Senior Quantity Surveyor
Role Senior Quantity Surveyor
Accenture – Cardiff
Career level - Specialist
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Access to world-class resources and technology, enhancing how we deliver capital projects
Involvement in high-profile programmes across sectors such as data centres, energy, and pharmaceuticals
Career development at scale, with exposure to international clients and cutting-edge project environments
A platform for innovation, as we continue to challenge traditional consultancy models and lead digital transformation
About the opportunity
We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our growing team. You’ll be joining Soben at an exciting time, playing a key role in helping us achieve our ambitious growth targets. Supporting one of our key Construction clients in the region, you will be responsible for developing and implementing key procurement and commercial strategies across a range of projects in our business.
In this role you will:
Provide the necessary pre and post contract quantity surveying / commercial support on a range of one-off projects and programmes of work. We are looking for a candidate who has working knowledge of the relevant conditions of contract (primarily NEC3 suite), along with experience in estimating, cost and budget management, contract administration and payment and expenditure management.
Project Focus: Predominantly be working on compensatory planting and biodiversity net gain projects and:
Financial Management: Be responsible for detailed financial management and reporting
Contract Negotiation and Management: Work alongside Compensatory Planting Project Manager to negotiate and manage terms of compensatory planting and biodiversity net gain contracts.
Procurement Management: Manage procurement events/ITTs including initial enquiry, contract negotiation/agreement, post contract management and agreement of final account
Land Agreement Negotiation: Work alongside Compensatory Planting Project Manager to assist negotiation and management of financial terms of land agreements.
Coordination with Contracts Managers: Liaise with all capital projects contracts managers to ensure all compensatory planting and biodiversity net gain contracts are delivered within project budgeting and cost recovery via Ofgem allowances in so far as possible.
Commercial Acumen and Skills: Strong commercial acumen with well-developed interpersonal, problem-solving, communication and negotiation skills with demonstrable experience delivering large projects/programmes of work.
Contract Management Support: Reporting to the Procurement & Commercial Manager or Senior Contract Manager the Contract Manager will support the Project Manager and Procurement & Commercial Manager/Senior Contract Manager to deliver strategies and contracts, providing robust post contract commercial management which will support the project goals and objectives.
Departmental KPI Support: Support the delivery of departmental KPIs and objectives such as savings in total cost of ownership, value engineering and safety performance.
Deadline and Pressure Management: Possess the ability to work to tight deadlines, under pressure whilst still delivering quality output and prioritise requirements where necessary. A keen eye to detail is a must as well as the ability to work methodically through a demanding workload. You will need to communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders and hold the ability to influence and negotiate with users outside your own sphere of responsibility.
We are looking for candidates who have working knowledge of the relevant conditions of contract (primarily NEC3 suite) along with experience in estimating, cost and budget management, contract administration and payment and expenditure management. To be considered for this role, the individual should have:
- Quantity Surveying degree or equivalent
- Minimum 5 years’ experience of managing contracts on projects or programmes of work of £5-£100M
- Professional qualifications – MRICS desirable
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