Quantity Surveyor

Location: Preston Brook · Office - Site Visiting

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Job description

THE JOB

Job Title:

Quantity Surveyor

Department:

Transmission

Grade:

Reports to:

Commercial Manager

Manages:

N/A

Deputies:

N/A

WORKING CONDITIONS

Location:

Various

Site:

TBC

Hours of Work:

08.00 – 16.00

Type of Contract:

Full time

Internal Contacts:

External Contacts:

JOB SUMMARY

Overview

Working within Aureos’ Energy Business Unit, and forming a part of the Commercial team, the Quantity Surveyor plays an integral part in delivering exceptional commercial results. Core responsibilities encompass project delivery, commercial reporting and maximising profit.

Aureos Energy work collaboratively with our customers to deliver critical national infrastructure projects across the UK’s Energy network. Our goals are to:

• Grow: turnover, margin and customer satisfaction
• Improve: operational delivery, reliability and outcomes
• Sustain: our people, communities and the environment

Aureos’ Action Agenda – Unleashing our potential, a business-wide strategy focusing on seven
key priorities:

• Sustainable innovation: Embedding sustainable improvements with an aim to be net zero
• Structure and Governance: Through monthly Performance review meetings and clear delegation
  of authority
• Business Development and Customer Relationship Management: Growing into new markets and developing relationships and strategies with new and existing customers
• Safety, Health and Wellbeing: implementing tiers of H&S management and bring the operational input to the fore
• People and inclusion: With specific training and succession planning
• Operational effectiveness: Enhancing our capabilities and strengthening the existing core of the business
• Digitisation: Through an internal Programme Management office, lean tools, and digital platforms.

With sustainable growth in mind, our Quantity Surveyor is responsible for completing and maintaining well organised records, contribution to the timely production of applications for payment and accurate project reporting. They should be capable of managing all commercial aspects of a project from award to project closeout

Duties

Primary tasks and duties:

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will assist the commercial team in providing support to the contract delivery team to ensure the profitability, cash management, cost control and accurate reporting of all schemes. Your role will require you to:

• Maximisation of income through sound advice and decision making
• Management and execution of the change control system
• Management of project risk
• Production of CVRs
• Produce accurate costs and forecasts
• Management of the full sub-contract cycle
• Competently review and administer contracts
• Provision of general commercial advice to Project Team
• Input into the development of team spirit and trustworthiness within Project Commercial Team and with Client and S/C
• Input into the management of dispute resolution
• Produce weekly cost to complete/budget reviews with the contract delivery teams.
• Upload documentation as and when necessary, in line with business requirements
• Review weekly site records including allocation sheets and site diaries.
• Attend project progress meetings.
• Challenge project team and provide valuable contribution to the project.
• Good understanding of works scope and programme
• Preparation of monthly financial performance reports
• Gain experience outside of the commercial function to better understand the role of the business and the quantity surveyor within the business.
• Develop a collaborative working relationship with the client’s and subcontractor commercial leads and wider project team

Secondary tasks
and duties:

We operate a team ethos across the Energy Business Unit and strive to assist colleagues in the execution of their duties where this is appropriate and brings added value. The Quantity Surveyor is responsible for the following in this respect:

• Ensure that the group commercial policies are adhered to and that the requirements of legislation are met
• Manage commercial performance against business targets and KPI’s
• Working with the commercial and operational teams to strive for continuous improvement
• Promote a culture of integration, continuous improvement and use of best practice across the client base
• Assisting with the use of key lean tools to drive efficiencies and reduce waste
• Encourage, support and assist with the delivery of successful collaborative planning with the contract delivery teams
• Commitment to their own professional development, and that of others across the Business Unit
• Other tasks appropriate to the role of Quantity Surveyor, as identified by the Senior Quantity Surveyor/Managing Surveyor

BEHAVIOURS

Aureos Energy expects all employees to conduct themselves in a safe professional manner, applying the following key behaviours across all aspects of their work.

• Trust and respect

We act with integrity and treat everyone with respect.

• We have an open and honest working environment in which everyone contributes effectively
• We deliver on our commitments and support others across our team to deliver on theirs

• Accountability and decision making

We ensure responsibilities are clearly defined and fulfilled, and that performance is managed fairly.

• Everyone knows what is expected of them and how their job fits into the bigger picture
• We include the right people in the right conversations, making decisions in an effective and timely manner; we take accountability for our actions and ownership of the outcomes

• Communication and engagement

We are a high performing, collaborative team of effective communicators.

• We willingly share information across the team to the benefit of all
• When communicating, we provide clarity and seek feedback to ensure understanding

• Constructive challenge

We are open to challenge and welcome diversity of opinion.

• We welcome the opinions of others, even when they differ from our own
• We challenge in a constructive and professional manner to promote success

• Improvement and innovation

We challenge the status quo to find better ways of working.

• Everyone in the team proactively shares ideas without fear
• We learn from successes and mistakes to promote continual improvement

EXPECTATIONS

Targets for the Quantity Surveyor will be set and reviewed on a 6 monthly basis, aligned with the responsibilities and behaviours listed within this job description. The section below will be used to record key targets, which will align with Performance Reviews undertaken via the current Group process. The Quantity Surveyor is expected to:

• Achieve forecast figures for turnover, profit and income
• Production of accurate internal accounts and internal/external reports/audits
• Production of accurate cost and forecasting information
• Manage change control system
• Manage prompt placement and payment of sub-contracts. Maintenance of sub-contract KPI reports
• Maintain Professional Development Log

Commercial Behavioural Competencies

Aureos Energy requires that all its commercial staff act in a professional manner and in line with the following requirements:

• Commercial and Financial Awareness (F)
• Communication (D)
• Client Focus (D)
• Decision Making (D)
• Developing self and others (D)
• Influence and Persuasion (C)
• Innovation (B)
• Leadership (D)
• Problem Solving (D)
• Results Focus (D)
• Teamworking (F)
• SHEQ (B)

The commercial behavioural competencies listed above are included within the commercial behavioural competencies.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualifications and Training

Essential:

Degree educated or HND/HNC equivalent or

Working towards Professional Qualification, with a view to sit in the short term

Desirable:

Driving license

Knowledge

Essential:

Suitable experience working in contracting commercial department preferably within the Energy industry

Knowledge of and ability to interpret construction industry conditions of contract

Desirable:

N/A

Skills and abilities

Essential:

Proficient in Microsoft packages (Excel)

Desirable:

N/A

EMPLOYEE

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Whether you are looking for progression in your new role or for your forever job, we will happily welcome your application.

Equal Opportunities

Aureos are an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.