Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor needed in Northallerton, £300 per day PAYE - Reference: RQ

Main Duties and Responsibilities Financial accounts and commercial processes

• l. Cost forecasting, management and control processes, including the use of contract programmes, change and risk registers.
• 2. Profitability forecasts, cost/budget comparisons and cash flow.
• 3. Work to ensure the continual improvement of processes, procedures and demonstrate Value for Money (VFM).
• 4. Ensure all commercial processes comply with Brierley Homes' corporate governance and comply with company and legal standards.
• 5. Assessment of financial performance through applying the quantity of work completed to arrive at cost and value reconciliation reporting.
• 6. Apply the contractual and statutory provisions relating to applications for payment including Contractor and Employer/Project Manager assessments, certificates and payment for both interim and final accounts.
• 7. Preparation and evaluation of compensation event claims, and/or other claims based upon contractual entitlement, and/or insurance claims.

Contract Management and Supply Chain Management

• 10. Assist with supply chain procurement and management.
• 11. Administration of contracts and/or subcontracts including payment mechanisms, change procedures, and resolution of contentious issues, final accounts agreement and management.
• 12. Identification, recording, notification and negotiation of change in accordance with the contract.
• 13. Evaluation of change through analysis of rates or compensation methods, and agreement of the effects of change.
• 14. Familiar with standard forms of contract such as NEC, JCT.
• 15. Risk management.
• 16. Able to provide advice on contractual matters and formulating contractual correspondence.
• 17. Conflict avoidance, management and dispute resolution procedures.
• 18. Use of programmes for analysis and demonstration of delay and disruption and entitlement to extensions of time.

Cost control

This is a Full time role on a temporary contract basis.

Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.