Aldwych Consulting Ltd
Senior Quantity Surveyor
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A leading infrastructure contractor is seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial team on a major long-term infrastructure programme in Kent.
This is an opportunity for an experienced commercial professional to take a senior role within a technically complex project environment, working closely with the Project and Commercial Management teams.
The Role
You will take responsibility for the commercial management of significant work packages and provide commercial leadership across the project. Key responsibilities will include:
- Leading commercial management across allocated packages
- Managing applications, valuations and payment processes
- Preparing and managing CVRs and monthly financial reports
- Managing cost-to-complete and forecasting
- Leading change control and variation management
- Identifying and managing commercial risk
- Managing the full subcontract lifecycle
- Procurement and negotiation of subcontract packages
- Providing commercial advice to the Project Manager and wider delivery team
- Supporting contract administration
- Managing commercial issues, disputes and negotiations
- Mentoring and developing junior commercial staff
- Supporting project-level commercial strategy
- Ensuring compliance with company commercial procedures
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About You
The successful Senior Quantity Surveyor will ideally have:
- Strong experience within civil engineering, infrastructure or major construction projects
- Significant main contractor or specialist contractor experience
- Strong subcontract management experience
- Excellent knowledge of cost control, forecasting and change management
- Experience managing commercial packages independently
- Strong understanding of construction contracts
- NEC experience would be highly desirable
- Excellent communication, negotiation and leadership skills
- A relevant degree or HNC/HND qualification
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This role would suit an ambitious Senior QS looking for a long-term project where they can take ownership of major commercial packages and progress within a growing commercial team.
To find out more, contact Harry Buckland at Aldwych Consulting:
Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
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