercial contracts, procurement, and negotiations in anNEC environment

Personal Attributes:

-Proven expertise in quantity surveying on large-scale infrastructure projectand procurement, and / or estimating experience desirable

-Experience of working with NEC contracts and civils infrastructure costestimating

-Ability to constructively challenge contractor cost estimates and willingnessto look beneath the figures required

-Demonstratable understanding of the inter-relationship between estimating,costing, risk and schedule

-Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels and acrossdisciplines, even when facing challenge

-Comfortable working at pace within a demanding environment

-Good communicator able to convey complex financial information to non financeprofessionals

-Able to operate autonomously, with authority, skilled in developing andbuilding relationships

-Willingness to travel to London site 2-3 days per week

Expected Qualifications:

-BSc Quantity Surveying / Construction Management and RICS / CIOB preferred

-10 years experience working on £multi-million complex infrastructure projects.

Other Important Points:

-Sole UK National

-DV clearance or willingness to gain DV clearance

-Full UK Driving Licence.