Quantity Surveyor

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RPS Group has an exciting opportunity for a

Quantity Surveyor to join our Water Team, looking after projects related for a variety of major long-term water industry frameworks across the UK.

This is a client facing role working on large flagship projects, enabling you to lead from the front, freedom to manage the delivery of your projects, whilst deferring to senior colleagues for support on larger projects and to determine strategy.

About The Team:

RPS Water Consulting is a team of Engineers, Modellers, and Data Analysts providing Asset Management and Operational Strategy development, to our Water Industry clients to support business planning and delivery. This is an evolving industry, providing challenges and opportunities that require innovation, dedication, and teamwork to help us meet our clients' needs.

Our Water Consultancy business has a range of prestigious AMP8 programmes leading into AMP9 and beyond, where you'll be securing your career for the next 20 years, leaving a lasting legacy!

About You:

As a key member of the Water Consultancy business, your role as

Quantity Surveyor

is critical to helping us deliver great projects for our Water Industry clients. You will be working alongside a multi-disciplinary team of water project experts on a range of capital delivery projects.

You will have a substantial opportunity to contribute to the success of optioneering, outline and detailed design projects across the North West. Our scope of work encompasses a wide range of technically demanding projects in the field of Wastewater Infrastructure that require strong project controls.

By joining us, you're not just taking on exciting projects and collaborating with leading minds. You're making a meaningful impact on millions of lives the UK, leaving a legacy for generations to come. As a valuable member of our team, you'll play a crucial role in the water industry, and work with the largest water companies in the region, ensuring a positive and enduring influence on the communities we serve. If you're ready to contribute your skills and expertise to a dynamic and innovative environment, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.

Your Responsibilities: You will be responsible for supporting a growing commercial team in achieving high levels of client satisfaction and positive outcomes for our clients. Showing a high level of technical capability. Commercial knowledge and a good understanding of the key drivers or cost and value. Capturing and sharing knowledge and driving innovation in service. Professional outlook with excellent communication skills. A wealth of experience in providing high quality quantity surveying and cost control services in relevant sectors. Ability to travel to multiple sites as and when the Client requires this.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience: Working with the wider business and its external professional teams to develop sourcing and contracting solutions. Prepare detailed cost estimates for construction projects, including materials, labour, and overheads. Understanding of the sourcing strategies being pursued and providing supporting data. Leading the sourcing and contracting procurement process, inclusive of tender pack development, evaluation, and award. Preparing, negotiating, and analysing costs for tenders and contracts. Monitor the performance of contractors and suppliers against contract terms, using a suppler relationship system model. Monitor project expenditure and implement cost-saving strategies where possible. Certify progress payments to contractors and suppliers. Monitoring the financial status of the suppliers and recommend solutions. Assist in the resolution of disputes between clients, contractors, and suppliers, ensuring that solutions comply with contract terms. Manage claims, variations, and change orders, ensuring proper documentation and approvals are in place. Maintain accurate records of all project financials, contracts, and correspondence. Working in a large programme team with various interfaces and cultures that have incentivisation, social value, people skills.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline. Valid Driving License. ICS Chartered or willing to work towards chartership.

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Location:
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Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Construction

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