Description
Quantity SurveyorContract Role, Birmingham
Quantity Surveyor - Purpose of the Job
Provide post contract commercial support for designated packages of work, including subcontract, materials and direct labour.
Ensures projects are successfully delivered within cost and time constraints.
Acts as a primary interface to work package managers, key stakeholders and suppliers.
Quantity Surveyor - Essential Competencies
Minimum 4+ years Quantity Surveyor / Contracts Administrator experience working within a contractor side project environment. Experience ideally gained in a similar or related industry e.g. rail, engineering, defence, construction, IT etc.
Degree qualified or equivalent and/or hold or working towards professional qualification (RICS, IACCM or similar)
Strong track record in a contractor side, project environment.
Able to manage both direct labour and subcontract costs.
Ability to estimate change / variations using various methods.
Able to forecast cost and measure cost of work complete.
Good negotiation skills
Ability to manage commercial strategies
Ability to work with limited supervision
Ability to manage expectations
Strong communicator with excellent written and oral communications skills
Good financial and commercial acumen
Ability to work under own initiative and under cost or time critical conditions
Good Contractual knowledge and experience.
Confident and able to deal externally and internally at all levels.
Ability to operate effectively within a team environment
Strong computing skills in MS word, excel, project and MS Outlook