Senior Quantity Surveyor

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 6 June 2025
LOCATION
Blackburn
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Construction
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SKILLS

Quantity Surveying Contract Management Risk Management Mechanical / Electrical Services Commercial Awareness Construction Portfolio Final Accounts Sub-Contractor Management

FULL DESCRIPTION

Summary

A Senior Quantity Surveyor is required to strengthen the existing Commercial team, working in partnership with site management to develop a proactive site team. Ensuring that contractual obligations are identified and administered.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Work in partnership with site management, commercially supporting sites as required, to develop a proactive site team. Ensuring that contractual obligations are identified and administered.
  • Vet contract documentation on receipt from Client to ensure compatibility with the Company’s Tender and subsequent negotiations
  • Produce Commercial Risk Register for each contract. Monitor risk and assist in implementation of agreed mitigation measures
  • Prepare and issue enquiries for Major Plant & Equipment and Sub-Contract packages. Vet quotations commercially and negotiate price and terms with vendors. Issue resultant Purchase Orders
  • Prepare and submit Applications for Payment and/or Invoices, obtain Payment Certificates and progress Client Payments in accordance with contractual provisions
  • Measure, submit and agree Variations, Loss & Expense and/or Compensation Events in accordance with contractual provisions to facilitate prompt agreement of Final Accounts
  • Monitor on-site record keeping. Prepare and issue Notices in accordance with contractual provisions
  • Prepare and submit monthly Cost Value Reconciliations and Cash/Spend Profiles. Attend Contract Review Meetings
  • Authorisation and coding of Suppliers’ and Sub-Contractors’ Invoices and submission to Finance for payment
  • Measure, certify and agree Sub-Contractors interim valuations and final accounts. Prepare and issue contractual notices to Sub-Contractors

Core Requirements/Qualifications/Skills:

  • A senior quantity surveyor who has a successful construction portfolio
  • Educated to BSc in Quantity Surveying (or other equivalent commercially related discipline)
  • Member of Profession Institution (e.g. MRICS or similar)
  • Have knowledge and working experience of Mechanical / Electrical services and/ or utilities
  • Be able to demonstrate commercial awareness
  • Full UK manual driving licence

The opportunity

Due to the company’s continuing growth, we require a Senior Quantity Surveyor to strengthen the existing Commercial team.

Key responsibilities

  • Work in partnership with site management, commercially supporting sites as required, to develop a proactive site team. Ensuring that contractual obligations are identified and administered.
  • Vet contract documentation on receipt from Client to ensure compatibility with the Company’s Tender and subsequent negotiations
  • Produce Commercial Risk Register for each contract. Monitor risk and assist in implementation of agreed mitigation measures
  • Prepare and issue enquiries for Major Plant & Equipment and Sub-Contract packages. Vet quotations commercially and negotiate price and terms with vendors. Issue resultant Purchase Orders
  • Prepare and submit Applications for Payment and/or Invoices, obtain Payment Certificates and progress Client Payments in accordance with contractual provisions
  • Measure, submit and agree Variations, Loss & Expense and/or Compensation Events in accordance with contractual provisions to facilitate prompt agreement of Final Accounts
  • Monitor on-site record keeping. Prepare and issue Notices in accordance with contractual provisions
  • Prepare and submit monthly Cost Value Reconciliations and Cash/Spend Profiles. Attend Contract Review Meetings
  • Authorisation and coding of Suppliers’ and Sub-Contractors’ Invoices and submission to Finance for payment
  • Measure, certify and agree Sub-Contractors interim valuations and final accounts. Prepare and issue contractual notices to Sub-Contractors

What you will need

Qualifications

  • A senior quantity surveyor who has a successful construction portfolio
  • Educated to BSc in Quantity Surveying (or other equivalent commercially related discipline)
  • Member of Profession Institution (e.g. MRICS or similar)

Have knowledge and working experience of Mechanical / Electrical services and/ or utilities

  • Be able to demonstrate commercial awareness
  • Full UK manual driving licence

Benefits

Competetive Salary (depending upon experience)

Company Car/ Car Allowance

Contributory Company Pension Scheme

Non-contributory death-in-service insurance

33 Days Holiday including BH

Flexible working hours patterns

Onsite gym/wellbeing centre

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