Quantity Surveyor

1 day ago

Somerset, United Kingdom VGC Group Full time

**Role: Quantity Surveyor**

**Location: Somerset**

**Duration: 6 months contract +**

**Day rate: £300 - £350 per day (Umbrella - Inside IR35)**

**Summary of the Quantity Surveyor role:
My client is currently looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join their growing team, on a long term contract basis, located in Somerset on a range of highways maintenance schemes.

**Responsibilities for the Quantity Surveyor:
- Provide a leading role to support the projects and the programme with commercial information and advice ensuring compliance with governance
- Providing a positive commercial influence on the strategy, behaviours, and delivery of the operational activities
- Cost reporting - assessing value to date, supply chain valuations and forward forecasting to completion
- Production, management and communication of the periodic CVR documentation
- Driving risk and change management, mentoring the wider project teams as part of this.
- Support with pre and post contract procurement activities as appropriate
- Estimating and cost planning for new projects/elements of work as they arise
- Production of contractual correspondence and leading on record keeping processes and behaviours
- Claims Management
- Dispute resolution and arbitration
- Awareness of the estimating process and budget control
- Compliance with Health and Safety Regulations

**Requirements for the Quantity Surveyor:
- Degree qualified in a commercial discipline OR equivalent experience
- 5+ years’ experience within similar positions
- Experience working on highways schemes
- Experience with the following:

- Cost control and administration
- Subcontractor management
- Contract administration
- Change Control
- Budget Management Accuracy of forecasting
- Good commercial awareness
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Extensive knowledge of MS software
- Extensive knowledge of NEC contracts, in particular Option C Target Cost
- Ability to negotiate

We look forward to hearing from you.

“VGC are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy”

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