Senior Quantity Surveyor – Power Generation

Senior Quantity Surveyor sought by leading project developer pioneering the delivery of fast power response assets in the UK. The successful Senior Quantity Surveyor will support project delivery, taking responsibility from the project development team, supporting the closure of contracts and managing them through construction and handover to operations.

Projects you will support include the UK’s largest Energy Storage Asset (+100mw), Reciprocating plants (300mw+) and linked Solar assets. These projects will involve the installation of high value equipment, M&E and civils activity. The ideal SQS will be comfortable overseeing risk and value management whilst driving the performance of sub-contractors and managing quality. A background in Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution or broader M&E would be suitable.

Project Quantity Surveyor key requirements;

• Ideally 5 – 10 years post-graduation experience
• Ability to demonstrate significant experience in using various contract forms, with particular emphasis on the NEC suite of contracts (ECC Accredited Project Manager qualification preferable but not essential);
• Preferably has experience of M&E/Energy works in a main/principal contractor setting (but not essential);
• Experience of working on contracts £10m plus for principal contractor (Desirable);
• Management of change – takes the lead and owns the change process – maintains effective change control procedures with supply chain (i.e.)managing Risk/Early Warning Registers; proactively reacts to notifications of works variations (cost and time), works with contractors to reduce project risk to Minimise cost;
• Procurement – prepare enquiry documents, conduct work scope reviews, with particular emphasis on the identification of areas of design and time criticality T&C’s review, strong contract negotiation, select best value Contractors and Draft Final Order documentation
• Manage Contractor accounts; assess and administer payments in a timely manner and formulate payment notifications and notices to pay less accordingly;
• Challenge and act on areas subject to disallowed costs;
• Reporting activities – Maintaining internal cost plans Earned Value recognition, reporting to Director level
• Provide site management with commercial support and advice;
• Strong emphasis on profit maximisation
• Promote and maintain professional working relationships
• Ability to work autonomously

Location – Projects are located throughout Scotland with company offices in Glasgow

The successful Senior Quantity Surveyor will inherit a pipeline of challenging projects, allowing the opportunity to deliver some of the latest generation peaking plant and largest battery energy storage assets worldwide. You’ll operate within a lean organisation that offers autonomy, generous remuneration, market leading bonus.

Project Quantity Surveyor – Power Generation