Staff Quantity Surveyor - T&D Construction (Birmingham, UK)
Posted 2 weeks ago · Listed through Nov 21
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About This Job
Description
Description
Chart your own course and change the world — with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We’re looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It’s those kinds of people who’ve helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, architecture and construction solutions. Today, we’re a thriving company with more than 10,000 professionals working in 75 offices worldwide and recognised as a leader in Transmission & Distribution.
This role will provide commercial support at a project level in all aspects of commercial control. You will work on both live projects and tender opportunities within the power sector. You will use your in-depth experience of the NEC3 and NEC4 forms of contract (Options A and C) to administer projects effectively, including the development and implementation of subcontracts with the supply chain.
Technical responsibilities
+ Conduct monthly internal reporting through the CVR and internal commercial management procedures.
+ Conduct monthly reporting to the client in accordance with the contract and the client periodical reporting procedure
+ Ensure cash flow is optimised through the development of activity schedules, the submission of monthly valuations and the control of subcontractor accounts.
+ Drive the recovery of outstanding monies and ensure all queries are fully resolved in a timely manner.
+ Identify commercial risks, opportunities, value engineering and change events.
+ Manage change events in accordance with the contract, including early warnings, CE notification, CE quotation and through to CE implementation and inclusion into the new cost and programme baselines.
+ Produce cost estimates and subcontract enquiries for both tender proposals and compensation events.
+ Ensure the project delivery teams adhere to risk management procedures and financial compliance.
+ Record the commercial KPI data at the project level and minimise any potential negative effect on your projects.
+ Maintain the projects adherence to payment timescales.
+ Prepare and manage sub-contracts throughout the project, through to Final Account agreement.
Functional responsibilities
+ Work closely with the project delivery teams to enforce the business drivers and outcomes for your projects.
+ Maximise profitability having regard to client and subcontractor relations, third party incomers and the company’s strategic objectives. regarding client relations and the risk/reward philosophy.
+ A commercially and contractually astute individual who takes ownership of performance.
+ Assistance with the management, preparation and submission of tender enquiries.
+ Undertake costing activities, utilising a sound working knowledge of tender process.
+ Interact and communicate effectively with clients and colleagues to achieve project objectives.
+ Be able to manage multiple projects and conflicting deadlines.
+ Be able to work autonomously and/or as part of a project team.
+ Identifying new skills and competencies required to meet business needs and actively supporting the development and recruitment of talent.
+ Support the continued development of more junior team personnel, providing commercial guidance and establishing training needs.
Qualifications
+ BSc in Quantity Surveying or other equivalent commercially related subject and 3 years relevant experience required OR
+ Higher National Diploma in Quantity Surveying or a related subject, and 4 years relevant experience required OR
+ General Certificate of Secondary Education and 6 years of relevant experience Required
+ Chartership or working towards chartership through the RICS or a similar accredited institution.
+ Experience within the Power Transmission & Distribution sector preferred
+ Awareness and experience of construction methods, technology, standard forms of measurement and forms of contract NEC 3/4 Options A & C.
+ Excellent computer literacy with experience MS office suite of programs.
+ Ability to read and understand a project program.
+ Excellent communication skills and analytical skills with the ability to apply intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignments.
+ Pro-active in building knowledge and understanding of the industry.
+ Strong understanding of project management to execute project work.
+ Ability to develop innovative and practical solutions to a range of problems and an understanding of how one issue may be part of a much larger solution.
+ Ability to make an effective and collaborative contribution to the team through sharing knowledge, promoting ideas and valuing the contribution of all team members.
+ Strong verbal and written communication.
+ Collaborative and keen to share information, knowledge and skills.
+ Seek new opportunities for learning and career progression.
+ Be able to identify the goals of any project and work steadily towards them.
+ Ability to adhere to a structured and methodical approach to any task, identifying priorities and setting deadlines.
This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.
Job Estimating
Primary Location GB-Birmingham, UK-Birmingham
Schedule: Full-time
Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time
Req ID: 265185
Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-DZ #UKO N/A