We are currently recruiting a Quantity Surveyor, the successful candidate will work with a dynamic team and have the opportunity to grow their knowledge and experience. Location is site/office based with some hybrid working may be available.
Purpose of role: Supporting commercial function, ensuring all work types follow Coffey governance and processes. Drive efficiencies, reduce actual costs and maximise value.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide accurate and up to date Information to Line Manager
- Ensure contract financial transactions are completed on time and in accordance with contract terms and legislation
- All claims and disputes are resolved in an amicable and timely fashion making sure that subcontractor and supplier payments are expedited.
- Timely submission of Accounts
- Maximisation of sales / variations
- Working closely with Senior Quantity Surveyor / Project Manager in maximising profit on the contracts
- Monitoring / scrutinising of costs and productivities
- Highlighting areas of concern / loss on any part of the contract
- Provide accurate and up to date commercial information to the Senior Quantity Surveyor/Project Manager for interim Project reviews and Project progress and monthly cost reviews
- Monitor and maintain positive cash position for the projects.
- Provide monthly RBM reports, subcontractor liabilities, WIP information
- Support meetings with project teams to discuss cost v sale
- Ensure accurate and timely administration of subcontracts and client contracts in accordance with the terms and conditions within
- Ensure deadlines are met in line with the commercial calendar
- Provide tendering support to procurement as required
- Final Account, Preparation, Audit & Agreement
- Subcontractor engagement
- Assist Procurement to raise subcontract orders - complete subcontractor request forms and variations
- Working in compliance with the contract management tools ie…. Asite, IFS or any such other management tool as required.
- Ad hoc duties as job require
Responsibilities include:
- Maintaining good relations with clients and their representatives.
- Representing the Company’s interest at meetings held relating to the work under their control.
- Supporting staff to perform commercial/contractual duties as necessary.
- Liaising with other departments to provide information to improve the service provided and received by the Commercial / Financial Departments
- Preparation of monthly, interim and final valuations, applications for payment, reconciliations of valuations and costs, and certification of amounts for contract, sub-contractors, specialists and suppliers.
- Providing the necessary information to enable an accurate and regular review of cash flow and position on contracts to be maintained.
- Recovery of all monies to which the Company is entitled in return for all work undertaken.
- In conjunction with the Procurement Manager, placing of supplier agreements and sub-contracts on work under the Quantity Surveyor’s control.
Duties include:
- Ensure understanding and adherence to all contract obligations by stakeholders.
- Prepare detailed projected financial outcomes and valuation / cost reconciliations for contract control meetings.
- Liaise with other departments to provide controls to operate during progress of contracts.
- Prepare, submit and agree interim and final valuations with client representatives.
- Prepare contract final accounts.
- Ensure that supplier agreements & sub-contracts are placed/ managed in accordance with Company procedure.
- Ensure that all instructions received from client’s representatives are acted upon and all contract obligations are adhered to.
- Ensure the company’s interest are fully protected by contractual compliance
- Organise, in liaison with senior management, the preparation of contractual claims.
- Provide the Commercial Manager with sufficient information to enable the preparation of monthly and quarterly records of cash flow controls to be maintained.
- Advise senior management of all issues which may have an impact on the performance of the Company, whether commercial, operational or otherwise.
- Ensuring that Coffey HSQE Management Systems and processes are adhered to, implemented and maintained.