Senior Quantity Surveyor
9 days ago
Chippenham
MPI are looking for a Temporary Senior Quantity Surveyor, for our client based in CHIPPENHAM Rate : negotiable Hybrid 3 days in the office Contract: 8 months Overview We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Senior Quantity Surveyor within the Rail Infrastructure business. This is a unique opportunity to join a first in class programme for the railway sector - digitalizing and modernising the railway. You will be responsible for providing a dedicated and professional pre and post contract commercial management service supporting the Wales and West portfolio. Reporting into the Senior Commercial Manager. This is your role • Provide the client with post contract commercial support for designated packages of work, including subcontract, materials, and direct labour, • Ensure projects are successfully delivered within cost and time constraints, • Assist with commercial management of various work packages as directed. These may include Design, Installation, Test & Commission, Materials, Telecoms, Electrification, Power, Plant, Professional Services, Civil Engineering and Permanent Way, • Be responsible for work package change control and management, • Provide key commercial interface for responsible work package manager, • Provide contractual and commercial support to Project Managers and Engineering, • Be responsible for work package cost management, including forecasting, budget management and control, • Monitor and actively manage and mitigate work package risks, • Provide input to internal and external commercial reports as required by Commercial Delivery Strategy, • Ensure processes and document control align with the appropriate company standards, • Work with and collaborate with key partners, e.g.: finance, project management, engineering, sub-contractors, suppliers, and client, • Be responsible for maintaining auditable records for responsible work packages in accordance with contractual requirements, • Act as a primary interface to work package managers, key partners and suppliers What do you need to qualify for this role? • Substantial Senior Quantity Surveyor 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 and articulate any variance, • Ability to manage commercial reporting internal and externally, • Good negotiation skills with ability to manage expectations, • Ability to manage commercial strategies, • Strong communicator with excellent written and oral communications skills, • Good financial and commercial acumen, • Ability to work under own initiative with limited supervision 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