Our client is seeking a Quantity Surveyor on a contract basis, to join there commercial team in Coventry. They are currently working on a number of small scale refurbishments related to the rail industry. The main objective of this key role is to assist in the delivery and cost control of new and current developments, working closely with the Commercial Management Team.

Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for liaising with all external and internal stakeholders to enable the projects to progress without delay, ensuring that all reasonable requests are met in a timely efficient manner.
To assist in the preparation and verification of pricing models from first principals for projects of moderate complexity, and can obtain, extract and use existing target price / fixed rates, together with obtaining cost data from industry recognised.
Able to assist in the preparation of activity schedules, bills of quantities in accordance with methods of measurement , presentation of tender and contract documentation, attending interviews, carrying out full tender analysis and comparisons through to preparing the recommendation report.
Interfaces with the programme manager, senior project managers, project managers and P6 planners to deliver professional and competent advice and support, to ensure that the projects are managed in accordance with the contract, and meeting the required reporting deadlines.
Manages a programme of current workload in order that all commissions receive the relevant allocation of resource to efficiently commercially manage them.
Liaise with the project managers to review and update the risk registers aligned with any early warnings.
Identify principal risks and opportunities, raises, addresses and resolves problems at a project level and supports the project delivery team, maintain a schedule of potential financial implications for the various projects.
Responsible for managing and reporting change control procedures within each specific contract and ensuring that they are adhered to by all parties.
Consider alternative strategies for dispute resolution of moderate complexity and prepare written arguments from a claimant or defendant perspective, making recommendations to key stakeholders on the preferred option.

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Key Requirements:

Extensive experience using the NEC forms of contract.
Chartered (or looking for Charter-ship) with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Degree or Degree Equivalent Qualification.
Experience on Water projects.

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