Are you a  Quantity Surveyor / QS? Can you reduce cost and risk but maintain great value? Would you like a company to support your development and encourage further education and training? If the answer is yes, then the opportunity below is for you!

The opportunity:

Explore Manufacturing are seeking a Quantity Surveyor / QS to join the team at the Laing O'Rourke Centre of Excellence for Modern Construction, Europe's largest and most advanced pre-assembly manufacturing facility.

The investment in our own purpose-built facility, which opened in 2009, has united the power of our experience and knowledge of construction with state-of-the-art processes and technology, providing our clients with leaner, smarter and more cost-efficient options for the built environment.

What will the role Quantity Surveyor look like?

• Sole responsibility for a specific area or areas within a project.
• All Commercial duties including measurement, valuation and agreement of work sections.
• Assist with preparation of interim applications for payment and internal valuations.
• Management and reporting of monthly costs
• Draft, manage and settle subcontracts, with assistance
• Preparation, agreement, maintenance and filing of records.
• Advise project management on contractual implications of intended courses of action
• Assisting in preparation of claims.
• Identifying change and administering change control process
• Assisting with the preparation of final account, including pricing.
• Drafting and preparation of monthly contract review reports.
• Drafting and preparation of weekly Business Performance Review (BPR) information.
• Keep your manager fully advised of any issue/risk which has arisen or might arise and which could affect the business/project
• Communicating clearly and confidently to a professional standard.
• Day to day management of any trainee and/or assistant Commercial personnel

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• Degree qualified in relevant discipline (Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management, Civil Engineering, Construction Management)
• JCT/Mixed contract experience
• A good knowledge of coins, for both sub-contract and cost management.
• Cost management of prelims
• Familiarity with the CRF and Ci M processes.
• A desire to learn the risk and opportunity process both internal and with our client.
• A drive to learn and grow to the next grade.