Benefits:
26 days holiday plus bank holidays, Enhanced Pension Plan, Private Health Single Cover, Life Assurance, Car/Car Allowance, Career progression with our Training and Development programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Oracle benefits; including Cashback, voucher codes, shopping vouchers, reloadable cards, discount holidays etc., Eye Care Vouchers, Share Save schemes, 1 Professional Subscription per annum, Paid voluntary work
About us
Morgan Sindall Property Services provides integrated property maintenance services to both the public and private sector, with particular expertise in housing and public building maintenance.
We are the nation’s complete housing solutions specialist with over 30 years’ experience within the affordable housing sector. We provide planned and reactive maintenance to over 200,000 domestic properties nationwide and have a significant portfolio of large-scale framework refurbishment programmes. We refurbish and modernise approximately 10,000 homes per annum and complete in excess of 300,000 repairs a year.
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor based in West London. Responsible for day to day commercial control, reporting and management of individually large or complex contracts or a larger grouping of smaller contracts from award up to final account.
Key Responsibilities:
- Effective commercial control of all allocated projects including provision of timely and accurate documentation in accordance with the reporting timetable, in particular CVR’s, forecasts, team management reports, Commercial Registers, cash flow forecasts, etc
- Effective cash management including timely application / certification / invoicing / payment / receipts and careful administration of subcontract accounts
- Keeping the Commercial Manager / Head of Commercial appraised of progress of all accounts both client and subcontract through to finalisation.
- Ensuring that payments and notices are effected in accordance with the subcontract and Construction Act and ensure that any commercial threats or risks to projects are identified and communicated to the Commercial Manager / Head of Commercial and the wider Operational team
- In conjunction with the Procurement team ensure that the procurement of sub-trades and suppliers is undertaken in a timely and cost effective manner ensuring that the packages are robust with buying gains optimised.
- Manage the timely production of the Main/Subcontract Final Accounts, including re-measurement as necessary to ensure the best result, evaluation and agreement of all variations, extensions of time, loss and expense claims.
- Support the bid and business development processes through liaison with the relevant teams and personnel, co-ordinating and providing constructive commercial input, as required
- Ensure the effective commercial management of contracts to maximise gross margin.
- Lead on effective risk management and protect business reputation.
- Ensure that cash flow forecasts are accurate and are optimised where possible.
- Site visits as required to carry out surveying duties.
- In conjunction with the Procurement team all subcontract orders placed incorporating all relevant contractual information to minimise non-recoverable variations and potential disputes.
- Utilise the iMS system and Commercial Management Rules to ensure standards and consistency across the business
- Ensure contract KPI’s are incorporated into any subcontract orders
- Understand and ensure we are working to the agreed contract terms.
- Consistent review of cost, risk and partnership improvement plans.
- Completion of the month end CVR reports accurately and in line with reporting timetable
- Implement all our policies, company and industry standards and initiatives and manage contractual compliance across all projects.
- Manage the performance of staff under your guidance and ensure staff development plans are implemented and actioned.
- Coach, mentor and motivate direct reports, ensuring development needs are identified and the PDR process is consistent across all staff without exception.
To be part of a successful team and build your future career with Morgan Sindall please apply now.
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