Managing Quantity Surveyor

Our client is currently looking for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to be based in the South East and London

Our client is a joint venture between to deliver the South London Network Stream for Thames Water. The Framework is worth £220m over a 5 year period. The unincorporated JV is a 50/50 split.The Managing Surveyor will be responsible to the Commercial Manager and Lead Managing Surveyor operating in the South East from our regional office at Esher, Surrey.

Main Purpose of Job:

The Managing QS will have commercial responsibility for a number of projects (VMR or Non VMR) and will undertake the following:

• Management of Senior Quantity Surveyors and others
• Prepare monthly applications for payment using Dema reports
• Develop monthly cost/value reconciliations using Dema reports
• Prepare monthly contract cost/value/cash-flow forecasts and reporting using Dema reports
• Subcontract procurement and subcontract contract/payment administration
• EES data capture
• Demand Forecasting
• Spend tree data capture
• Final account settlement

Key Responsibilities:

All commercial aspect of their assigned projects:

• Ensuring timely submission and accurate applications for payment
• Cost/value reconciliations and cost/value/cash-flow forecasts
• Ensuring Subcontractors are pre-qualified and performance reviewed in accordance with BMS requirements
• Presentation of data in Thames Water agreed format.
• Final account submission, negotiation and agreement within Contractual Timescales
• Assigning members of his team individual responsibilities for the duration of the contract.
• Review of training and development needs of his team, as well as carrying out performance appraisals 

Key Skills:

• Highly developed numerical and analytical skills
• Ability to communicate with excellent numeric presentation skills
• A detailed understanding of cost ledgers / cost and value reconciliations and cost forecasting.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages with expertise in Microsoft Excel, spending analysis and evaluation
• Expertise in sub-contract cost management, preparation of work packages, negotiation, payment and final account agreement.
• Knowledge of Thames Water contract working practices will be advantageous
• Understanding of legislative and regulatory frameworks

Qualifications/Experience:

• Degree level or equivalent industry experience
• Degree level qualified, Preferably BSc / HND in Quantity Surveying; Ideally Professionally Qualified
• 5 years experience in water / waste water industry.
• 5 years experience working in the commercial section of long term partnering / framework programmes of work.

For further information please contact Kathryn Dawber at kathryn.dawber@firstrecruitmentgroup.com