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Quantity Surveyor – Peterborough

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Job Position Quantity Surveyor – Peterborough
Job Profile My client is a leading civil engineering and construction company mainly operating within the water industry and directly employing over 900 people. They are a fast growing business with over 250 new people joining our team in 2015 and numbers for 2016 projected to increase further. They are a business who believes in investing in their employees with over £1m spent on training and development last year.

A significant and growing proportion of the client’s work, particularly in the water sector, is delivered through a fully-integrated design-and-construct venture.
Job Description Accountable for the commercial and cost management of a project or programme of projects from inception to close out, ensuring that maximum efficiencies are obtained and full compliance with all Alliance and Anglian Water governance procedures is achieved. Providing a commercial challenge to the operations manager and his team on all project matters.

The role involves a range of duties including monthly valuing of the works and making applications for payment; identifying values and agreeing variations with our clients; agreeing final accounts and reporting internally on the financial and contractual status of schemes including completion of monthly financial forecasts.

Other responsibilities include procuring and letting sub-contract packages, managing sub-contractors with the site delivery team whilst on site and agreeing final accounts.

The successful applicant must be a good communicator and negotiator; with commercial awareness and good IT skills with experience of databases and Microsoft Office products. Knowledge of construction contracts is preferred.
Candidate Specification
  • In depth understanding of NEC3 contract packages and their management with the client and the supply chain.
  • Experience of managing multimillion pound projects focusing on the mitigation of cost and realisation of efficiencies and innovative ways of working.
  • Understanding the fundamental basis of negotiating and driving successful win/win outcomes.
  • Experience Managing a Commercial Team.
  • A manager that can develop people and instil a commercial mind-set within the commercial team and the greater Project Delivery Team
  • Excellent organisational and communication skills
  • Strong commercial awareness
  • Team player, who has the ability to self-start and work independently
  • Full driving licence
  • Enthusiasm and a positive attitude
  • A degree or other qualification in quantity surveying would be advantageous but is not essential
  • Environmentally and contractually aware
  • Experience in the water industry would be an advantage

Benefits          

  • Company car or Car Allowance (£7-8k) dependent on position and salary
  • Pension scheme matched
  • Health Care
  • Child Care
  • 26 days holiday – extra unpaid available
  • Company phone and laptop
  • Bi-annual bonus 8-10%

 

If you would like any more information and would like to discuss further please don’t hesitate in contacting James Dawson – Director – on 01274 505696/ 07850602097 or email your CV to james.dawson@pmdrs.co.uk or office@pmdrs.co.uk or visit the website www.pmdrs.co.uk to see all live roles.