Quantity Surveyor /Senior QS

Location - Essex

Location - Dependent upon experience

The Role

As Quantity Surveyor you will be working within the Anglia Framework Delivery team, primarily dedicated to schemes within the local rail maintenance framework, but also providing support to other projects in the South East.

A busy and fast paced business unit involved in a range of civil engineering works predominantly associated with rail (bridges, embankments, stations, platforms, tunnels etc.). The business unit are involved in multi-disciplinary civils projects across the Anglia region, whether infrastructure projects or asset management / maintenance works around the region.

The works are fast paced and high in volume and requires an experienced commercial candidate with the ability to handle works in this type of fast pace environment. Day to day responsibilities would include:

• Working with the commercial team and supporting Senior Quantity Surveyors and Commercial Managers in the commercial management of multiple sites on time and to budget.
• Pricing and ensuring estimates are submitted accurately and on time,
• Resolving pricing issues with clients
• Client Liaison
• Liaison with Site Managers to collate information on day to day remits,
• Subcontractor management
• Change management and early warnings
• Contract administration (NEC/NR forms of contract)
• CVR's
• Final accounting.

Requirements

• To excel in this role, you will have previous experience as a Quantity Surveyor in a rail and civil engineering environment.
• Relevant qualification in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management (HNC/HND/Degree)
• Civil Engineering project experience (rail, bridges, roads, structures for example)
• Rail experience (Network Rail projects or maintenance frameworks)
• Contractual experience with NEC or bespoke NR forms of contract)
• Experience as a Quantity Surveyor working in a contractor organisation

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