Senior Quantity Surveyor (Data Centres / ecarbonisation)

Company:  Rubicon Consulting
Location: Birmingham
Closing Date: 01/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description

Rubicon Consulting is currently recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor on a Permanent basis located near Birmingham.

Our client is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team and specialise in the Decarbonisation & Data Centre sectors.

Within the Decarbonisation Sector, our client assumes the role of the Main Contractor, covering:

  • Civils,
  • Construction,
  • Building Fabric,
  • Solar,
  • M&E, etc.

On our Projects within the Data Centre Sector, our client assumes the role of Specialist Prefab M&E Contractor, covering:

  • Design,
  • Chilled Water Distribution Systems,
  • LTHW Distribution Systems,
  • Plantrooms,
  • Electrical Distribution Modules
  • Delivery,
  • Installation.

Role and Responsibilities:

  • Be responsible for securing the successful financial delivery of projects by controlling costs, progressing monthly valuations, and managing variations and change orders.
  • Liaising with contracts, estimating and pre-construction teams to obtain full understanding of each project scope.
  • Review and set out project package allowances prior to handover for tendering of works by operations team.
  • Review & collate subcontractor package awards.
  • Engage Sub-contractors, handle negotiations, prepare sub-contract documents.
  • Review and interrogate new and existing contracts, orders, and suppliers to ensure associated terms and conditions are relevant and acceptable.
  • Track & maintain monthly job performance reporting and feedback the same to Lead QS.
  • Prepare on-time monthly valuations following site measurements and work-in-progress reviews and follow up to make sure that payments are received on time as per the agreed contract conditions.
  • Vette and process monthly subcontractor payments.
  • Attend monthly commercial meetings to provide update on any ongoing contract specific negotiations and overall job performance.
  • Assist in the commercial activities of the business and provide support/advice in this regard to the Projects Managers as required.
  • Attend sites as required (England primarily, but may extend to Wales, Scotland or Ireland dependent on workload and project awards).

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential Criteria:

  • Third level qualification in a Surveying or Cost Engineering discipline or can demonstrate an equivalent level of experience.
  • Minimum of 5 years experience in a similar Commercial role.
  • Commercially astute and ambitious.
  • Strong contractual knowledge of both JCT and NEC Forms of Contract.
  • Current UK Driving License.

Our Company

Rubicon Consulting is a Talent management consultancy which helps you to optimise business performance and competitive advantage by choosing the right people first time!

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