Senior Quantity Surveyor

London

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Morgan Sindall Infrastructure
Ref
60322
Vacancy title
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Function(s)
Commercial
Contract type
Full time permanent
Region
London
Location(s)
Heathrow
Description

Senior Quantity Surveyor 

Location: Heathrow Airport 

Talented people are the key to our success 

About us: 

Would you like to work for a progressive and ambitious company which is also one of the most successful within the UK construction and infrastructure industry?  

Morgan Sindall provides national construction and infrastructure services to private and public sector customers across a comprehensive range of markets. We aim to create great results for our customers, partners and ourselves. 

Opportunity:

We have a fantastic opportunity within our Aviation business for an ambitious and talented Senior Quantity Surveyor within the Q6 Framework at Heathrow Airport. 

The successful candidate will be joining the existing team of around 200 employees who are passionate and dedicated. 

We are looking for Senior Quantity Surveyors who can maintain commercial information to the contract, satisfying the needs of both the customer and Morgan Sindall in terms of reporting contract commercial performance. Experienced Quantity Surveyors would need to have experience in commercial management of sub-contractors, including chairing regular meetings, measurement and control cycle, certificates, accrual calculations and value allocation. 

We are looking for people who share our passion for the project at hand whilst also being able to work within a fun and hardworking team environment.

Responsibilities:

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor you will:

  • Ensure that all reporting is accurate and completed to agreed timescales
  • Ensure the project and programme contract, cost, quality and time targets are met
  • Ensure prompt and regular submission of main contract payment applications and ensure that subcontractor payments are dealt with fairly and in accordance with subcontract terms
  • Supervise, mentor and encourage all subordinate staff in their personal professional development including PDP, welfare, safety competency and disciplinary matters
  • Build a close relationship with delivery manager to ensure the goals for the distribution area are fully met, assisting the operations team with their customer relationship
  • Maintain and coordinate all commercial reports required for the successful commercial management of the contract
  • Ensure compliance with the business delaps and contract process maps
  • Preparation of the forecasting and reporting of costs against value to ensure that it is in line with the contract profitability forecast
  • Ensure all subcontract issues are resolved, deferring to the commercial manager where appropriate
  • Coordination of track sheet accuracy and inputting through to invoicing. Ensure payment is made within both WIP and cash targets
  • Ensure the accuracy of the commercial data generated within the Sphere project management software
  • Ensures compliance with all contractual requirements, provide support and training on both the contract and the schedule of rates to maximise value recovery
  • Management of subcontract accounts including interrogation, procurement, payments, variations and final accounts
  • Preparation of all subcontracts to meet the company standards
  • Ensures all subcontractor commercial issues are resolved and payments are timely and correct
  • Identifying, raising and pricing of variation in line with the change control process including identification, measurement claims and rogue rates
  • Obtain maximum recovery through accurate measurement of the works completed
  • Provide key information across the contract team
  • Liaise with the office manager to ensure accuracy of costs, and best practise in material buying
  • Liaise and assist with the performance analyst in the preparation of run rate data, including the preparation of weekly gang profit / loss, plant spend, KPI and  prefect delivery requirements
  • As part of the overall management team take responsibility regarding health, safety and the environment providing commercial support
  • Management, training and advise of direct reports

 

As an experienced Quantity Surveyor you will be educated to Degree or HND level in Quantity Surveying (or other commercial related discipline) Previous experience with COINS is required, as is an understanding of period cost reporting and comparison with budget / forecast.

About the Heathrow Team:

Morgan Sindall is 1 of 4 Delivery Integrators working at Heathrow Airport within the Q6 Framework.  Our works are focused around the Airside / Landside Lot and cover a large portfolio of projectors working at Heathrow Airport within the Q6 Framework.  Our works are focused around the Airside / Landside Lot and cover a large portfolio of projects that include civil engineering, mechanical and electrical and building works throughout the footprint of Heathrow Airport.  We have a long history of successfully delivering works at Heathrow Airport and our reputation has been founded upon this.  We have over 200 employees, including a direct labour force delivering these projects and a well-developed and trusted supply chain.  We have a plan for long term growth year on year and this is underpinned by our recruitment programme, including experienced managers, a graduate recruitment process and also strengthening of our self-performing capabilities through investment in apprentices.  Looking forwards there is even greater opportunities at Heathrow Airport within the next expansion plans and further afield the 3rd runway development.

 

 

Morgan Sindall is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation.  We are also an Investors in People company.

 

Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.

In the recruitment process all applicants are required to provide the necessary right to work information and documentation.

 


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