Job title: Freelance Quantity Surveyor

Location: Warwickshire

Job type: Construction

Rate: Negotiable to £300 per day

The company:

You will be joining a well-established family business specialising in providing specialist contracting & ecology services to a range of clients across the UK.

The Role:

In the role of freelance QS you will assist the Operational team with support and advice on effective contract management across a growing package of projects.

Main Duties:

• Provide commercial management of sub-contractors and suppliers
• Liaise directly with client commercial team on day to day tasks, and flag the extraordinary to senior management
• Dealing with quotations and monthly payments
• Prepare, agree and provide on-going cost analysis
• Monthly cost valuation reports
• Analyse sub-contractor’s variation accounts
• Agree of interim valuations and final accounts
• Prepare and issue certification for contract payments to sub-contractors
• Prepare forecasts
• Ensure contract security or alert issues promptly and advise as to solutions
• Ensure financial success of projects especially by improving forecasting systems and ensuring opportunity for disallowed costs is shut down promptly.

About you:

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or Civil Engineering or NVQ Level 6 in Construction or equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience postgraduate with experience in the environmental and ground engineering sector preferred
• Knowledge of NEC3 suite of contracts
• Have an ability in negotiating across the various levels of the construction environment
• Confident with clients, meetings, and contractual duties and able to maintain a positive relationship with clients
• Possess excellent numeracy and IT skills

What's in it for you?

On offer is a negotiable day rate to £300 (commensurate with experience)

If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please click the link to apply or contact Lucy Patterson at Thorn Baker for a confidential discussion.

Key Skills: Quantity Surveyor, QS, Civils, Civil Engineering, Groundworks, NEC3