New Job Opening: Senior Quantity Surveyor in Colchester

Senior Quantity Surveyor is experienced QS who has a track record in managing all costs relating to building and civil engineering projects, from the initial calculations to the final figures. They seek to minimise the costs of a project and enhance value for money, while still achieving the required standards and quality. Typically they will be a Chartered Member of the RICS, ICES or CIOB. They will have experience of managing a small team of less experienced commercial staff asecoming professionally qualified.

• Orders information and systematically checks data


• Prepares Activity Schedules, Resource Schedules & analyses tender documents


• Critically appraises, estimates and negotiates the above with 3rd parties


• Reviews complex contract programmes such as Time-Location,


• Assists with the preparation of delay and disruption programmes


• Monitors subcontract activities, measure and respond appropriately


• Analyses the commercial progress and report to senior project staff


• Undertakes constructability analyses using construction programmes


• Prepares procurement programme and helps develop the strategy


• Analyses rates & prices, agreement of variations and or compensation events as required


• Prepares, submits and negotiates claims when required


• Prepares Internal reports, commercial progress and financial reconciliation


• Maintains own Personal Development Plan


• Actively supports the development of others


• Produces plans for team to achieve goals / aspirations


• Supports recruitment of lower grades

The following qualifications are essential:

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent


• Membership of RICS, ICES or CIOB (or working towards)