Skanska
Job title:
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Company
Skanska
Job description
Description and requirements
Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.
Known for working on major projects such as HS2 − the UK’s new high-speed railway, we are building, upgrading, and maintaining the country’s infrastructure for future generations.
Drawing on our Scandinavian heritage, we are green, innovative, and progressive. We bring together people and technology, as part of our objective to make construction a safer and more collaborative industry.
We are recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor for our Optioneering, Mitigation and Change (OMC) team.
The OMC team focus is on change pan-project which gives a unique high level perspective on a multi-billion pound project. You will be working for a senior Commercial Manager and be expected to work independently and as part of an integrated team. Your focus will be looking at aligning costs with value on the design contract.
Flexible working: We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.
Main Responsibilities
- Administering the sub-contract in relation to change – drafting EW’s, drafting EI’s, drafting GC’s, assessing Compensation Events and quotes.
- Preparation of quotations for submission to HS2.
- Attend risk reduction meetings.
- Use excel to extract and present data to show progress
- Lead and develop the efficient and effective management and issue of accurate, timely and contract compliant documentation.
- Work closely with project management and engineering teams and liaise with Employers commercial team and client team.
- Review and fully understand the cl.32 changes for compensation events
- Progress continuous own professional development.
- Competent in the application of IT skills to commercial management and the production of project documentation.
- Demonstrate and maintain commercial and technical knowledge and work closely with technical staff to develop appropriate techniques and solutions for the project.
- Effective and consistent implementation of the SCS Commercial Policy and procedures.
- Identify and provide appropriate, timely information to support change control process.
- Maintain registers of variations, delay, extension times and claims.
- Understand the Client and Joint Venture Partners’ Environment and Sustainability Policies, Processes and statutory requirements as they affect the company’s operations and ensure that the requirements, as applicable within their discipline, are implemented on the project.
The Ideal Candidate
- Relevant Degree in Quantity Surveying or equivalent relevant industry experience.
- Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Excel.
- Right to Work in the UK.
- Strong contract experience.
- Experience in rail or infrastructure projects
- Equal opportunities
We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.
Flexible working
We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.
Reasonable adjustments
We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.
More information about the role
Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us:
Closing date
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Expected salary
Location
London
Job date
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 05:57:50 GMT
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