Senior Quantity Surveyor

• Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Preparation of feasibility studies
• Proactively provide Quality control and assurance on documentation.
• Extensive experience in cost management budgeting contract administration to ensure financial success  of a project
• Provide estimate and cost planning for budgeting purposes
• Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of the cost estimates and project budgets.
• Communicate or meet with client during the life cycle of the project..
• Prepare written comments to the general contractors submissions including the executive summary.
• Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA subs quantities from A/Es.
• Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact.
• Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve costing and variation issues.
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on large and small projects. Complete timely accurate cost checking and valuation processes.
• Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes.
• Manage Cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs.
• Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate VE sessions with stakeholders.
• Prepare and present confidently reports to stakeholders.
• Prepare and oversee the preparation of tender documentation including BOQs Data returnables etc. to present to the client and issue to the market for both large and small scale projects.
• Mentoring of staff

You will also be responsible for:

PreContract

• Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.
• Providing commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises.
• Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices.
• Preparation of project cost estimates and tender documentation for clients
• Performing quality assurance and control on all aspects of Quantity surveying

PostContract

• Performing quantity surveying cost controls and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensuring that postcontract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
• Ensuring that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place.

• Carrying out the production of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client.
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed in a timely manner.
• Compiling as built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes.

Qualifications :

Essential

• Qualified as a professional Quantity Surveying with membership of an appropriate professional body. SACQSP preferable with 10 or more years experience
• Relevant successful experience of provision of estimating and/or QS services in a real estate environment to high profile or complex major projects or programmes.
• Knowledge of project management planning risk and investment processes.                        
• A strong technical cost management and estimating competency is essential
• Must have knowledge in the use and benefits of cost management systems.
• Good presentation and personal engagement with stakeholders
• Effective presentation and strong personal engagement with stakeholders

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience in managing and leading large teams and successful setting and implementation of business strategy
• Preferred degree in quantity surveying or associated construction field.

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