Senior Quantity Surveyor - Randstad Construction & Property : Job Details

Job Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location: Buckinghamshire

Job type: Permanent

Role Overview: My client is looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team working on HS2, the largest ongoing project in the UK. They are currently seeking a motivated Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial team in the Buckinghamshire area. In this role, you will be responsible for carrying out tasks independently, occasionally leading a small group of commercial staff. Your expertise will be instrumental in ensuring the successful delivery of projects, meeting deadlines, and maintaining high standards of commercial performance.

Benefits:

• Paying a competitive salary up to £75k and package, including car allowance, generous pension, lodge allowance if needed etc
• Hybrid working (2 days working from home)
• Offering a chance to extend your experience working with major Tier 1 contractors

Key Responsibilities:

• Independently carry out both periodical duties and one-off tasks within specified deadlines, as directed by the senior Commercial team.
• Prepare and agree variation accounts for main contracts and sub-contracts.
• Monitor costs against targets and track contract progress against accepted programmes and work plans, collaborating with other team disciplines.
• Provide input into change control procedures for extensions of time (EOT), delays, and performance adjustments.
• Prepare and agree interim valuations, final valuations, final accounts, and sub-contract final accounts.
• Prepare and issue certification and payment of subcontractors.
• Offer contractual advice to management to ensure compliance with contract and legal administration obligations, including timely issuance of relevant notices.
• Negotiate and progress the resolution of disputes.
• Identify potential commercial risks and evaluate options for their control and management.

About the Candidate:

• Qualified with a degree in Quantity Surveying or a related field.
• Enrolled in, or seeking membership of, a relevant professional institution (CICES, RICS, or similar).
• Proven experience at Quantity Surveyor level, demonstrating the ability to deliver positive commercial outcomes for associated projects.
• Strong mentoring skills, with the ability to listen, learn, and integrate new concepts while guiding junior team members.

If you are interested in this role, please contact me to find out more.

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Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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