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My client is a reputable construction company who are getting progressivly busy and therefore are needing an experienced QS to join their established team!

How You will Make an Impact

* Analyses and comments on tenders, contracts and contract related documents and gives proactive advice and support throughout the procurement process.

* Participates in contract negotiations and in formulation/implementation of negotiation strategy.

* Ensure adherence to internal standards and compliance with external regulations.

* Captures internal data and prepares presentations and analyses.

* Contributes to standardisation of contracts and improvement processes.

* Implements standards, guidelines, and processes regarding effective Contract Management.

* Participates in developing project specific concepts

* Participating in variation and claim management on customer contract or subcontract, mitigating risk or minimising liability claims.

* Develops, implements, and regularly reviews the claim strategy with regards to customers, sub-suppliers, and partners together with Operational and Finance and Commercial teams.

* Shares best practices with the business.

* Sets up and conducts trainings for business partners and colleagues.

* Other activities assigned by your direct line manager

* Reviewing and commenting on the invoices on basis of the agreed purchase orders/frame works agreements and civils BoQs

What You Bring

- Previous experience in a Quantity Surveyor / Contracts role, working within a project environment

- Experience ideally gained in a similar or related industry e.g. Transmission, Power, Infrastructure, rail, engineering, defence, construction, etc

- Degree in quantity survey or a professional qualification accredited by the Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is required.

- Experience in Civil Construction (Plant/ Power Industry related).

- Strong track record in a contractor side, project environment

- Able to manage both direct labour and subcontract costs

- Ability to estimate change / variations using various methods

- Able to forecast cost and measure cost of work complete

- Good negotiation skills

- Ability to manage commercial strategies

- Ability to manage expectations internally and of suppliers

- Strong communicator with excellent written and oral communications skills, as well as a good team player

- Good financial and commercial acumen

- Ability to work under own initiative and under cost or time critical conditions

- Good Contractual knowledge and experience

- Confident and able to communicate externally and internally at all levels

- Ability to operate effectively within a team environment

- Strong computing skills in MS word, excel, project and MS Outlook