Senior Quantity Surveyor (various locations)

Manchester
1 month ago
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Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to be engaged on a permanent basis. Our client has offices UK wide so you can be based out of any of their UK locations. Hybrid working will be supported.

Your Purpose:

You will manage and coordinate ~£75m p/a of contractual spend - including coordination and reporting of pan-organisational information (e.g. Defined Cost, Disallowed Cost, cost covered by Fee, invoicing and timesheets) - operating across multiple contract types - both upwards (Client) and downwards (Subcontractor) facing.
With support, you will develop and implement world-leading 'work-smart' tools to automate and enhance your role's performance - supporting increased productivity and improving wider team performance. This includes potential implementation / testing / utilisation of Artificial Intelligence, Process Automation and Zero-Time-Input delivery mechanisms.
We demonstrate commercial and collaborative leadership across a suite of Clients and Supply Chain Partners. Your focus will be on enhancing Contract delivery (primarily NEC4), whilst collaboratively resolving the nuances associated with bespoke T&C amendments / contracts.
You will manage Client commercial interfaces including Early Warnings, Variations (e.g. Compensation Events / Loss & Expense) and conflict avoidance processes with accountability for managing risks and issues - including escalation were beneficial.
You will coordinate procurement delivery, including proposing strategies, tendering, negotiation and implementation of key Agreements across the clients Supply Chain (strong focus on Small and Medium Enterprises).
Together, we guide the Social Value agenda of Decommissioning from a Commercial perspective.
We deliver upward and downward facing performance incentivisation, optimising our client's satisfaction alongside increasing the margin through effective delivery of savings, Commercial excellence and collaborative working practices.
You will support development of an integrated commercial team by working alongside Project Management and Project Controls throughout the full project, programme and portfolio lifecycle.
What You Can Bring:

Focussed contractual knowledge - with experience managing contractual processes (NEC3 and/or NEC4 experience preferable).
Buying capability (Procurement processes, authoring and implementing viable procurement and contracting strategies).
Demonstration of proactive collaborative behaviours
Experience utilising online contract and commercial management portals (e.g. CEMAR, Asite, EuroDyn, BravoSolutions etc.)
Knowledge and understanding of risk management, with particular focus on Commercial Risk and associated Risk Treatment strategies.
Understanding and experience in optimising, strategising, selecting, and utilising various contract options (e.g. NEC ECC vs PSC vs TSC vs SC and NEC Main Options A/B/C/D/E/F/G desirable - JCT / FIDIC / equivalent also considered positive).
Knowledge and capability to conduct basic evaluation and testing of construction / demolition programmes from a Commercial perspective.
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management (or equivalent) degree.
Working towards Chartered Professional Status desirable (MRICS, MCIPS or equivalent).
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