Senior Quantity Surveyor - Civil Engineering

We are working currently working with a leading national contracting group, responsible for delivering some of the region’s most high-profile infrastructure projects. They have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team delivering the infrastructure and enabling work on a major commercial project based in South Wales. This role represents an excellent opportunity to progress your career with a leading contracting group, that offers exposure to high-profile projects, and career development. Responsibilities: * Manage all costs for infrastructure projects with experience in identifying commercial risks and opportunities with respect of their works * Provide support to senior members of the team in delivering varied commercial duties including responsibility for procuring and managing the supply chain * Optimise commercial performance through diligent cost control and value-for-money opportunities, whilst achieving the required standards and quality for our customers * Assist with commercial relationships to both internal and external stakeholders. * Provide support and adherence for the Gated Business Lifecycle process. Duties: * Collation of cost and value information * Measurement of works and agreements with subcontractors. * Measure, record & value work unsupervised by appropriate rules and procedures * Measure & interpret specifications & drawings. * Build up estimates from first principle including net and gross estimates. * Translate measurements from drawings and Specifications and prepare Bills of Quantities and Schedules of rates. * Review weekly, monthly, and section programmes of works and understand of delay and disruption programmes. * Plan commercial activities to meet the requirements of section programmes. * Preparation of Cost reconciliation statements * Collect information required to specify procurement requirements. Candidate Profile: * BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience * An organised, innovative, and creative Quantity Surveyor with experience of working on Projects. * Previous experience of managing costs and maximizing value * Experience of financial and commercial control within a project * Experience of procuring and managing supply chain