Quantity Surveyor - Crewe
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join a market leading contractor and work on large scale Rail Projects.
The company are an approved Network Rail tier-one Principal Contractor. They deliver end-to-end design and build signalling, power and communications solutions across the UK Rail infrastructure.
They are looking for a Quantity Surveyor to support the Commercial Manager in all aspects of Commercial administration, reporting and control.
You will be responsible for leading your designated portfolio from pre-contract through to the post contract stage. This will encompass the design and build of multi-discipline rail projects, whilst developing a positive working relationship with all stakeholders.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Commercial functions of various work packages. These may include Design, Signalling, Telecoms, Electrification, Power, Plant, Civil Engineering and Permanent Way on the railway infrastructure.
- Preparation of internal commercial reporting and any other reports which may be required.
- Assisting the Commercial Manager with fulfilling the company commercial objectives within Pre-Contract, Post-Contract and Procurement functions.
- Reviewing contract terms and conditions and identify risks and solutions.
- Liaising closely with the Pre-Contract team to understand the scope of works and using this information to assess the risks the terms have on individual projects.
- Negotiating terms and conditions with clients and supply chain.
- Key member of the Commercial team delivering multidisciplinary projects.
- Experience of working with the Network Rail suite of contracts; NEC3/4.
- Preparing Budgets, Forecasts, Business Plans, Periodic Reports and KPIs in liaison with the Commercial Manager.
- Optimising contract turnover/profitability across all contracts.
- Production of monthly reconciliations of contract performance on all contracts.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with the project teams.
- Creating a cash flow forecast, revised monthly, to submit to both the Client and for the purpose of internal reporting.
- Able to manage cost of both labour, material, plant and subcontract cost.
- Ability to estimate change/variations
Who are we looking for?
- HND/Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying and/or Construction Law.
- Five years' experience.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Experience in interpreting contracts/contractual terms.
- Good working knowledge of industry standard forms of contract, in particular the Network Rail suite.
- Work collaboratively and use influence to gain results.
- Present a professional image and promote the brand.
- Show initiative in resolving problems and ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- Understand and seek to minimise waste in resources and processes.
- Highly competent in the suite of Microsoft Office (365, Excel, Word, Sharepoint, PowerPoint etc).
Package offered for this Quantity Surveyor role:
~£350 per day negotiable, outside IR35.
How to apply for this Quantity Surveyor role:
If you are interested in this Quantity Surveyor position, then please apply via this job board or email ben.matthews@navartis.co.uk or call 07734 979 689
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