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Senior Quantity Surveyor | Main Contractor | Northern Ireland
SQS Required with Main Contractor for Commercial, Education & Housing projects.
CSR is recruiting on behalf a Main Contractor who are operating in the Ipswich area.
They are seeking to strengthen their commercial team with an experienced Senior QS to manage project circa £20m.
Within the role of Senior Quantity Surveyor you will provide support to the Commercial Manager & Construction Team on all Quantity Surveying functions including, but not limited to the following:
* Reviewing of Contracts and ensuring compliance
* Take Ownership of all commercial aspects of the project
* Identifying and pricing of all variations as and when they occur
* Procurement - operational procurement activity and contract support, in conjunction with the Procurement Department
* Sending out tender enquiries to subcontractors and suppliers
* Cost analysis of tender prices
* Measuring from drawings and preparing pricing documents
* Checking measured quantities in pricing documents against drawings and other tender documents
* Inputting data to pricing documents
* Measurement of Sub-Contract Elements
* Cost analysis of Sub-Contractor/Supplier costing
* Producing & Forwarding Post Tender Data
* Managing and forecasting the Cash flow of both projects and the business
* Working closely with the PQS to deliver value for money and control budgets
* Logging and Reporting of all variations
* Provide Data and analysis of issues & risks as required by Management.
* Improve and implement best practice commercial processes and accurate budgeting
* Ensure Construction Team is adhering to all Contractual Requirements and providing advice and monitoring of same
The successful QS will have:
* Strong prior experience in Quantity Surveying roles in a Construction/Engineering business
* Degree level education within Quantity Surveying, Civil or Environmental Engineering Commercial Management or similar field
* Ability to demonstrate building strong working relationships & stakeholder management
* Good level of legal awareness and competence in assessing Contract Documents and contract requirements
* Excellent negotiation skills
* Excellent Analytical and problem-solving skills
* High level of accuracy and attention to detail
* Good oral & written communication skills