Assistant Quantity Surveyor – Local Authorities
Location: Melton Mowbray Distributor Road (MMDR)
An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join the MMDR delivery team at Galliford Try. This is a site-based role, with the successful candidate expected to be on site 5 days a week.
The Project
Valued at approximately £83 million, MMDR involves the construction of a new 7km single carriageway bypass around the eastern side of Melton Mowbray. Key features include:
- Construction of 6 Nr new roundabouts;
- Construction of 4 Nr new bridges;
- Construction of various culverts;
What you will be doing:
You will report directly into the Quantity Surveyor, whilst working closely with the operational leads within the project. We appreciate that the candidate will still be in the early stages of their career, thus we are looking for someone who is driven with a good attitude towards learning. In return we aim to develop the successful candidate into a competent Civil Engineering Quantity Surveyor, who will become a valuable team member not just for the MMDR scheme but also for future Galliford Try Local Authority Projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Subcontract Package Management
- Full management of Subcontract Packages including:
- Undertake monthly Subcontractor Payment Assessments, including collating of all relevant substantiation;
- Managing change in accordance with NEC4 subcontract terms and conditions;
- Forecasting and reporting Subcontract Costs to senior leadership team;
- Notifying relevant events such as Early Warning, Defects and the like.
- Packages to manage include:
- Waterproofing and Joints;
- Traffic Signals;
- Parapets;
- Band Drains;
- Site Compound Electrical;
- Temporary Bridge.
- Ideally the candidate will have experience in some of the above packages. However, onsite training will be provided where necessary.
- Where matters with Subcontractors cannot be agreed, the candidate will be expected to escalate these matters to the project senior leadership team in a timely manner.
- Drafting Notification of Compensation Events for review by the site change team;
- Assisting in the drafting of Main Contract Compensation Event Quotations;
- Change Control
- Ensure change encountered in subcontract packages is escalated to the site change team and notified under the main contract. Responsibilities will include:
- Assist Earthworks and Surfacing Quantity Surveyor:
- The candidate will assist the Earthworks and Surfacing Quantity Surveyor in managing their Subcontract Packages, duties may include:
- Collating substantiation for payment assessments;
- Assessing Subcontractor Compensation Events Quotations;
- Notify events under the Subcontractor;
- Participating in weekly progress meetings.
- Other Commercial Administration
- To be accountable for the completion of all registers (SC Payment, Procurement).
- To be accountable for the completion of all progress reports.
- To be accountable for the completion of all utilisation charts from a commercial perspective (formulas, tables, formatting, duplication etc.).
- To ensure all commercial documents are saved on the server for future records.
About You:
Demonstrable experience working within a commercial capacity within the construction industry and an appreciation of the following:
- Standard forms of contract
- Change control
- Risk management
- Application / payment process
- Commercial reporting
- IT Literate and working experience of Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a related field.
- Continued professional development through relevant training and certifications.
- Knowledge of applicable local regulations, industry standards, and best practices.
- Familiarity with NEC 4 form of Contract
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £3.2 billion, we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment.
Our benefits:
- Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
- A wide range of corporate discounts
- Cycle to Work schemes
- Comprehensive pension plan
- Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
- Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
- Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
About us:
Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.
Our Infrastructure business has seen impressive growth over the last few years, securing a number of high-profile projects and places on key frameworks that have cemented our position as a leading player in the infrastructure sector.
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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