Quantity Surveyor

About the Role

If you are looking to work for a growing business who truly value and care for their employees, then look no further!

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will work alongside the contract delivery team to ensure the profitability, cash management, cost control and accurate reporting of all schemes.

Responsibilities

• Undertake weekly cost to complete/budget reviews with the contract delivery teams
• Ensure draft/outline CTCs are completed via communication with Project Managers
• Maintain deadlines in line with the monthly commercial calendar
• Attend internal and external commercial review meetings
• Ensure commercial challenge at all times to contract delivery teams
• Upload documentation as and when necessary, in line with business requirements
• Review weekly site records including allocation sheets and site diaries – providing feedback and advice where appropriate
• Attend project handover meetings
• Negotiate with suppliers and subcontractors
• Attend site progress meetings
• Produce management information required and take responsibility for the accuracy of information (Provisions, Cash flows, Applications, etc.)
• Manage Risk Registers identifying project risks, opportunities, and value engineering opportunities
• Work in conjunction with the contract delivery teams to ensure the budgets are not exceeded
• Manage commercial aspects with the client including Compensation Events/Variations, Extension of Time and Completion requests
• Ensure that the contract delivery team are briefed and have sufficient commercial support to monitor and react to budget variances
• Maximise value and minimise cost, ensuring that appropriate controls are in place to monitor and manage the operating cost base
• Ensure that cash flow is maximised including ensuring that payments are received on time
• Prepare monthly financial performance reports
• Work with the contract delivery teams to manage project performance
• Manage the commercial aspects of subcontract accounts from procurement to interim and final account agreement
• Prepare and assist with the evaluation and submission of claims from Subcontractors for Compensation Events/Variations
• Conduct final account negotiation achieving the best possible outcomes
• Ensure that the group commercial policies are adhered to and that the requirements of legislation are met
• Manage commercial performance against business targets and KPIs
• Work with the commercial and operational teams to strive for continuous improvement
• Promote a culture of integration, continuous improvement, and use of best practice across the client base
• Use key lean tools to drive efficiencies and reduce waste
• Encourage and support the delivery of successful collaborative planning with the contract delivery teams
• Commit to own professional development, and that of others across the Business Unit
• Undertake other tasks appropriate to the role of Quantity Surveyor, as identified by the Commercial Manager

Team Ethos

We operate a team ethos across the Business Unit and strive to assist colleagues in the execution of their duties where this is appropriate and brings added value.

Expected Behaviours

Trust and Respect

• Act with integrity and treat everyone with respect
• Maintain an open and honest working environment in which everyone contributes effectively
• Deliver on commitments and support others across the team to deliver on theirs

Accountability and Decision Making

• Ensure responsibilities are clearly defined and fulfilled, and that performance is managed fairly
• Everyone knows what is expected of them and how their job fits into the bigger picture
• Include the right people in the right conversations, making decisions in an effective and timely manner; take accountability for actions and ownership of outcomes

Communication and Engagement

• Be a high performing, collaborative team member and effective communicator
• Willingly share information across the team to the benefit of all
• Provide clarity when communicating and seek feedback to ensure understanding

Constructive Challenge

• Be open to challenge and welcome diversity of opinion
• Welcome the opinions of others, even when they differ from your own
• Challenge in a constructive and professional manner to promote success

Improvement and Innovation

• Challenge the status quo to find better ways of working
• Proactively share ideas without fear
• Learn from successes and mistakes to promote continual improvement

Equal Opportunities

Aureos are an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.