Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor – Highways

Info:

Highway Services, Network Management are looking for 2 senior QS's to manage highway maintenance Works and Services that includes all aspects of Commercial management responsibility working in Client facing roles.

The roles include the preparation and processing of formal tenders to commission suppliers across the core reactive services, including Reactive Highway maintenance, Bridge maintenance, Winter Services, Public Realm. 

Based in Manchester

Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

6 month contract

Paying £48per hour via umbrella + mileage

(Must be able to pass a DBS)

Info:

The role holder will fulfil a commercial position within the service area and will be required to manage the commercial elements of allocated construction projects taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery.

The role requires commercial experience in a construction project related environment, with an ability to support the delivery team by ensuring that all commercial requirements are fully defined and managed.

Preparing feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.

Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a project.

Estimating and cost planning activities taking ownership of and presenting project cost plans.

Participate in the procurement process, under the direction of the Project Manager, ensuring that all stages including pre-qualification, enquiry, analysis, selection and contract preparation are performed effectively, including producing tender documentation.

Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are implemented and managed effectively.

Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively.

Ensuring the production of monthly cost reports, where applicable.

Value engineering and life cycle costing.

Taking responsibility for making sure that cost checks are undertaken throughout the project and that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.

Ensure projects are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently and on time.

Ensure relationships are developed with clients and other stakeholders.

Personal commitment to continuous self-development and service improvement.

Through personal example, open commitment and clear action, ensure diversity is positively valued, resulting in equal access and treatment in employment, service delivery and communications.

Key Role Accountabilities:

Identify, recommend and develop solutions for improvement to commercial and commissioning activity, aligning them with customer feedback and legislative shifts to continually enhance the service.

Support the development of a consistent and coherent development strategy for services to improve outcomes, working with providers to investigate and develop innovative models for commissioning which meet the economic, social and environmental needs of local communities.

Ensure that any project work is effectively resourced and that all key stakeholders are identified, and roles and responsibilities agreed and communicated effectively

Oversee the production of effective and accurate management information, ensuring that this is produced accurately and consistently to strict deadlines.

Maintain competence in subject matter specialism, undertaking research and information gathering to ensure Council adopts and maintains best practice in areas of specialism, providing ad hoc advice as required.

Demonstrate personal commitment to continuous self -development and service improvement.

Through personal example, open commitment and clear action, ensure diversity is positively valued, resulting in equal access and treatment in employment, service delivery and communications.

Requirements:

Holds a relevant qualification (e.g. HNC, HND, BSc MSc) in a Quantity Surveying discipline, or has equivalent demonstrable experience and knowledge

Willing to undertake or working towards or holds full membership of an appropriate professional body (e.g. MRICS, etc)

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4RS is an equal opportunities employer.