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Vacancy Details
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| Job Reference: |
ZL/HQ00009526 |
| Job Title: |
Quantity Surveyor |
| Salary: |
circa £ 40000.00 plus package |
| Type: |
Permanent
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| Location: |
Midlands
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| Job Description : |
Purpose of Role :
- Professional delivery of sustainable, profitable growth.
- Accountable to the Business Unit Commercial Manager/ Project Commercial Manager for commercial and contractual aspects of a Project.
- To lead a Commercial Function within the project consistent with Business standards and objectives
- To provide Operations with commercial and contractual advice, determining risks, maximising opportunities.
- To assist Supply Chain in the procurement of suppliers/sub-contractors/consultants
- Establishment of robust and consistent change control processes on the project to ensure that appropriate changes/variations are identified and agreed with the Employers Representative.
- Management overview of appropriate risk and opportunity allowances
- Ensuring compliance with the Integrated Management Systems.
- Development and training of direct reports.
Key Objectives of the Role :
Work Winning:
Integrate with Work Winning teams, where required, and assist in the delivery of tenders.
Contract Delivery:
Responsible for developing, implementing and reviewing effective commercial practices within a project ensuring:
- Timely and accurate applications for payment compliant with the contract, Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 if appropriate.
- Ensure Cash Management is effected.
- Maintaining Risk Management processes and procedures.
- Ensure proper and timely notification of Contract or Insurance events.
- Contractual correspondence
- Preparing accurate and prudent cost /value analysis.
- Budget preparation
- Approving Interim and Final account measurement
- Approving Pricing and Rating variations
- Obtaining appropriate Extension of Time
- Management, interim and final account agreement of sub-contracts
- Good quality and accurate records are kept
- Drafting Claims (where appropriate) for approval prior to submission
- Maintenance of cost control systems for demonstration to clients (where required)
- To produce Project Procurement Strategy Documentation
- To produce Project Value Enhancement Plans.
Functional Management:
- To ensure the effective performance management and development of his/her direct reports, and the effective organisation of everyone within the commercial activity on the project
- To assist in the provision of a commercial appraisal of a project for external audit purposes.
Job Level Overview :
Subject to managerial direction, the Job Holder will generally be subject to broad practices and procedures that are covered by functional/business precedents and policies. The job holder will generally be at least 'part' professionally qualified and will probably possess some specialised knowledge/skills gained through 'on the job' experience. The Job Holder's performance will have either a very small impact on plc performance, or a small impact on Business Group performance.
Operational Accountabilities :
-Accountable for specific areas of responsibility and deliverables and manages the associated risks
-Delivers activities to support operational objectives for their specific contract, project or specialism
-Inputs to planning activities with horizons of typically 6 months to one year
-Operates within agreed operational and/or management guidelines
-Interacts with client or users around specific work efforts and deliverables
-Supports delivery of Health and Safety policy and standards
-Manages the activities of others to meet deadlines and quality standards taking account of impact outside area of responsibility
-Focus of work is predominantly against defined targets but performs a range of tasks from complex to straightforward
Financial Accountabilities :
-Typically manages cost centre budget (first line budgetary accountability)
-Identifies ways to reduce cost and improve service
-Manages variable costs (e.g. overtime and agency costs)
People Accountabilities :
For a small contract, section of contract or s
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| Consultant : |
England Associates |
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