Quantity Surveyor
Key Skills for This Role
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Qualifications
- Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Essential
- Notable years post graduate experience in construction industry in a commercial role.
- Demonstrable financial and commercial acumen.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills.
- Practical approach, logical thought process and a methodical way of working.
- Experience of setting up and/or operating office management systems including filing systems and document control and distribution.
- Experience of technical minute taking at contractual meetings and able to demonstrate the ability to collate information and prepare reports.
- Experience of drafting contractual correspondence on behalf of the Project Manager and preparation of payment certificates and interim financial reports.
- Negotiating and team-working skills and the ability to motivate and lead.
- Strong analytical skills
- Demonstrable legal, contractual and construction knowledge.
- Confidence and ability to assert influence
- Desirable
- A creative and innovative approach to problem-solving.
- Experience of contributing to procurement and contract strategies.
- Experience of setting up and/or operating office management systems including filing systems and document control and
- distribution.
- Holds an RICS/CICES accredited degree or enrolled on an accredited part-time post graduate degree with at least 3 years of relevant experience
- Full Membership of the RICS or CICES desirable, or enrolled on the approved training scheme for membership
Responsibilities
- Inputting to the efficient and effective management and issuing of accurate, timely and compliant notices and correspondence.
- Preparation or assessment of applications, valuations, cost/value reconciliation.
- Cost control and forecasting. Prepare and provide input to monthly reports: value, cost, profit/loss, cash flow and budget.
- Preparation and agreement of applications for payment or the assessment & preparation of payment certificates.
- Assisting with Risk and Value Management to optimise solution. Monitor and regularly review with the project team.
- Identifying, analysing, and developing responses to commercial risks.
- Contract Management, including all relevant contractual forms, methods of budgetary control and relevant software applications.
- Prepare supply chain enquiries, negotiate, administer, and finalise / close out supply chain contracts.
- Ensure all notifications / documents are managed in accordance with the contract, and customer/company policy.
- Ongoing liaison with site team, subcontractors, and Customer representatives.
- Undertake record-keeping including but not limited to collating site records, the preparation of meeting packs, meeting invites, and taking meeting minutes.
- Provide contractual advice to the project / site team as and when appropriate.
- Maintaining awareness of the different construction contracts in current use.
- Understanding the implications of health and safety regulations.
- Ensure all health, safety and environmental risk situations are brought to the attention of Contract Leader / Project Manager.
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