Project Quantity Surveyor

An exciting opportunity has arisen for one of our Client who is a long established and highly successful civil engineering contractor specializing in Railway engineering. They have an opportunity for a professionally qualified Project Quantity Surveyor to join their team in Birmingham.  

Experience/Qualifications Required:  

• Degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management  

• MS Office – Essential  

• 5-6 years’ experience working within a contracting environment (rail experience is preferred but not essential)  

• Ability to work on own initiative and unsupervised  

• NEC Contract Awareness  

Some of the main duties for this role include:  

• Liaise with the Senior Quantity Surveyor and relevant Contracts Manager at all stages of the contract works.  

• Evaluate and report contract commercial performance and financial recovery.  

• Prepare and submit contract documents in accordance with contractual entitlement, following appropriate measures to secure commercial / financial recovery.  

• Prepare and submit cost monitors to Project Delivery Team and monitor site performance on a weekly basis.  

• Assess interim applications and authorise payments.  

• Negotiate Final Account settlement in accordance with company procedures.  

• Assist the Project Delivery Team in the preparation and valuation of Change Requests for submission to the client in accordance with the Main Contract provisions.  

• Maintain input to their management accounts, supply chain database and information systems in accordance with company procedures.  

• Organise, attend and record startup / progress meetings with all Subcontractors and key suppliers ensuring that deliverables conform to the requirements of the Main Contract and specification in conjunction with the relevant Contracts Manager.