NES Fircroft are currently recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor. This position is with our client, who are a global technology and energy company.

Quantity Surveyor
Location: Newcastle 
Contract Position
Outside IR35 
Hybrid Working 

Job Description

In the role you will be expected to be involved in the full ended to end process from bid stage to project close and lessons learned. Engaging with various stakeholders both internally and externally to support successful delivery of our projects. The role will also involve travel to customer sites as well as travel between our offices in Newcastle and Leeds. The Transmission Service business is very diverse, and this offers great opportunity to be involved in projects of varying size and complexity. Working to the highest standard of safety and quality you will be representing Siemens Energy Transmission Service business.

Your profile

• Previous experience in a Quantity Surveyor / Contracts role, working within a project environment (essential)
• Experience ideally gained in a similar or related industry e.g. Infrastructure, rail, engineering, defence, construction, etc (essential)
• Degree in quantity survey or a professional qualification accredited by the Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is required.
• Experience in Civil Construction (Plant/ Power Industry related).

Your responsibilities

• Analyses and comments on tenders, contracts and contract related documents and gives proactive advice and support throughout the bid process.
• Supports the internal authorisation process and checks compliance with other internal guidelines and / or processes.
• Participates in contract negotiations and in formulation/implementation of negotiation strategy.
• Ensure adherence to internal standards and compliance with external regulations.
• Captures internal data and prepares presentations and analyses.
• Contributes to standardisation of contracts and improvement processes.
• Implements standards, guidelines, and processes regarding effective Contract Management.
• Participates in developing project specific concepts
• Participating in variation and claim management on customer contract or subcontract, mitigating risk or minimising liability claims.
• Develops, implements, and regularly reviews the claim strategy with regards to customers, sub-suppliers, and partners together with Operational and Finance and Commercial teams.
• Shares best practices with the business..
• Sets up and conducts training for business partners and colleagues.
• Other activities assigned by your direct line manager

What do I need to qualify for this job?

• Strong track record in a contractor side, project environment (essential)
• Able to manage both direct labour and subcontract costs (essential)
• Ability to estimate change / variations using various methods (essential)
• Able to forecast cost and measure cost of work complete (essential)
• Good negotiation skills (essential)
• Ability to manage commercial strategies (essential)
• Ability to manage expectations (essential)
• Strong communicator with excellent written and oral communications skills, as well as a good team player (essential)
• Good financial and commercial acumen (essential)
• Ability to work under own initiative and under cost or time critical conditions (essential)
• Good Contractual knowledge and experience (essential)
• Confident and able to deal externally and internally at all levels (essential)
• Ability to operate effectively within a team environment (essential)
• Strong computing skills in MS word, excel, project and MS Outlook (essential)

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.