Quantity Surveyor

Orion Group

Orion Group are supporting a Highland based Civil Engineering business with a long history of delivery projects across the highlands for Tier 1 clients, to source a Quantity or Senior Quantity Surveyor to add to there growing Inverness based team. 

As the QS / SQS you will be a key member of the team assisting in the management of projects, widening the client base and developing opportunities on a profitable basis to continue to establish the business as a major competitor in civil engineering, renewables and road & bridge works while supporting the development of existing business clients in environmental and building works.
                       
 
KEY DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES 

Commercial Activities:

  • Form part of the construction team for specific contracts. 
  • Assist financial and contractual control over the contracts allocated.
  • Undertake the re-measurement of all trades specific to each contract.
  • Prepare interim applications for payment.
  • Value all relevant and valid variations to the contract for inclusion in applications for payment.
  • Prepare and process supplier/sub-contractor payments.
  • Assist the Site Manager placing material orders.
  • Produce correspondence of a contractual nature in consultation with the Commercial Manager.
  • Attend all progress/team meetings as considered necessary.
 
  • Other duties/ responsibilities:
  • Developing and maintaining good professional relationships with colleagues, suppliers, subcontractors, clients and their representatives.
  • Regularly updating the Director/Commercial Manager of any potential commercial threats and opportunities. 
  • Provide any other reasonable duties as requested by the Director/Commercial Manager
                  
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
 
  • Achievement of UBCivils commercial and operational targets.
  • Provision of accurate financial information.
  • Avoidance of any significant contractual disputes.
  • Relationships with key external and internal business contacts.
 
KEY COMPETENCES
  •  The ability to negotiate terms, conditions and final accounts with sub-contractors, suppliers, clients and/ or their representatives.
  •  The ability to financially and contractually control construction projects.
  • Have detailed knowledge of construction techniques and principles.
  • Have detailed knowledge of the industry’s most commonly used conditions of contract
  • Good communication skills

Qualifications

  • A Degree in Quantity Surveying or HND / HNC with relevant experience
  • Full Driving Licenc

Whats in it for you?

  • Opportunity to develop you career with a successful business
  • Key infrastructure & construction projects across Inverness-shire



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Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.



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