Contract Surveyor

My client is looking for a Contract Surveyor to join their Commercial Team, responsible for procurement, management of larger budgets and management of significant contracts to ensure successful project delivery.

You will manager Assistant Quantity Surveyors and Quantity Surveyors.

Responsibilities is to producing cost budgets throughout the development life cycle for inclusion in the overall development appraisal and sensitivity analysis

• Provide advice on Value Engineering opportunities where required.
• Tendering and selection of Consultants and Contractors including drafting of agreements.
• Tendering and selection of materials suppliers including drafting of agreements.
• Working in accordance Eastleigh Borough Council (EBC) and OJEU procurement processes where necessary.
• Participate in the production of construction budgets and estimating functions for each element of project delivery.
• Monitor, update and report on cash flow for each relevant element of project delivery.
• Directly accountable for project related budgets and cost centres including design and construction.
• Financial management of accounts including procurement (in accordance with OJEU processes where required), placing contracts, management of variations, management of payment process, agreement of final accounts and reporting in accordance with EBC Process and Procedures.
• Management of claims and accurate and timely reporting of claim occurrences.
• Participate in the risk management process including providing financial information to the risk management schedules and provision of advice on risk mitigation.
• Review and authorise internal and external invoices related to the project.
• Capture, record and report on all financial/commercial performance data.
• Managing, motivating and developing members of the commercial team

You will need to have a degree in an appropriate subject (Quantity Surveying) and Professional membership (RICs) (desirable)

You will also need to have :

   Extensive relevant experience and knowledge of development and contracting within a similar role, on projects of similar scale (£10m+) and similar nature.
• Able to demonstrate excellent understanding of procurement, letting of contracts, cost management, cost reporting, cash flow production and reporting.
• An understanding and experience of OJEU procurement rules and processes would be an advantage.
• Clear understanding of contract documents and obligations.