Senior Quantity Surveyor

Reading, Oxfordshire
Matchtech

Our Water sector contractor are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to be based out of their Reading office supporting Water/Wastewater projects on a permanent basis.

Our client are growing their team delivering AMP8 for Thames Water, to meet the greatly enlarged programme of works between 2025 and 2030. They have already been allocated circa 250m of projects in the delightful rural setting of the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire and Thames Valley regions.

This is a great opportunity to join the team delivering on Treatment Works within this area. Projects are a mix of civil, mechanical, electrical and IC scopes and range between 2.5m to 25m in size.

This is an exciting time to join the Commercial team of the Infrastructure Division as our client are delivering enlarged AMP8 programmes across the UK for several water companies.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial management on medium to high risk / complexity projects including the following tasks:
• Co-ordinating with, reporting to and implementing the reasonable directives of the Managing Quantity Surveyor (functional reporting).
• Complete monthly internal CVR updates informed by robust cost forecasting
• Liaising with Contracts Managers on the day-to-day commercial administration of contracts to ensure the financial success of construction operations and to keep the Commercial Manager appraised of all material events.
• Undertake subcontract procurement from cradle to grave (enquiry packages, bid analysis and recommendations, Subcontract drafting and Subcontract management through to final account).
• Supervising, mentoring and encouraging junior staff in their personal professional development.
• Ensuring consultation with contracts management that all necessary notices and submissions required by the Contract are given in an expedient manner.
• Involvement in dispute avoidance/resolution.
• Responsible for managing meetings where appropriate.
• Line management responsibility for junior members of the commercial team.
• Complete accurate internal cash flow forecast updates
• Complete external reporting to the Client including Value of Work Done and cash flow forecasting.
• Ensure disciplined change control and management both domestic with the supply chain and external with the client.
• Ensure the successful negotiations of Main Contract Final Accounts.
• Undertake robust cost control including management of accruals, actual cost allocations and challenge.
• Provide commercial support to the project operations team including regular site presence.

Skills/experience/qualifications

• Sound & comprehensive understanding of construction industry and the parties to it.
• Proficient knowledge of measurement and valuation.
• Good knowledge of standard forms of contract.
• Proficient in reading drawings, specifications and knowledge of construction process.
• Ability to negotiate with clients/sub contractors and draft sub contracts.
• Knowledge of CIS.
• Ability to produce accurate monthly cost and value reports and outturn financial forecasts.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Awareness of dispute procedures.
• Experience of undertaking risk assessments and valuation of them in conjunction with other project team members.
• Extensive experience of working on live projects and final accounts
• Experience of value engineering.
• Exposure to resolving disputes.
• Successfully completed a number of final accounts.
• Experience of procuring major works sub contracts
• Professional membership of recognised institute e.g. RICS (desirable)
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft packages e.g. Excel, Word & PowerPoint and industry standard Common Data Environment, financial and Project Management systems.
• Experience of managing, mentoring and developing staff.
• Experience of working on Water Treatment projects highly desirable.

What we can offer you

• Salary 55k – 80k depending on experience level and interview
• Cash Car allowance
• 26 days annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 3 days holiday)
• 3 additional long service days achieved after 3, 7 and 10 years
• Private medical insurance for yourself (with the option to buy family cover)
• Life Assurance
• Defined contribution pension scheme matched up to 8%
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and parental leave
• 2 days volunteering opportunities
• Flexible and Agile working – 3 or 4 days across site and office – Reading
• 45 hour working week with built in lunch breaks/flexibility around home life
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Professional membership fees
• Perks at Work Employee discount scheme offering discounts on a range of categories such as electronics, home appliances, food & groceries, car buying, travel, fitness and more
• Flexible Benefits scheme which includes the opportunity to purchase benefits such as:
  • Critical illness insurance (with option to purchase for your partner)
  • Dental Insurance
  • Travel insurance
  • Cycle to work scheme