Quantity Surveyor / Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor Ipswich

Your new company
A very well established civils subcontractor

Your new role

• Measuring works produced by contracting operations and subcontractors.
• Application of Lean principles.
• Liaison with customer representatives, where necessary, to agree quantities of work carried out.
• Ensuring that all work is recorded including additional items that may require additional payment and liaising with members of the site team who will assist with this.
• Submitting valuations and invoices in accordance with the contract and ensuring that customers are given every encouragement and ability to pay accounts in accordance with the contract.
• Producing timely cost reports that monitor the financial progress of contracts or elements thereof.
• Measuring and paying subcontractors and other suppliers in accordance with their terms and conditions of contract.
• Producing timely cost reports that monitor the financial progress of contracts or elements thereof and cost of contracts giving overall business performance
• Assisting and guiding junior staff, apprentices and trainees in quantity surveying practice.

Essential

• BSC in Quantity Surveying (or equivalent) Construction related Degree
• General understanding of contract law, as relevant.
• Experience of producing reports on a monthly basis relating to project deliverables
• Experience in contract negotiation
• Hold a valid driving license
• Excellent IT skills with competency in Microsoft Word and Excel

Desirable

• Experience in contract negotiation
• At least 3 years' experience in a similar role
• Hold a current CSCS card
• Previous experience in the construction / highways industry environment
• NEC / JCT experience

What you'll need to succeed

• Understands the business environment and how to exploit it to the Company's advantage through identifying and meeting customer need
• Understands the implications of decisions on the financial objectives and value of the company
• Sees and acts on opportunities to add value to the organisation by increasing revenues or cutting costs
• Looks ahead and see how internal and external events will impact on the organisation as a whole and to plan appropriately to take advantage of such events
• Gathers and analyses information, to identify key issues and to develop solutions
• Makes decisions in ambiguous or complex situations whilst understanding and managing the risks involved
• Learns and grows and to motivate and help others to do the same to the benefit of the business
• The ability to set stretching goals for self and others and with a drive and determination to achieve results
• Plans and organises systematically yet flexibly and to monitor in order to achieve objectives
• Challenges traditional methods and approaches in order to achieve improved business performance

What you need to do now
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