Senior Quantity Surveyor

Blackburn, Lancashire
Morson Talent

Job Title Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location Middlesbrough or Blackburn
Role Type Permanent

Morson are currently recruiting for an exciting opportunity as Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a marketing leading provider of Control, Operation and Maintenance agreements (COMA) in the Northwest. The role is based in either Middlesbrough or Balckburn and offering a competitive salary and package.
The Senior Quantity Surveyor will work in partnership with the Engineering Manager and Project Managers to provide commercial and contractual expertise, understand project requirements and manage potential risks to ensure efficient management of all contracts, and close liaison with finance colleagues to ensure accurate trading.

Skills and experience:
• Degree or equivalent in Quantity Surveying and/or Commercial Management.
• Proven experience successfully carrying out duties in a Quantity Surveying capacity (minimum 5 years).
• Extensive experience in contractor / Subcontractor management and contract negotiation including a solid understanding of claims resolution.
• Commercial working knowledge and experience using industry standard construction contracts.
• Proficient in interpreting contract terms and contractor claims, being capable of managing and resolving valuation and variation cost claims.

Key responsibilities include:
• Commercial management of the contractor accounts to ensure contractual compliance, and to support the operational delivery of the contract.
• Ownership of the day-to-day commercial relationship with Engineering and Project Manager s, holding regular meetings (and documenting relevant meeting minutes) and successfully resolving any escalated disputes or claims.
• Provision of auditable trading positions for Projects, challenging and mitigating any (projected or actual) overspends.
• Agreeing final accounts with Clients and Subcontractors.

What we would like to offer you:
• An annual bonus schemes.
• Twenty-five days annual leave increasing with length of service.
• Private healthcare
• An employee rewards portal offering discounts on several well-known brands.
• A market-leading contributory pension scheme
• Employee assistance programme and opportunity for professional development through our L&D function.

For further information please contact Cate Green on (url removed) / (phone number removed)