Are you excited by the thought of joining a diverse team? Enhancing your reputation working on bigger, better, multi-million-pound projects, with a company that will support and accelerate your career?

We have a fantastic new opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join our specialist business unit, Select Plant Hire. Part of the Laing O'Rourke Group, Select is one of the UK's largest, and most capable suppliers of equipment and services to the construction industry. With over 30 years of experience, Select has built an excellent reputation as one of the UK's largest and most diverse suppliers of choice for equipment, accommodation, and services to the construction industry. 

Responsibility for a series of projects for the Select Site Solutions business delivering temporary accommodation and hoardings.

Reporting to: Commercial Manager or Senior Commercial Manager / Project Leader

 Key Deliverables and Accountabilities

• All Senior Quantity Surveying duties including; measurement, valuation and agreement of work sections.
• Preparation of interim applications for payment.
• Preparation of documents for subcontract, administration and settlement of subcontractors' accounts.
• Pricing of variations, including reviewing and negotiation of change for both the client and supply chain.
• Negotiation and dispute resolution with clients representatives and supply chain where necessary.
• Assisting in the preparation of tender estimates
• Establish the project “budget to build”, monitor and  control projects against  budget and report accordingly.
• Financial control, reporting, preparation of monthly management accounts information.
• Negotiation and administration of contract documents - NEC, JCT, CPA, bespoke, ensure that contract documents are properly executed in accordance with Group guidelines.
• Advise manager of any issue/risk which has arisen or might arise and which could affect the business/project.

Key attributes 

• Good communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to integrate and be part of a team
• Be able to work to strict deadlines
• Minimum 2-3years experience with main contractor or plant hire company
• Ability to assess the sufficiency of and build up to key elemental rates from first principles.
• Demonstrates competencies in Client and stakeholder management.

Qualifications 

Desirable but not essential

Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)

BSc(Hons) MRICS

Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

About us:

Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

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