Quantity Surveyor - Civil Engineering

Senior Quantity Surveyor
Civil Engineering
Midlands and the North
We are working with one of the UK's SME Civil Engineering Contractors to recruit and experienced Quantity Surveyor to work join the Team working on a range of projects up to 10 million.
Typical Schemes include Canal and Rivers Remediation Work, Flood Defence, Major Highways and Civil Structures.
The Role

• Support and mentoring of junior staff
• Maximise profitability on contracts
• Monitoring contract costs against budgets
• Identifying potential risks and evaluate options for control
• Preparation of estimates
• Procurement of sub-contractors, including preparation of sub contract documents
• Assessment and certification of interim and final payments to subcontractors
• Preparation and agreeing main contract variations
• Assist in the preparation of documents for resolution of disputes (adjudications / arbitrations and the like)
• Ensure all work complies with quality, safety and environmental policies and the requirements of the company procedure

Key Skills

• Ambitious individual with great communication skills, who is confident with a flexible approach.
• Demonstrate innovative approaches to problem solving and the ability to negotiate across the various levels of any construction environment
• Handle the financial and mathematical demands of the role by possessing impressive numeracy and IT skills.
• Must have experience working on civil engineering schemes including Highways, Structures, River works and Flood Protection with a main contractor
• Experience as a SQS working with the NEC form of contract.

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