Enpure Ltd

Senior Quantity Surveyor

To provide a service covering all contractual and financial aspects of assigned projects.

By: Enpure

Job Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor
Reports to: Commercial Manager
Department: Commercial

Supervision

Exercised: Direction of allocated Quantity Surveyors & Assistant Quantity Surveyors
Received: Direction from the Commercial Manager

Main Duties & Responsibilities

To advise project management on all contractual, value, cost and contract time problems as they arise.
To prepare contractual claims.
To cost variation trends and extra works in accordance with company and client requirements.
To prepare valuations and ensure payments are received on projects in accordance with contract conditions.
To prepare escalation calculations on certain projects in accordance with contract conditions.
To administer sub-contractors accounts and advise Project Managers on settlement of variations and claims.
To advise Purchasing Department on terms and conditions of sub-contracts.
To issue sub-contracts ensuring accuracy and quality against Company standards.
Preparation and issue of Consortium Agreements at Tender Stages using Company standards.
To develop and monitor all cost data required to control a project from award to final completion.
To notify Project Managers of deviations in time and cost.
To plan and provide Project Management with the means to control time and cost at the required level and detail for the effective execution of the project.
To ensure cost effective procedures effectively maintain construction cost from the start of construction activities to completion.
To ensure a standard of quality of cost reporting, analysing and forecasting of project performance for company and client management.
To assess the effect of all deviations, trends, variations from project budget and schedule, at the earliest possible time, for evaluation and remedial action by Project Managers.
To use and develop effective computer programmes to control and forecast cost changes due to schedule or trend forecasts.
To provide empirical data from the project execution in continually updating and evaluating department statistic.
To provide commercial assessments / risk assessments for Tender documentation.
To comply with all Health and Safety responsibilities commensurate with the role, as outlined in the Health and Safety policy
Any other duties commensurate with the position as may be assigned from time to time.

Performance Measures

Satisfactory settlement of final account.
Maintenance of good relationships with Purchasers, Engineers and their respective staffs.
The effectiveness of cost and cash control techniques used with sub-contractors.
The implementation and development of suitable cost and cash control procedures for differing

Contract Conditions.

The effectiveness of cost and cash control techniques and procedures

Qualifications & Experience

Criteria	Requirement	Essential/Desirable
Qualifications/Skills	A formal qualification (preferably HND or above) in Quantity Surveying, or other relevant discipline	Essential
Qualifications/Skills	Chartered membership of RICS, ICES or similar relevant body	Desirable
Knowledge & Experience	Demonstrable relevant quantity surveying experience, commensurate to the level of the role, preferably within the water/wastewater industry or built environment	Essential
	Knowledge and understanding of a range of contract conditions and contract law, including NEC and IChemE	Essential
	Ability to use a wide range of IT packages including Microsoft Office.	Essential
Personal Qualities	A team player with good communication skills, both verbal and written.	Essential
	Well-developed interpersonal and relationship building skills.	Essential
	Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise to meet deadlines.	Essential
	Commercially astute.	Essential