Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor
Division: Lagan MEICA
Project: Severn Trent Water & United Utilities
Location: England, North West

Role Summary
As the Senior Quantity Surveyor your responsibilities will include accountability for providing expert cost management, contractual support, and financial control for projects across various sectors in Process Consultancy, Water and Wastewater Design Construction and Commissioning. 
The Senior QS will work closely with other project teams, clients, and contractors to ensure the project is delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards, estimating and monitoring project costs throughout the various project stages ensuring they are completed within the projected budget and schedule. 
The Senior QS will liaise with customer representatives and other third parties on commercial issues including agreement of variations, claims and any additional payments.
The role will also foster effective communication by liaising with contractors, subcontractors and other project stakeholders.

Reporting Structure
Reports to - Commercial Manager 
Direct & Indirect Reports - Project QS, Graduate QS & Apprentice QS
Key Internal Relationships - Project Teams & Senior Management
Key External Relationships - Client & Supply Chain

Key Accountabilities & Work Outputs 
Accountabilities
Key accountabilities for the role of Senior Quantity Surveyor include, but are not limited to:
•    Ensuring robust, accurate and timely cost and value reporting at all levels
•    Ensuring accurate cash flow reporting is implemented and reported
•    Carrying out detailed cost management including forecasting and communicating the results as required
•    Updating the Cost Value Reconciliation and commercial plans throughout project lifecycle
•    Supporting the internal commercial processes ensuring adherence across the project 
•    Actively seeking to improve processes and procedures through innovation and challenge
•    Developing a deep understanding of the processes and procedures used by any JV/Alliance that we work with, supporting and assist in their development and improvement
•    Developing successful external relationships by ensuring that contracts entered into have terms and conditions that are appropriate for the business with commercial risks identified
•    Ensuring that the supply chain are engaged appropriately with the correct contract terms and conditions 
•    Building and maintaining excellent internal and external client relationships 
•    Responsibility for subcontract letting, negotiation and financial accounting 
•    Preparing applications for payment, liaising with the contacts and/or client representatives and other third parties on commercial issues, including agreement of variations, claims and additional payments
•    Contributing towards effective interaction between the Commercial Team and the operational site teams and working with site management to forecast predicted spend and cash recovery and ensure that both are kept in line with target
•    Sharing best practice with others and proactively in advising site teams on costs and management of them
•    Working across projects on various sites as required.
•    Undertaking any other reasonable duties as required

Qualifications & Experience
Qualifications 
•    Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a related field
•    Familiarity and qualified in using industry-standard contracts (e.g., NEC, JCT) and understanding of construction law
•    Proficiency in software such as MS Excel, cost management tools, and project management platforms.

Experience 
•    At least 5 years’ experience in quantity surveying & 3 years within the MEICA water and wastewater treatment industry or similar
•    Previous experience of commercial management and procurement of subcontractors, including chairing regular meetings, measurement and control cycle, certificates and accruals calculations
•    Previous experience is preferable of working with United Utilities on projects
•    Ability to demonstrate a good knowledge of monthly reporting and earned value analysis and knowledge and experience in estimation and cost analysis
•    In-depth knowledge of cost management, tendering, and procurement processes
•    Experience working for Tier 1 Civil Engineering projects (desirable)

Skills & Knowledge

• Demonstrable knowledge of complex civil engineering projects gained through first-hand experience
• Proven knowledge and skills in construction methods, health and safety, and legal regulations
• Skilled in monitoring construction progress and managing the project within budget and time constraints
• Good problem-solving, analytical and negotiation skills with the ability to collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions
• Ability to work to challenging deadlines and work effectively in a team and delegate, but also able to work on own initiative
• Well-developed written/oral communication skills for reports and relationship building/maintenance
• Commercially aware of economies and efficiencies
• Good IT skills in Word, Excel and Outlook
  

Your application
At Lagan MEICA, we want everyone to feel welcome. That’s why we want you to know that we'll work with you to make the application process as smooth as possible. So please just let us know if you need any adjustments or support – we'll do whatever we can to help.

Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when this happens, we sometimes bring the published closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. Good luck!