Lead Quantity Surveyor
Lincoln (Hybrid working 2-3 days a week. 40 hours a week. Flexible start & finish times)
£55,000 - £65,000 (dependent on experience)
£5250 car allowance
26 days annual leave, gaining an additional day each year up to a maximum of 31 days (plus Bank Holiday off)
Great Pension Scheme & Life assurance
Chances to progress within the business!
We are currently seeking an experienced Lead Quantity Surveyor to deliver works in Lincoln on behalf of our client, a contractor within the Facilities Management industry.
The Lead Quantity Surveyor will be responsible for providing commercial advice and support to Operations and experience in Contract Management, NEC, PFI, Client Negotiations, Monthly Finance, Revenue and Risk Management. Experience of working in a contract commercial environment within the FM Sector / Civils sector is essential.
The Lead Quantity Surveyor role will involve day to day contract and commercial management, including managing communication and notifications to timescales, payment assessment, managing and valuing change and early warnings and review and agree final account
Responsibilities & Experience required:
Lead on all commercial matters in scheme buildability meetings and scheme collaborative planning sessions
Experience of contract management for high value/ high complex schemes within a relevant industry
Experience with successfully delivering a variety of projects using different forms of contract (NEC preferable)
Provide mentoring and training to the commercial teams and support their professional development
Monitor actual costs against budget and prepare contract forecasts, identification of risks and opportunities to project spend/ budgets
Lead on regular cost and contract audits to ensure contractor compliance with contract conditions
Provide contractual advice to the business and the project team, inform appropriate management of project contractual issues and ensure project team understand the contractual conditions
Cost planning and budget estimating and review and challenge contractor estimates and feed back into benchmarking and lessons learnt
Education & Certification for Lead Quantity Surveyor:
Full UK Driving Licence ESSENTIAL (as you will be travelling between sites)
BSc. Hons in Commercial Management or Quantity Surveying
Member of a relevant professional body or must demonstrate relevant breadth and depth of experience working as a QS within a relevant industry
Excellent commercial awareness coupled with a strategic mind-set
Solid knowledge of performance reporting and financial/ budgeting processes
Good Knowledge of MS Office especially Excel and Word + other bespoke systems
If you are interested in the Lead Quantity Surveyor role, and you would like to hear more or apply, then please send a copy of your CV and I will call you to discuss sending your CV to the client ASAP!
Dom – Utilise Recruitment