Finlay Jude Associates Ltd
Senior Quantity Surveyor
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Senior Quantity Surveyor
Senior Quantity Surveyor
We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to strengthen our commercial team.
Location & Working Arrangement
Peterborough (Hybrid working available)
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Multiple positions available
- Hybrid working (job role dependent)
- Car/car allowance (job role dependent)
- 25 days holiday (with an additional 5 days available to buy) + Bank Holidays
- Contribution Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Health Insurance
- Private Medical Insurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounts and savings hub
- Kids Pass
About the Role
Work as part of an integrated delivery team, providing commercial insight, challenging assumptions, and recommending actions to drive out-performance.
- Ensure cost controls are maintained while:
- Maximising value
- Minimising future liabilities
- Upholding required quality and safety standards
- Achieving efficiency and full compliance
- Adhering to Partner and Client governance procedures
Responsibilities
- Cost management:
- Maintain robust and accurate cost plans aligned with delivered scope.
- Reporting:
- Submit reports per commercial calendar and relevant work breakdown structure (WBS) / cost breakdown structure (CBS).
- Report weekly on budgets against baselines, affordability challenges, and final outturns (or as agreed with Commercial Manager).
- Estimation support:
- Help estimators produce reliable forecasts considering risks and opportunities, including transfers to Procurement system and Cost Base.
- Subcontract administration:
- Draft, monitor, and manage subcontracts in compliance with agreements, including:
- Payments and early warnings
- Compensation events and programme submissions
- Maintenance of up-to-date contract files
- Draft, monitor, and manage subcontracts in compliance with agreements, including:
- Procurement collaboration:
- Develop and monitor the procurement strategy with the Procurement team.
- Site engagement:
- Regulary attend site to manage allowances/outputs, challenge for out-performing, and communicate changes.
- Escalate issues and risks to relevant stakeholders.
- Compliance and audits:
- Ensure efficiencies have been captured within CLient timelines.
- Maintain audit-ready financial records for cost and scope validations.
- Risk management:
- Work with integrated teams to develop and administer project/programme risk mitigation plans.
- Contract administration:
- Oversee Owner Controlled Insurance Policy (OCIP) and update the Agent/Managing Quantity Surveyor on commercial matters (e.g. contract correspondence).
- Identify and escalate disputed costs to leadership.
- Change control:
- Manage change administration co-ordinately with Supply Chain and Client.
- Cost tracking:
- Monitor project costs, actuals vs estimates, and agree reporting scope DSs or WBS.
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Requirements
- Stakeholder engagement:
- Confident presenting to and negotiating with diverse teams and senior stakeholders.
- Team-led collaborate:
- Promotes multidisciplinary and inclusive team dynamics, with strong interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence.
- Leadership support:
- Mentors team members, assesses competence, and balances competing priorities in secure teams.
- High-performing environments:
- Proven track record in delivering large-scale projects on time, on budget, and to quality standards.
- Technical domain expertise:
- Extensive cost management experience using complex Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) and familiarity with NEC contract forms.
- On-gounds understanding:
- Valid driving licence, CSCS card, and willingness for programme site attendance.
- Organisational aptitude:
- Highly organised, proactive, and efficient self-manager.
Contact FJA for application instructions. Unsuccessful applicants may not receive feedback within 2 weeks. Company adheres to equal opportunities regulations.
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