Senior Quantity Surveyor

2 weeks ago


Reading, Reading, United Kingdom OCU Full time

As OCU continues on a Journey of growth Weare looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our teamcovering West London and the M4 corridor. You will be required tomaintain commercial control of project forecasts including directlabour you will look after subcontractors plant material consumableand administration costs and project valuation; cost control andcost management and the validation of progress data to ensureaccurate reporting. You will also be required to manage and developcommercial staff through ongoing support andmentoring.

Responsibilities

  • Knowledgeunderstanding and administration of respective entitlements andobligations under the main contract andsubcontracts
  • Commercial startup set up costcodes / baseline forecast / cost codedBOQ.
  • Preparation of Early Warning Notices andCompensation Events to ensure full entitlement achieved in linewith the Contract provisions
  • Administration ofcontract records
  • Management of subcontractpayments including negotiation of subcontract variations andmonitoring and reconciliation of contrachargeaccounts
  • Produce and manage procurementschedule in line with project programmedeliverables.
  • Complete Subcontractorsrequisitions and obtain all necessaryapprovals.
  • Collation of accurate informationfor monthly cost/ value reconciliations and contractreviews
  • Compile and issue Subcontractliabilities monthly for Accounts toprocess.
  • Audit agreement and reconciliation ofmeasurements against systemised actuals.
  • Weeklycost / value report generations
  • Target costgeneration
  • Preparation of Final Accounts foragreement
  • Production of financial andstatistical reports as required
  • Close liaisonwith and provision of assistance to all operational and supportstaff to enable overall management of aproject

Skills&Experience

  • Significantexperience in a similar role
  • Good Clientinterfacing skills and experience
  • Managementand development of junior commercialstaff
  • Preferably Degree qualified in QuantitySurveying or other relevant businessdiscipline
  • Non degree holders should have ademonstrated record of success with experience in similarroles
  • Excellent prioritisation andorganisational skills
  • Selfmotivated and able towork on own initiative; enthusiastic with can doattitude
  • Good problemsolving skills the abilityto anticipate potential problems and overcome themeffectively.
  • Strong verbal and writtencommunication skills ability to communicate with stakeholders atall levels including directors
  • Can maintain ahigh level of discretion andconfidentiality
  • Excellent time managementskills and able to work todeadlines
  • Proficiency in PC operating systems(Word / Excel / Outlook)
  • DrivingLicence

CompanyInformation:

Established in 1994OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineeringcontractors in the UK with a long successful track record indelivering customerfocused civil engineeringsolutions.

Working directly with many of thecountrys leading bluechip power water telecoms and rail clients weare looking for the very best talent to join our growingteam.

We pride ourselves on empowering ouremployees and offering opportunities for them to take control oftheir own personal development and career progression in asupportive environment.

We believe that beingsuccessful is a choice.

We choose to besuccessful.

We are OCU One CompanyUnited.

We celebrate difference andappreciate diverse backgrounds. We encourage everyone who join usto be themselves at work and create inclusive teams in ourworkplace


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