Senior Quantity Surveyor - Civil Engineering in Bridgwater - CV-Library

We are working with one of the UK’s leading Tier 1 contractors, delivering some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting, and meaningful projects; developing, building, and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

They have an opening within their Major Projects Team for a Senior Quantity Surveyor on one of Europe's largest civil engineering projects. Hinkley Point C is a multi-billion-pound nuclear power station that stands as a cornerstone of the UK’s energy future. This landmark project will play a crucial role in meeting the UK’s energy needs and driving sustainable progress.

My clients' expert team have used state-of-the-art technology to excavate a total of nine kilometres of tunnel, which has been lined with 38,000 concrete segments forming 6000 lining rings. The tunnels are currently being connected to the seabed by vertical shafts and capped with large intake and outfall heads, each weighing close to 5000 tonnes, that allow seawater to pass into the tunnels.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will provide expert guidance to the Quantity Surveying team and Project Directors/Managers on all matters related to commercial activities for a specific package or multiple packages. You will be responsible for ensuring robust commercial and contractual management, while coordinating the efforts of all stakeholders involved in the execution of the assigned package, ensuring smooth project delivery and effective collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cascades information positively to staff at all levels

• Ability to resolve conflict and build respect between multi-disciplinary teams

• Encourages inter-team collaboration as well as with off-site functions

• Strong communication and excellent interpersonal and influencing skills

• Sets challenging goals for self and others to achieve

• Takes difficult decisions as necessary

• Quality of Service Provision

• Understand economic factors that affect the construction industry

• To manage the feedback of commercial data for Planning and Estimating

The ability to review tenders and cost data

To manage the preparation of Target Costs for a Project

To co-ordinate the commercial team to ensure programme issues are identified and actioned

To manage the preparation and review of Earned Value Management

Manage the preparation of the monthly operating statement and associated commercial reports

To be able to report and explain the commercial progress to senior teams

To manage the feedback of commercial data for Planning, Estimating, Marketing and Sales

Formulation of management plans for resource procurement

Understanding of dispute resolution including options, structure as well as knowledge of the SCL Protocol

Chain management and procurement techniques, estimating and surveying functions

Management and reporting of Commercial Risk and Opportunity

Management of disallowed cost

Experienced in the recruitment and development of talent within the business

Ability to provide feedback on team members' strengths and weaknesses and support performance management

Determining project commercial staff requirements

Able to make connections between creative ideas and innovative outcomes and implement using a wide range of improvement techniques

Managing risks and opportunities at a Project level and updating senior teams

Can see the big picture and can spot the point at which to make a trade-off

Is aware of political issues, and seeks win-win situations, whilst maintaining effective relationships

Key Attributes:

Extensive experience in Quantity Surveying within a relevant business environment

Valid CSCS card and UK driving licence

Working knowledge of construction and contract law along with various forms of Conditions of Contract.

Significant knowledge of construction techniques on particular projects.

BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent

Membership of RICS, ICES or CIOB (or working towards

Practical application of Microsoft Office – predominantly Excel

Experience in using a cost system .e. Oracle or similar