Quantity Surveyor

**Contract Quantity Surveyor**
Manchester
Consultancy Construction

An opportunity has arisen for a professional Quantity Surveyor on a long term contract basis in Manchester.

Responsibilities of the Successful Quantity Surveyor

• Assist in establishing client's requirements and undertake initial cost planning exercises.
• Carry out cost planning and value engineering to RIBA design stages and give informed client cost advice.
• Have an understanding and developing an opinion on procurement strategies.
• Prepare tender and contract documents, including BOQ's for checking by senior staff.
• Carry out tender appraisals and identify a recommendation for the client.
• Monitor and record costs of projects.
• Identify risks to projects and assess cost variations.
• Value completed works and arrange payments in accordance with the contract.
• Be able to produce draft project or claim reports under the supervision of senior staff.
• Issue notices in accordance with the contract under claim situation.
• Liaise and confidently communicate with other members of the project or client team.
• Maintain detailed variation and risk register information.
• Able to prepare draft final accounts.

Requirements of the Successful Quantity Surveyor

• Confident to attend and lead project meetings.
• Procurement experience.
• NEC contract experience.
• Numerate.
• Reliable and trustworthy.
• Good IT skills.
• Smart & presentable.
• Confident.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good communicator.
• Ability to follow work instructions.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.