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Quantity Surveyor

Hybrid in Reading·Full-time·Added 3 days ago (last checked 9 Oct)

Overview

Job details

  • Permanent contract

    Full-time.

  • Hybrid

    Office and home days — the ad has the split.

  • Apply by Monday 9 November

    The date the employer’s listing closes.

Requirements

  • Be near Reading for hybrid days

    No relocation package mentioned.

Benefits

  • 26 days holiday

    Per the ad, which doesn’t say whether bank holidays are on top.

  • Pension matched up to 8%

    The employer matches what you pay in, per the ad. The legal minimum is 3%.

  • Cycle to work scheme

    Commuter benefits named in the ad.

Skills

Nice to have

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Sound & comprehensive understanding of construction industry and the parties to it.
  • Proficient knowledge of measurement and valuation.
  • Good knowledge of standard forms of contract.
  • Proficient in reading drawings, specifications and knowledge of construction process.
  • Ability to negotiate with clients/sub-contractors and draft sub contracts.
  • Knowledge of CIS.
  • Ability to produce accurate monthly cost and value reports and outturn financial forecasts.
  • Ability to work in a team environment.
  • Awareness of dispute procedures.
  • Experience of undertaking risk assessments and valuation of them in conjunction with other project team members.
  • Experience of working on live projects and final accounts
  • Experience of value engineering.
  • Successfully completed a number of final accounts.
  • Experience of procuring major works subcontracts
  • Professional membership of recognised institute e.g. RICS (desirable)
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft packages e.g. Excel, Word & PowerPoint and industry standard Common Data Environment, financial and Project Management systems.
  • Experience of mentoring junior staff.
  • Experience of working on Water Treatment projects highly desirable.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • Competitive salary (to be discussed on application)
  • Car Allowance (to be discussed on application)
  • 26 days annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 3 days holiday)
  • 3 additional long service days achieved after 3, 7 and 10 years
  • Private medical insurance for yourself (with the option to buy family cover)
  • Life Assurance
  • Defined contribution pension scheme matched up to 8%
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and parental leave
  • 2 days volunteering opportunities
  • Flexible and Agile working (dependent on your role)
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Professional membership fees
  • Perks at Work Employee discount scheme offering discounts on a range of categories such as electronics, home appliances, food & groceries, car buying, travel, fitness and more
  • Flexible Benefits scheme which includes the opportunity to purchase benefits such as:
  • Critical illness insurance (with option to purchase for your partner)
  • Dental Insurance
  • Travel insurance
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Retail vouchers/payroll giving/activity pass for top leisure attractions.

The role

We are growing our team delivering AMP8 for Thames Water, to meet the greatly enlarged programme of works between 2025 and 2030. Tilbury Douglas have already been allocated circa £250m of projects in the delightful rural setting of the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire and Thames Valley regions.

This is a great opportunity to join the team delivering on Treatment Works within this area. Our projects are a mix of civil, mechanical, electrical and IC scopes and range between £2.5m to £25m in size, several of which will be on sites that we are completing AMP7 projects.

This is an exciting time to join the Tilbury Douglas Infrastructure Division as we are delivering enlarged AMP8 programmes across the UK for several water companies. We are recruiting across all project disciplines including management, supervision, design, engineering, commercial, project controls and project services.

What you'll do

  • Provide commercial management on low to medium risk / complexity projects including the following tasks:
  • Co-ordinating with, reporting to and implementing the reasonable directives of the Senior Quantity Surveyor / Managing Quantity Surveyor (functional reporting).
  • Complete monthly internal CVR updates informed by robust cost forecasting
  • Liaising with Contracts Managers on the day-to-day commercial administration of contracts to ensure the financial success of construction operations and to keep the Commercial Manager appraised of all material events.
  • Undertake subcontract procurement from cradle to grave (enquiry packages, bid analysis and recommendations, Subcontract drafting and Subcontract management through to final account).
  • Supervising, mentoring and encouraging junior staff in their personal professional development.
  • Ensuring consultation with contracts management that all necessary notices and submissions required by the Contract are given in an expedient manner.
  • Compilation and submission of monthly Applications for Payment to the Client including negotiation of interim certified amounts.
  • Involvement in dispute avoidance/resolution.
  • Responsible for managing meetings where appropriate.
  • Complete accurate internal cash flow forecast updates
  • Complete external reporting to the Client including Value of Work Done and cash flow forecasting.
  • Ensure disciplined change control and management both domestic with the supply chain and external with the client.
  • Ensure the successful negotiations of Main Contract Final Accounts.
  • Undertake robust cost control including management of accruals, actual cost allocations and challenge.
  • Provide commercial support to the project operations team including regular site presence.

Location Mandatory to work 3/ 4 days on-site (including Clearwater, Reading)

About Tilbury Douglas

Industry
Construction

In their own words

About the company & team

Tilbury Douglas is a leading UK building, infrastructure, engineering and fit-out company. We deliver vital projects across a range of sectors including health, education, highways, justice, defence, aviation, water and environment.

It is our people who make Tilbury Douglas a success. We believe our inclusive culture encourages new ways of thinking, enabling us to innovate whilst remaining resilient. We value and celebrate all individual differences and look forward to receiving your application, We have now achieved our IiD status.

Visa sponsorship is not available in connection with this vacancy.

Please note that this role is subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance which includes identity, employment history, and criminal record checks.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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