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Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor

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Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor 

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor  to join a main contractor and work on an exciting development in York.

Your role as Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor will be to join the commercial team on the project, overseeing aspects of commercial management including Client Management, Application/Payment/Cash Management, Internal Reporting, Procurement and supporting staff development.

This company are forward thinking, offer great training and development opportunities and are recognised for their great culture, which puts their people first.

 

Key responsibilities for this Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor role:

  • Integrate the commercial strategy, amending with MQS to suit project as it develops.
  • Liaise with & commercially influence/challenge the other members of the team and the construction process.
  • Take ownership for, administer & represent the company in commercial & contractual issues, including but not limited to:
    • Preparing tenders, analysing, selecting appropriate s/c & finalising s/c orders, financial & commercially manage to Final Account completion.
    • Prepare & present forecasts, targets & CV reconciliations.
    • Prepare & agree valuations, including generating certificates & invoice/payments.
    • Variations prepare with adequate/appropriate records, agree as works progress.
    • Update projected Final Accounts on regular basis and prepare, submit & agree Final Account in a timely manner.
    • Involvement in value engineering & design development
  • Prelim controls/monitoring - establish & maintain
  • Site records/admin & document control
  • Insurance & warranties
  • Risk/opportunity
    • Review & update project risk/opportunity plan, monitoring for changes & consider within any forecast reports
    • Manage risk arising
    • Manage opportunity
  • CVR - Maintain an independent view in commercial reporting following the Valuation Policy
  • Manage & oversee the junior commercial staff.
  • Tender - Support & work with the pre-construction department in tenders & 2-stage tenders
  • Cash management - ensure timely payment & adequate cash management positions are maintained
  • Involvement with & take responsibility for:
    • D&B/CDP contracts
    • D&B contracts
    • Contracts over €/£ 5m
    • Claims & disputes
    • Interpretation of contract low
  • Take responsibility for control of traditional contracts & contracts over €/£15m.
  • Manages the recording and submission of claims in respect of delay and loss / expense. Able to formulate detailed arguments in respect of such issues and make representation to the relevant parties. 

 

Experience required for this Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor role:

  • Manage both people & situations sensitively & to commercial advantage.
  • Commercially inventive & astute
  • Demonstrate ownership and commercial awareness
  • Effective time management, organisational, interpersonal and negotiation skills
  • Have experience mentoring and managing others
  • Is able to balance the need to be assertive and pragmatic, when dealing with a broad range of stakeholders
  • Able to manage a complex large scale project and/or multiple projects and is responsible for project Delivery Teams
  • Based on previous experience is able to discuss more complex construction technologies, with an understanding of the commercial implications. Able to conduct negotiations in relation to a range of issues on a project and secure acceptable commercial results
  • Able to draft contractual and commercially sensitive correspondence and reports and doing so on a regular basis
  • Will have led the commercial delivery of a large project or a section of a major project with a team of Quality Surveyors
  • Effectively tailors communications to local audiences and can articulate complex ideas and facts into a simple structure in most situations
  • Can provide detailed advice on contract conditions, undertake tender scrutiny/vetts, identify issues that require legal advice, and manage the resolution of contractual issues. Has a detailed working knowledge of bonds, guarantees, warranties, insurances, letters of intent and other common contractual mechanisms
  • Lead the procurement, negotiation and letting of complex sub-contracts. Can supervise the preparation of documents for complex main contracts

 

Package offered for this Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor role:

· Competitive Day rate

 

How to apply for this Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor role:

If you are interest in this Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor position, then please apply via this job board or call Jordan on 07518 297355.

Apply now for this Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor role for further details and immediate consideration. Navartis are an equality and diversity recruitment agent and employer.

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