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Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location - Solihull

Salary - Up to £70,000 per annum plus vehicle allowance and a host of other benefits

VGC are currently looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to head up our commercial team. 

Roles and responsibilities:

The role is to oversee the commercial team for a recruitment business, supporting the delivery teams, and ensuring efficient billing processes and achievement of maximum margin to the organisation.

Provide strategic commercial advice and support at all stages of the projects from tendering through to final accounting, and offer practical advice to management on contractual matters.
Develop relationships with key contacts & clients to manage current and future contracts
Lead commercial activities on projects to ensure company achieves full and maximum value for all work delivered
Ensure all members of the team observe the commercial processes & standards as outlined in the Business Management System 
Line management of the commercial team including a Quantity Surveyor, Assistant Quantity Surveyor and 2 Commercial Administrator
Tendering:

Support the tendering team with the preparation of the commercial submission

Contract set up:

Following contract sign off by the director ensure commercial team set up projects promptly on VGC Systems inline with agreed terms and conditionas and make sure relevant check/audits are in place. 

Operational teams are briefed on the project terms/requirements/processes
The payroll and sales ledger team are briefed on the requirements for administering the project
Contract administration:

Ensure all applications/invoice (forecast & actual) are prepared accurately, on time and in the appropriate format.
Support the senior credit controller with cash collection
Review monthly margin reports to identify differences between actual and contract margins. 
Maintain good relationships with client commercial teams
Management reporting:

Attend weekly operational and monthly management meetings. 
Support the operational teams with reviewing and analysing divisional profit and loss reports
Risk/Process management:

Review all the standard commercial documentation on an ongoing basis and implement changes when required
Audit responsibility for commercial procedures
Knowledge and experience required:

3rd level qualification in Quantity Surveying or related discipline
Professional membership to RICS of CIOB
Experience of overseeing contracts within mainline rail, LU and civil engineering sectors
Experience of overseeing CIJC WRA, CESA, NAECI projects
Experience of working within an employment or staffing business within a commercial role
What you can expect in return:

Salary - Negotiable for the right person
Car Allowance
Pension and healthcare schemes
Other personalised benefits 
If this is a role that sounds of interest, please apply now or reach out to Sam Wilson on  and we will be in contact to discuss further. 

Cheers