Project Quantity Surveyor

COMPANY PROFILE

CBRE is the global leader in real estate services and leverages the industry's most powerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clients worldwide. Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globally capable real estate service firm. Globally, we employ over 70,000 employees and operate in 48 countries.

Purpose of the Job

• Commercial Oversight on all large Projects across EMEA Region> 500k.
• Manage and deliver all commercial aspects of large tender project opportunities across EMEA.
• Monthly commercial reviews of all large Project being delivered across EMEA.
• Complete review and Analysis of current position and forecast of project revenue and margin across EMEA.
• Assist all Project Personnel as a QS function for commercial oversight on Project Costs

Pre-Contract

• Assess tender documents to ensure enough information available to prepare tender
• Take off quantities
• Prepare and issue sub-contract enquiries and assessment of quotations upon receipt
• Prepare and issue material supply enquiries and assessment of quotations upon receipt
• Complete tender documents for submission
• Prepare specifications and / or Contractors proposals
• Submit tenders and follow up
• Post tender negotiations
• Cost planning and value management
• Set Up Project Cost Plan for the Project
• Review and Prepare commercial risk register for each project.

Post Contract

• Maintain contract documentation and advise on pre-tender and post contract matters
• Preparation and issue of contractual letters to clients and / or sub-contractors
• Post contract liaison with clients
• Post contract liaison with design team
• Carry out take offs for material procurement
• Sub-contract negotiation and letting
• Full review of Construction Package, and complete IFT Vs IFT exercise, complying a cost analysis for variations and potential savings for the project.
• Preparation and submission of interim valuations
• Site measurement
• Manage and value variations
• Agreement and certification of sub-contractor's interim valuations and final accounts
• Preparation and submission of several works final account
• Agreement of final accounts

Financial Reporting

• Compile Monthly Commercial reports for Senior Management Team
• Completion of Monthly Project Reviews with Commercial Team
• Compile Cashflow for Projects Department for Senior Management Team

Essential

Skills

• Commercial awareness
• Experience with National Schedules of Rates.
• Strong financial acumen
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills
• Ability to present with confidence
• Ability to understand commercial and financial metrics
• Good working knowledge of forms of contract especially JCT Design and Build and JCT Subcontract form, NEC FIDIC & RIAI
• Surveying Background in Mechanical and Electrical Work

Knowledge

• Up to date knowledge of the construction market
• Fully competent with Quantity Surveying & commercial methodology
• Understanding of data centre project delivery programmes and impact of working in live environments.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years proven Quantity Surveying experience in construction
• Minimum of 2 years' experience Quantity Surveying in the data centre sector
• Experience of new build and live environments

Qualifications

• Degree caliber
• Mechanical and / or Electrical Background Required Business standard of written and verbal literacy and numeracy

Aptitude

• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong influencing skills
• Ability to inspire confidence
• Can manage a high degree of variability
• High degree of integrity
• Highly motivated and self-aware
• Highly organised with attention to detail
• Results focused
• Comfortable in a fast-changing fast paced company and project environment

Core Competencies

• Commercial / Finance Acumen
• Competence to deliver
• Accessibility
• Innovation
• Communication
• Reliability
• Collaboration
• Teamwork
• Conflict Management and Resolution
• Strong Negotiation Skills

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.