Quantity Surveyor

Job Title: Quantity Surveyor

Reporting to: Business Unit General Manager, MPS

Role purpose

The JOB TITLE will be Quantity Surveyor

• The jobholder will work within Omexom’s Major Projects South Business Unit reporting to the Business Unit General Manager and functionally to England’s Regional Commercial Manager.
• Project specific work will involve working directly with Project Managers, Site Managers and Project Site teams to help in the delivery of transmission and overhead line projects and cable projects.
• The jobholder will also be required to interface with other aspects of the Omexom business including Planning, Finance and Engineering.
• The successful candidate will play a crucial role in managing the cost and commercial aspects of our projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and in accordance with NEC contract principles.
  
  

Responsibilities & Duties

The successful applicant will ensure the following duties are carried out:

• Participate in creating a safe working environment.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients, subcontractors and key stakeholders.
• Expertly administer NEC forms of contracts, ensuring compliance with contract terms and conditions.
• Produce subcontract documentation including negotiation of scope, terms and conditions, prices and programme.
• Management of subcontract works packages including interim assessments of the amount due and subsequent change management adhering to payment terms.
• Produce and issue all commercial notices, such as EWN’s, CEN’s and CEQ’s to both the client and subcontractors, as required by the form of contract.
• Manage change in a timely manner in accordance with the form of contract, including the production and submission of Compensation Event Quotations.
• Manage claims and disputes, ensuring timely resolution and minimising financial impact.
• Produce, submit, and agree monthly applications, to the client, in accordance with the form of contract.
• Liaise with operational and engineering staff to ensure site records are kept to the standard required.
• Produce detailed monthly reports and Cost Value Reconciliations (CVR) and cash flow forecasts as required by the business unit or project.
• Produce and maintain a detailed ‘Cost Plan’, tracking and forecasting expenditure, including detailed schedules of Subcontractor ‘liabilities’
• Support the Project Managers and others to identify, quantify and mitigate risks to cost and value.
• Attend progress and risk reduction meetings with the client and subcontractors.
• Support the project team in the preparation of initial project budgets and thereafter maintaining them on a regular basis through the life cycle of the project.
• Preparation of valuation claims based on the payment terms set up by the client.
• Maintain labour resource scheduling in conjunction with the Project Managers.
• Input into the preparation of all final account documentation prior to project team review.
• Efficient use of the company IT systems for document control between Omexom, Client, Designers and sub-contractors.
• Attendance at meetings as required.
  
  

Key interfaces

• Regional Commercial Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyors and Finance team
• Business Unit General Manager
• Planners, Bid Managers and internal and external legal support teams
• Site Teams
• Clients
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

Qualifications and experience

• Minimum 2:1 BSc (HONS) Degree in Quantity Surveying or other relevant course
• Familiarity with NEC forms of contract and knowledge and understanding of Construction Law
• Strong appreciation/training of NEC forms of contract.
• 3+ years experience of commercial management and procurement of subcontractors, including chairing regular meetings, measurement and control cycle, certificates and accruals calculations
• Ability to demonstrate a good knowledge of monthly reporting and earned value analysis
• Knowledge and experience in estimation and cost analysis
• Excellent written and verbal communication, numeric and computer literacy skills, proficient in Microsoft Office
• Excellent organisation and time management skills, with the ability to work to tight deadlines
• Ability to work effectively in a team and delegate, but also able to work on own initiative
  
  

Desirable

• Masters in Quantity Surveyor / Commercial Management or other relevant Post Graduate Course
• 2+ years’ experience working on energy sector projects (substations or OHL)
• RICS or CICES Chartered Member Status
• Previous experience of the construction industry
• HV Electrical Contractor or Civil Contractor Experience
• CSCS card
  
  

Values

Team Spirit & Generosity – able to work effectively within and contribute to the Omexom team to deliver results, provide support and drive performance.

Trust and Empowerment – enjoy managing their responsibilities and time to ensure work is completed efficiently and professionally.

Integrity and Responsibility – enjoy taking responsibility for their duties and managing these effectively to ensure efficient high quality results.

Innovation & Entrepreneurship – continually strive to improve processes and introduce new initiatives to improve efficiency.