Quantity Surveyor - Water

Quantity Surveyor - Water 

Location: Reading 

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning.

This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.

To provide Commercial administration (Quantity Surveying) to Water projects for the Bilfinger business.

Main Responsibilities

•    Identifying, raising, monitoring and closing Early Warning notices
•    Identifying, raising, monitoring and closing Variation notices
•    Estimating and pricing Variation quotations, negotiating through to agreement
•    Working with others to ensure fully compliant contract notices are raised under the contract, i.e. with the Planning Department for Time Impacted Programmes
•    Advising other departments on contractual obligations of the Contractor
•    Producing Applications for Payment in accordance with the stated contract method
•    Ensuring invoices are requested in accordance with the contract conditions
•    Submit weekly dashboard to RCM for status of contract notices
•    Producing Project Specific Cost and Value Reports
•    Forecasting versus budget (cost and value)
•    Cost analysis – prelims, plant, equipment, materials, labour, subcontract
•    Value analysis
•    Subcontract management
•    Cash flow and supporting the Finance department with cash collection when necessary
•    Identifying margin improvement opportunities
•    Supporting the commercial team in write-down of Work in Progress from Client/PMO

Further opportunities are availble within the business

Experience & Qualification

•    5+ years in similar role in a contracting organisation

•    Experience of contracting in Water Utilities sector (essential)
•    Experience of NEC3/4 and/or IchemE contracts (essential)
•    Experience of CEMAR or similar tools (desirable but not essential)
•    Evidence of dispute resolution (desirable but not essential)
•    SAP experience (desirable but not essential)
•    ESSENTIAL: Either engineering or commercial qualification
•    DESIRABLE: Degree (Engineering, Quantity Surveying, IT, or similar)
•    Member of Profession Institution (e.g. MRICS or similar)
•    Strong background in dealing with commercial issues

If you wish to speak to a member of the recruitment team, please contact 01224 246246.

IT/Digitalization | Bilfinger UK Limited | Permanent | White-collar workers | Bachelor's degree | Finance & Controlling