Senior Quantity Surveyor in UK

Enisca is a multi-disciplinary design, engineering and construction business operating in the power and environmental sectors delivering innovative, sustainable and quality solutions for public and private sector clients in these markets.

Due to our continued growth, we are recruiting for an additional senior quantity surveyor to join our high performing team.

Job Responsibilities:

• Promotes safe working practices within commercial function.
• Performs pre award activities including support to the proposals team in terms of performing commercial review of tender documents, reviewing commercial proposals prior to submission for internal approval, preparing commercial qualifications and pricing notes, co-ordinating commercial and legal qualifications.
• Performs post award admin including ensuring that the contract is set up correctly in the appropriate business system, ensuring that invoices are prepared in a timely and accurate manner and include full contract entitlement, ensuring commercial models and scope of delivery are understood by the contract management team, rate reviews are completed, change is captured in contract variations/amendments and commercial administration files are established and maintained. Interfaces with client on a regular basis.
• Leads and provides commercial support to a large team of delivery personnel to ensure contract commercial compliance
• Prepares monthly commercial management reports and input to monthly Contract Performance Reviews.
• Supports implementation of the Tender Governance Process within assigned project / sub business unit.
• Supports governance and implementation of Financial Management Framework within assigned project / sub business unit.
• Liaises with various internal customers with regards to commercial management, risk reviews, corporate reporting, and contractual discussions
• Lead the negotiation of Terms and Conditions with clients and suppliers
• Liaison with various internal customers (Contract/Project Managers, Engineers) in all areas of commercial management, problem solving and dispute resolution with clients.
• Mentors and develops junior commercial and project delivery team personnel
• Enhance project delivery and avoid any risk or commercial exposure.
• Contribute directly to value creation and commercial gain through seeking and promoting best value procurement and management practices at all times.

Candidate Specification:

Personal Attributes:

• The ability to work autonomously to tight deadlines
• Effective communication skills including the ability to give presentations/reports to all levels including external stakeholders
• Strong commercial acumen including demonstratable experience in preparation of detailed cost reports & forecasts
• Strong negotiation skills

Technical Specification:

Experience Required:

• Significant, demonstrable experience in a similar role
• Proficient in the management and administration of NEC3/4 contracts
• Proficient IT Skills, with a strong working knowledge of Excel and Word as a minimum

Essential Qualifications

• Degree Qualified in a relevant Cost/Commercial subject with demonstrable experience