Senior Quantity Surveyor – Highways

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd
Senior Quantity Surveyor – Highways

Salary: £50,000 – £55,000
Location: Cambridge
Region: Cambridge

A Main Contractor are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to work on a Highways project on frame works worth up to £100 million on an ongoing project. The Client are seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor with extensive Highways and Civil experience and will report to a Commercial Manager on the Project.

The Senior Quantity Surveyor shall be responsible for:

• Providing assistance, support, and guidance on all commercial issues within the Project(s)
• Preparing internal Cost/Value Reports on a monthly basis to satisfy the requirements of the Commercial Manager / Managing Quantity Surveyor and any other reports which may be required.
• Preparing Valuations/Applications for Payment on a monthly basis with full supporting documentation in an efficient and timely manner and in accordance with the contract.
• Preparing Cost Reports to the Client on a monthly basis with full supporting documentation.
• Preparing earned value calculations and detailed projected project outturn costs on a monthly basis.
• Preparing and managing subcontract and material Procurement Schedules.
• Administering subcontractor/supplier accounts from the preparation of requisitions, monitoring, and authorization of subcontract payments through to agreement of final accounts.
• Producing and rigorously managing Early Warning Notices and associated registers.
• Preparing, negotiating, and agreeing on Compensation Events/variations, extension of time claims, etc.
• Assisting in identifying and proactively managing all commercial risks and opportunities and carrying out value engineering exercises.
• Encouraging and developing a culture of contractual awareness within the site team and ensuring that the full contractual entitlement is achieved by rigidly managing records, contractual notifications, change control, etc.
• Preparing and updating budgets and cash-flow / expenditure profiles for your section.
• Attending regular meetings with Contracts Director(s)/Contracts Manager(s) as and when required.
• Suggesting potential improvements and introducing where agreed with the Commercial Manager.
• Promoting the company at all times.
• Managing QS’s as required.

If you believe you are the right candidate for this position, please apply with your CV.