Senior Quantity Surveyor

Company Description United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects, across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.  Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.  Our company is split into two business areas:  Utility Infrastructure Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.   Social Infrastructure Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.   Job Description Our Social Infrastructure pillar are looking to recruit a Senior Quantity Surveyor with Social Housing Refurbishment experience. To manage the financial and contractual administration of projects carried out by the Company, ensuring that general quantity surveying duties are performed to the highest standard and ensuring full contractual and monetary entitlement in the most advantageous terms to the Company. Ensure that United Infrastructure SHEQ standards, operating processes and company policies are understood and adhered to at all times and that, as far as is reasonably practicable, legislative requirements are complied with Learn and understand the United Way of working ensuring that the processes are complied with and adopted into your daily disciplines. Act in a professional manner in everything you do such that the Company’s reputation is enhanced. Under supervision of your line manager: Pre-contract Assist in the preparation of tenders as directed including checking of quantities for major elements Analyse tender quotations for exclusions and conditions and report to estimator Project delivery Ensure that you have full understanding of all bid allowances and that a detailed handover has been completed with the estimating team and you have clarity over the bid strategy and profit plan areas Co-operate and work in partnership with the project team to ensure consistent delivery of successful projects in order to support the achievement of business unit objectives and to deliver target margins. Support the Operations Manager to ensure that all significant project issues and correspondence and all necessary contractual processes have been observed, notices issued, records kept and documents stored by the team to protect the company’s position, seeking advice from the Commercial Manager where necessary Provide advice to the management team on contractual, valuation and measurement matters. Procurement Prepare and implement the project procurement strategy with Operations Manager Support the Group Procurement Department buying deals by ensuring they are communicated to subcontractors at tender stage and applied at order stage Chair subcontract interview meetings in association with Operations team Prepare subcontract enquiries including taking off quantities from drawings and formulating the tender list in consultation with the wider management team along with subsequent analysis and assessment of subcontract quotations. Negotiate sub-contract packages to deliver the most favourable outcome for the company. Draft and place sub-contract orders as and when authorised and ensure no subcontractors commence on site without a subcontract order fully completed. Main Contract Support the Operations Manager in providing monthly reports to the customer, ensuring that such reports contain accurate forecasts of our rolling draft final account, full information concerning variations and record contractual notices Develop & maintain close relationships with customers, consultants & subcontractors to continuously improve customer experience, improve our Company position and obtain repeat & negotiated business Evaluate submit and agree the price of C.V.I's and contract Instructions provisional sums, VE etc Prepare and agree monthly valuations with the clients representative and ensure same are invoiced, paid, in full and on time Ensure that any agreement with client representatives is documented Ensure that adequate records are kept in respect of any future claims Prepare and submit alternative proposals for material and specifications to the client for approval Prepare and agree the final account with the clients representative Prepare and once approved by line manager submit all necessary contractual claims Subcontract Prepare and negotiate interim valuations and final accounts including all necessary measurement as well as making sure that any agreement of variations with supply chain is documented. Measure, value, negotiate and check as necessary all subcontract interim and final account applications and process all associated payments in accordance with the Construction Act and/or other prevailing legislation Inform the Commercial Manager of any possible claims by subcontractors and prepare and/or seek direction in preparing any necessary documentation/correspondence to protect the Company’s interests. Prepare response to any claim for loss and expense, after liaison with their line manager Financial Having full project(s) profit and loss accountability Competent use of company cost system Manage the CVR process, in conjunction with the Opera Hiredonline is an advertising consultancy. Once you have submitted your application it will be passed to the third party Recruiter who is responsible for processing your application. This will include holding and sharing your personal data, our legal basis for this is legitimate interest subject to your declared interest in a job. 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