Russell Taylor Group
Quantity Surveyor
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Quantity Surveyor
Derby
- Do you have a strong working knowledge of NEC contracts?
- Do you want to join a long-standing team of experts, where no two days are the same?
- Are you looking for a role where you can build strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and subcontractors?
What's in it for you?
- £50,000 to £60,000 DOE
- £429 per month Car allowance
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Flexitime (core hours 09:30-16:00 Monday to Thursday, 09:30-13:00 Fridays)
- Health Cash Plan and Life Assurance
- Company performance-related bonus
What will you be doing?
- Reviewing and negotiating the terms of new client contracts
- Managing and administering client contracts, including contractual change through EWN and Compensation Event processes
- Issuing quotes for instructions and creating and managing client payment applications
- Drafting, negotiating, and administering subcontracts, including change management to mitigate risk
- Managing and assessing supplier payment applications
- Collaborating with project teams to resolve commercial issues and support decision-making
- Providing guidance on contract interpretation, ensuring compliance with NEC principles
- Building strong, proactive working relationships with clients, suppliers, and subcontractors
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Where will you be doing it?
Based in Derby, our client is a technically driven business with over 30 years of expertise in engineering and supporting high integrity control systems, where failure simply isn't an option. Their work ranges from small upgrades to fully integrated turnkey solutions, and they supply the latest technology across the UK and Europe to clients within Intelligent Transport Systems, Highways, Airports, and Power sectors. You'll report to the Financial Controller and work across all projects.
What you'll need:
- A degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience
- Extensive knowledge of the NEC suite of contracts (NEC3 & NEC4), with a good track record of applying them on infrastructure or technology projects
- A sound working knowledge of construction and contract law, including other forms of contract such as JCT
- Excellent IT competency, with Excel and Word mandatory
- Strong client and supplier communication and negotiation skills
- Flexibility and adaptability to juggle a range of tasks while meeting schedules and deadlines
- Membership of a relevant professional body is desirable
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