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Quantity Surveyor
September 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Quantity Surveyor
Location: Alderney Project Site, Bournemouth
Business Area: Kier Infrastructure - Major Projects
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive + benefits
We are Kier, one of the UK's leading Construction and Infrastructure service, working on large scale Infrastructure projects. We are currently recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor reporting into the Senior Quantity Surveyor. You will be responsible for the commercial function to support the delivery of a bespoke £95M clean water treatment works.
Key Responsibilities
You will work independently managing specific areas of the project. You will have overall day-to-day commercial responsibility for the delivery of the works from inception to completion. This includes subcontract management, VCR management, change control, forecasting, final accounting. You will be supported by the wider team including Senior Quantity Surveyor, Managing Quantity Surveyor and the Commercial Manager.
- Administer and enforce business commercial procedures;
- Measure works carried out and reconcile to Target Cost;
- Prepare Monthly and final applications for payment;
- Placing and subsequent financial management of sub-contract agreements;
- Provide assistance, guidance and support to the operational teams in the areas of: Contract Compliance, The financial impact of decisions; Value maximisation/cost saving techniques; Procurement strategy
- Accurately monitor, forecast and report project cost and value;
- Ensure all contractual notifications are correctly in place;
- Identification of change and support the Change Control procedures on the project
- Assessment and payment of sub-contract applications for payment in line with contractual, industry and business requirements (including the issuing of notifications);
- Ability to interrogate cost reports and interpret financial data reconciling cost and recognising value
- Maximise works profitability, minimise commercial risks.
- Mentoring and managing junior team members
- Regular liaison with Client on project financial updates
What do we need from you?
- Experience on NEC contracts with Target Costs
- Experience within the construction or civils industry
- Excellent IT skills including the use of the Microsoft business suite
- Experience of Oracle and Causeway accounting systems
- Good communication skills with Client facing attributes
- Full UK driving licence
- Experience of framework civils/utilities contracts
- Familiar with the Aconex Contract portal
- Degree in Quantity Surveying
- Working towards / attained Professional membership
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Closing Date: 1st October 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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