Quantity Surveyor (Newport)
£45,000 - £65,000 plus company car/car allowance, private health care and pension

Client, Job Role, and expectations
Our client is a growing business delivering essential underground cabling and civil engineering services for a network of clients. They have been in business for 10+ years, they have a strong reputation within the market and a valued and loyal customer base. 
They value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference their workforce, clients, and supply chain offer. They have achieved a steady sustainable growth over the past 5 years hence the requirement for an additional member of the commercial team. You will be given the opportunity to work with the commercial manager to review current procedures / processes and implement changes where improvements are identified. 
They are involved in various project types including renewable energy connections, Cable installation and associated civils up to 400kV, substations construction works, enabling works, civil work packages and cross-country pipelines.

Role 

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will support the Commercial Manager; helping to drive efficiencies; managing costs and performance for their clients. This role will see you take control of all financial aspects of the projects, overseeing all commercial & contractual matters. You will deliver desired margin return utilising high standards of commercial acumen. Whilst identifying, recording and tracking, both risks and opportunities.

Key Responsibilities
We are looking for someone to:
•    Manage and monitor project costs to support commercial manager with monthly P&L reporting
•    Review contract documents and advise on any issues
•    Track the earned value and cash flow forecasts
•    Produce and review commercial forecasts, Costs to Complete and Project Finance Reports
•    Take responsibility for Subcontract Management, including raising Subcontractor Orders and Negotiating Subcontract terms
•    Prepare subcontract documents, enquiries and assessment of quotations
•    Place subcontract orders, agreement and certification of subcontract valuations, invoice, subcontract payments and final account agreements
•    Be responsible for the management of the change control process, risk and value management
•    Manage and track project changes, variations and/or notices
•    Assess and value variations and compensation events
•    Prepare and submit interim valuations and payment applications to clients, along with the agreement of final accounts
•    Be actively involved with tenders and pricing
•    Complete take-offs and estimates for new enquires 
•    Support the operational team in daily commercial and contractual aspects
•    Visit sites throughout the UK, measure works completed, and attend client meetings (when required)
•    Build a strong relationship with the stakeholders delivering the projects to allow strong cost management.

Experience

•    Degree qualification (RICS accredited or equivalent) is desirable but not essential
•    Ideally you will have experience working in the Utilities industry
•    Sound knowledge of contracts – NEC preferred
•    Ability to prioritise workload, multi-task and work under tight time pressures
•    Excellent communication skills
•    High attention to detail
•    Logical and proactive thinking

Package / Remuneration:

The remuneration package offered at this stage is subject to the experience of the candidate, but will likely include the following:

Basic Salary:        Between £45,000 - £65,000
Company Car:        Car or Car Allowance
Additional:        Health, Pension, laptop, mobile phone