Assisting in the management of costs relating to construction projects to ensure overall financial success of a project.  Responsible for the commercial management of a section of a project or a number of trade packages across the whole project.

Key Responsibilities

·       To assist senior staff in the compilation of data to monitor individual contract performance on a monthly and quarterly basis.

·       To ensure the full and proper implementation of the Divisions Commercial Procedures.

·       To assist senior staff in the issue and management of records and documentation relating to contract accounts.

·       To assist in the preparation of draft sub-contracts to the level of responsibility dictated by the Divisions Commercial Procedures.

·       To assist in the procurement of and monitoring of sub-contractor performance in consultation with senior staff (where delegated authority so requires).

·       To ensure the prompt and regular submission of main contract payment applications and subsequent cash collection together with the preparation of sub-contractor payments (strictly in accordance with payment terms).

·       To assist in the preparation of request for EOT.

·       Involvement in the settlement of main contract final accounts.

·       To assist senior staff in pricing variation and design cost control.

·       Involvement in value management/value engineering input.

·       Required to attend regular meetings.

·       To apply a neat and accurate approach in all day to day activities and to strive to enhance ones own professional capability.

·       Responsible for work allocated to junior QS staff.

·       Assist senior staff in early contractor involvement schemes.

Key skills/experience/qualifications

·         Adept at understanding construction drawings and able to measure and take off accurately.

·         Understanding of the inter-relationship between specifications and cost drawings.

·         Understanding of compliance with company procedures.

·         Ability to communicate effectively with a range of people.

·         Understanding of the relevance of sub contract terms and conditions.

·         Able to read a construction programme and relevance of the critical path.

·         Understanding of construction contracts in relation to projects.

·         Able to work effectively as part of a multi disciplined team.

·         Understanding of H&S issues at work.

·         Awareness of dispute resolution.

·         Ability to assist in preparing Target Costs from first principles

·         Ability to assist in pre-construction phase of Early Contractor Involvement schemes

·         To have quality experience of working on a live project and on site.

·         Experience of managing low risk sub contractors.

·         Experience of processing subcontract payments.

Additional information

This post is full time and permanent.

Closing Date:  Friday 6^th June 2008

Qualifications/Training

	·         Working towards professional accreditation e.g. RICS, CIOB, ICES. ·         Working towards CSCS card.

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