A Fantastic Opportunity: Senior Quantity Surveyor
SP Electricity North West is seeking a skilled Senior Quantity Surveyor to provide commercial and contractual expertise across the business. Working collaboratively with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders, you will support the successful delivery and management of projects, ensuring they are managed in line with agreed contractual arrangements, obligations and business objectives.
What you'll be doing:
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Lead the post-contract delivery of multiple projects, providing commercial assurance across a range of contract types, including NEC, JCT and bespoke frameworks.
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Support business performance by identifying and implementing improvements in commercial contract management, including managing variations, contract changes and delivery against business objectives.
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Work collaboratively with project managers to forecast and control project expenditure, using commercial expertise to value works and deliver efficiencies in line with agreed performance measures.
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Develop and maintain strong working relationships with project delivery teams, providing accurate forecasts and budget estimates to support project approvals using cost data, existing rates and recognised measurement techniques.
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Coordinate project teams in managing costs, risks and mitigation activities, ensuring alignment with company risk management processes.
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Visit project sites regularly to monitor progress, review costs, assess compensation events and variations, and identify early warnings. Maintain risk registers and implement effective risk mitigation strategies to support successful project delivery.
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Partner with procurement colleagues to advise on the most appropriate contractual approach for tenders and contribute to tender evaluations, ensuring cost-effective solutions that align with business needs.
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Lead procurement activities for non-framework projects from inception through to contract award, in line with internal governance requirements.
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Promote a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring compliance with internal controls while identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency and deliver value.
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Support, coach and develop a small team (13 colleagues), creating opportunities for growth and progression from apprentice through to Quantity Surveyor level.
What we're looking for:
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Degree in Quantity Surveying.
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Relevant experience in the construction or utilities industry.
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Proficient in detailed cost value reconciliation reporting (CVR’s), cost control, and forecasting.
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Proficient in contract management and administration with standard form contracts such as but not limited to NEC and JCT.
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Proficient in the negotiation of variations and demonstrated ability to manage differing interpretations of contract terms.
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Highly numerate with excellent attention to detail.
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Proficient in Microsoft Excel and a knowledge of specialist software such SAP, CEMAR, purchase order procurement and invoicing systems highly desirable.
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Full UK driving licence.
What we're offering:
We value your expertise. In return, you’ll receive:
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An annual bonus scheme
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25 days annual leave increasing with length of service
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Car allowance or Company Vehicle
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Private Healthcare
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An employee rewards portal offering discounts on several well-known brands
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A market-leading contributory pension scheme
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Employee assistance programme
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Mentoring and opportunities for professional development through our L&D function.
At Electricity North West, our people important to us and we’re passionate about creating a great place to work where we can all be ourselves, reach our full potential and build long lasting careers. We’re striving to increase diversity of thought and talent in our people and to recruit highly skilled workforce that’s representative of the communities we serve.
