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Job Title: Quantity Surveyor (Part tme)

Salary/Rate: £50,000 - £55,000 pro rata

Location: Port Talbot

Job Type: Permanent

Industry/Specialist Area: Ground Engineering

Client Description:

Our client is proud to be one of the UK’s leading specialist civil engineering and construction contractors, and has earned an enviable reputation for quality, innovation and customer service. The business is represented throughout the UK by a network of regional offices, each offering a full portfolio of project disciplines. This enables them to provide all their clients with the most efficient, reliable and value-engineered solution, regardless of a project size of location. Our client has all appropriate UK, European and International industry standards to ensure safety, procurement and working practices are adhered to. Our client is focused on building upon their history and reputation of quality workmanship and timely project completion.

Job Description:

This challenging and exciting opportunity requires an individual with demonstrable commercial expertise within the civil engineering, construction, rail, utilities or infrastructure sectors, and will appeal to a person wishing to work on a part time basis, with the hours and days worked each week being flexible and tailored precisely to suit the successfully appointed candidate.

Due to continued growth, new investment and recent contract awards across the South West, we now have an exciting opportunity for a part time Quantity Surveyor to assist in their further ambitious expansion plans. The role will be based within our client’s regional office and will take accountability for projects throughout the region. The successful candidate will lead, assist and advise on commercial, financial and contractual matters, and thus effectively support the Senior Management Team to help them procure and deliver a wide range of technically complex and challenging projects.

The Role

Lead, assist and advise upon all commercial activities and financial governance, working closely with the contracts / operations and senior management teams
Continual review and challenge of existing commercial processes to identify and implement best practice
To draw up contracts and sub-contracts or ensure contracts have been drawn up prior to commencement of work, and to review contracts drawn up by third parties
To assist with pre-construction commercial activities, such as vetting / approval of terms, contract evaluations, and sub-contract procurement and selection
Identify risk and opportunities associated with contracts, and manage as appropriate
Provide commercial / contractual advice to contracts / operations teams
Notification, preparation and agreement of any change, claims or extensions of time that may arise
Attend client meetings, including project commencement and close out appointments
Undertake commercial audits for each contract to ensure good practice and compliance with company procedures and client specifications
Prepare monthly financial reports, identifying trends and areas for improvement
Provide final account sign off and agreement of interim assessments, including early warning notifications, compensation events and extensions of time etc.
Financial reconciliation and all contractual administration
Attending / contributing to risk management, value engineering, cost / value, overall progress and update meetings
Preparation of weekly / monthly cost / value reports, including KPI information, estimates of defined costs to complete, and any pain / gain position
Preparing and agreeing of final accounts
Preparation and administration of sub contract documents including sub contract set up
Administration of accounts to final stages

The Person

A Quantity Surveying Degree is desirable, however HNC / HND level individuals with demonstrable experience will be equally ideal
You will possess a thorough working knowledge of the construction, civil engineering, rail, utilities or general infrastructure sectors
Knowledge and understanding of pre-construction and procurement processes
Knowledge of multiple differing construction techniques, and the general sequence of events for a wide variety of contracts, schemes and project applications
The ability to apply the knowledge and principles of commercial management best practice to various projects
A working understanding of JCT and NEC forms of contract, and a basic knowledge of plant, equipment and materials

You will be directly employed on a permanent basis, and rewarded with an attractive basic salary plus extensive benefits package, along with longevity in security of workload and forward career advancement.

We are committed to equal opportunities. We wish to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and appointed solely on their suitability for the post irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, marital / civil partnership status, religion / belief or nationality.

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