Senior Quantity – Civils/Highways

Pinnacle have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join one of our key clients who are a leading civils and ground works contractor specialising within the Highways Sector.

We are are looking for an experienced SQS who has a track record in managing all costs relating to building and civil engineering projects, from the initial calculations to the final figures.

Day to day duties will include but not be limited to: Seeking to minimise the costs of a project and enhance value for money, while still achieving the required standards and quality. Managing a small team of less experienced commercial staff as well as mentoring others on their journey to being professionally qualified.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, your main accountabilities will be as follows:

• Orders information and systematically checks data
• Working on civils projects such as section 278 and 38 works around £3 Million in value.
• Critically appraises, estimates and negotiates the above with 3rd parties, reviews complex contract programmes such as Time-Location
• Assists with the preparation of delay and disruption programmes
• Monitors subcontract activities, measure and respond appropriately
• Analyses the commercial progress and report to senior project staff
• Manages commercial aspects with Customer and Stakeholders for their area of responsibility
• Prepares procurement programme and helps develop the strategy
• Analyses rates & prices, agreement of variations and compensation events as required
• Prepares, submits and negotiates claims when required
• Prepares Internal reports, commercial progress and financial reconciliation
• Manages HR/People aspects for direct and indirect reports (PDRs etc)
• Actively supports the development of others including professional mentoring
• Produces plans for team to achieve goals / aspirations
• Supports recruitment of lower grades
• Critically appraises, estimates and negotiates the above with 3rd parties
• Undertakes constructability analyses using construction programmes

The following qualifications are essential:

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent
• Membership of RICS, ICES or CIOB (or working towards

In return successful candidates will be offered competitive salary, pension contributions and the opportunity to develop their career with a modern and progressive company.