The Quantity Surveyor manages the cost and contract management aspects of work packages within the project from initiation to close-out.
Key responsibilities
- Administer contractual terms and conditions for suppliers and sub- contractors
- Administer incentivisation arrangements as appropriate
- Support the assessment of EWN’s and compensation events
- Provide regular cash flow forecast of expenditure for package
- Report expenditure against the package budget on a monthly basis
- Support the change management process in conjunction with other functions
- Input to the monthly consolidated project-wide cost / expenditure report
- Assess potential contractor and supplier claims and make recommendations for settlement.
- Finalise contractor’s accounts and close out contracts for the project.
- Raising consultant, supplier or contractor instructions as necessary for signature by approved parties.
- Report on the expenditure of financial contingency built into the relevant packages.
- Provide schedules of rates and commercial input to tender documentation
- Undertake cost analysis of bid returns
- Assist the package project manager in resolving all financial commercial issues arising in the tender return
- Support the negotiation of two stage fixed price for relevant tenders
- Receive and review monthly valuations from contractors and prepare recommendation for signature by the project manager and designer
- Review all instructions issued by the project manager for cost implications
- Support the change control process and assist in identifying the cost implications of any proposed changes
- Support the project manager in the resolution of any claims and disputes as may arise with the contractor
Technical skills and competencies
- Good knowledge of all aspects of commercial management
- Familiarity with various forms of NEC contract
- Good IT skills especially excel and commercial software
- Good team player
- Strong focus on detail
- Able to hold their own and negotiate
- Good interpersonal skills
Qualifications, certifications and experience
- A Degree in Quantity Surveying
Dragados Values
- Excellence: Promoting innovation, development, training and continuous improvement to achieve the highest quality of project delivery.
- Integrity: Acting ethically and transparently. Demanding the best standards of integrity from its employees, suppliers and other stakeholders.
- Trust: Nurturing positive relationships at all levels of the organisation, with our clients and supply chain by developing strong and long-term relationships based on mutual trust.
- Sustainability: Commitment to sustainable development to make an efficient and ethically responsible contribution to society and the environment.
- Profitability: Ensuring our profitability as well as contributing value to the communities in which we operate as part of our sustainability agenda.
