Quantity Surveyor ( Measurement / Schedule of Rates )
Are you a Quantity Surveyor or an Assistant Quantity Surveyor looking to step up?
Are you experienced with schedules of rates and looking to bring your skills to a new industry? I am recruiting for a Measurement Quantity Surveyor to join a well-established Main Contractor and support the asset maintenance of clients within the Rail business.
This role focuses on Reactive Maintenance on the CP7 Framework focused on Asset Management of 100s of Network Rail Stations across the Kent, Sussex and Wessex routes, including London stations such as London Bridge and Waterloo.
Within the Commercial team you will focus primarily on Reactive Fault Measurement and report to the Senior QS, Measurement Team Manager.
Role overview
- Produces measures for asset maintenance
- Fast paced, high churn, desktop role
- Role involves using schedules of rates and valuing the work, using worksheet, before/during/after photographs, to inform measurements.
- Not a project QS role; no CVR, no applications for payment
- Daily interactions with suppliers, and internal teams
Requirements
- QS or experienced AQS looking to step up
- Background in rail, water, housing associations, or highways
- Proficient in schedules of rates measurement, desktop measurement, and administrative tasks.
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Team player who can work effectively with internal and external stakeholders
- Strong commercial acumen
If you are interested in this role please contact Stewart via email at sl@sol-rec.com or on 07654 776818
Temporary Works Design Manager
Temporary Works Design Manager
Are you an experienced Temporary Works Design Engineer / Manager in the Civils/Rail industry?
This is an exciting opportunity for a Temporary Works Design Engineer / Manager to join the Southern Renewals Team. The project (CP7) will total 5+5 years of multiple individual schemes across Network Rail’s Southern Route (Kent, Sussex & Wessex).
You will manage the coordination for Temporary Works Design across several concurrent schemes at different stages – projects are split into Buildings, Structures and Earthworks & Drainage.
- Technical qualification (example Degree in civil engineering or HND)
- Proven technical organisational skills
- Ideally MICE or MCIOB
- Management of the implementation of significant temporary works on projects
- Demonstrates a deep understanding of Engineering principals and technical subcontract management
- Proven experience at creating innovation and value engineering through Design and standards management
- Experience in civil engineering
Please get in touch for more information about this role; sl@sol-rec.com / 07654 776818
HEAD OF COMMERCIAL
Job Summary:
As the Head of Commercial you will oversee and manage the estimating, cost, procurement and contractual aspects of the project from initiation to close-out for Euston Station (HS2) on the joint venture with Mace and Dragados.
Key responsibilities:
- Advise the client and project team on all commercial issues effecting the project
- Oversee the development of contractual terms and conditions for suppliers and sub- contractors and agree these with the client as necessary.
- Develop and implement the procurement and contracting strategy for the delivery of the project
- Review and develop incentivisation arrangements as appropriate
- Agree spend profiles which match the project schedule with the client
- Oversee the reporting against spend profiles for the project on a monthly basis and coordinate with the Client finance department for payments
- Lead the development and maintenance of the Incentive Target for the project
- Oversee the change management process, consult with other functions to assess changes and risks to the overall project out-turn
- Manage the production of a monthly consolidated project-wide cost / expenditure report
- Deliver capex and opex forecasts for the Project
- Overview the procurement of services relating to the Project and ensure that the supply chain strategy, policy and procedures are implemented
- Manage the administration of contracts for implementation of the project
- Oversee the monthly valuation process
- Oversee the development of mitigation plans for potential contractor and supplier claims. Manage the adjudication of claims and make recommendations for settlement
- Oversee the finalisation of contractor’s accounts and close out contractor contracts for the project
- Oversee the Construction Partners applications for payment and Early Warning Notices to the Client
Technical Competencies:
- Expert knowledge of all aspects of commercial management
- Familiarity with various forms of contract
- Excellent knowledge of integrated reporting
Behavioural Competencies:
- Inspiring team Leader
- Highly collaborative but persuasive
- Strong focus on detail but ability to see the strategic picture
- Able to hold their own and defend a position
- Ability to present confidently to senior management
Qualifications, Certifications and Experience:
- Experience in a commercial management role
- Past experience of major (£500m+) projects
- Formal qualification RICS or professional experience
- Management of large multifunction teams
If you are interested in this role please contact Stewart by email at sl@sol-rec.com or on 020 7855 9644.
COMMERCIAL MANAGER
The role:
As the Commercial Manager you will oversee and manage the cost management and contract management aspects of a section of the project from initiation to close-out. This role is working on Curzon St Station.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee procurement and contract award for subcontractors and subconsultants
Administer contractual terms and conditions for suppliers and sub-contractors - Manage and supervise commercial staff in the team
- Administer incentivisation arrangements as appropriate
- Oversee the assessment of EWN’s and compensation events
- Provide regular cash flow forecast of expenditure
- Report expenditure against the Incentive Target on a monthly basis
- Manage the change management process consult with other functions to assess changes and risks to the overall project out-turn
- Produce of a monthly consolidated project-wide cost / expenditure report
- Manage the monthly valuation process.
- Manage potential contractor and supplier claims.
- Manage the adjudication of claims and make recommendations for settlement.
- Oversee the finalisation of contractor’s accounts and close out contractor contracts for the project.
- Manage the process to raise consultant, supplier or contractor instructions as necessary for signature by approved parties.
- Manage the financial contingency built into packages and ensure that contingency allowances reflect the current programme position.
Qualifications, Certifications and Experience:
- Strong commercial management experience
- Past experience of major (£100m+) projects
- Formal qualification RICS
Behavioural & Technical Competencies
- Solid team leader
- Strong focus on detail but ability to see the strategic picture
- Ability to present confidently to senior management
- Expert knowledge of all aspects of commercial management
- Familiarity with various forms of NEC contract
- Good knowledge of integrated reporting
- Strong knowledge of IT systems relevant to Commercial Control.
If you are interested in this role please contact Stewart by email at sl@sol-rec.com or on 020 7855 9644
Project Manager
My client are looking for a Project Manager to work within their Maintenance side of the business, reporting into an Operations Manager. The role will be working on projects they have with the company who manage and maintain the arches across the Network Rail network.
The Project Manager will look after multiple projects (likely 1-4) which have a value of between £10,000 – £1.5 million, the higher the value the less projects you would need to look after. The Project Manager would have site managers and other subcontractors dependant on the project, the majority of these projects will be in the London area.
You will ideally have some rail experience, but if not, you should have general fit out background and any exposure to arch works would be advantageous.
You would need to have a good understanding and application of quality management and be happy with scheduling program of works.
This is a newly created role due to an increase in workload.
HSQE Advisor
The HSQE Advisor will be present on Projects in and around the North East of England with their regional office in Newcastle
You would report to the HSQE Midland & North Manager based in Solihull so occasional travel to Solihull would also be required
You must have driving licence (less than 6 points), CSCS card, PTS card as the role would involve visiting civils and rail projects.
IOSH membership and NEBOSH General/Construction would be advantageous but not essential
Day to day working would be with their Delivery Manager and Labour Managers based in Newcastle to fulfil their requirements
This role would be to support Client H&S teams with site visits, client meetings, and support the operational teams etc.
Graduate / Assistant Quantity Surveyor
My client has an exciting opportunity for a Graduate / Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our commercial team in their Wembley office.
As a Railway contractor, they work with some great clients, this is an exciting time to join the business.
Your role is critical to ensuring the commercial success of the multiple rail frameworks, that cover both maintenance and developer services.
Role and Responsibilities
- Collation and inputting of data to form client application.
- Liaise with the operational team in organising sabre access and booking requests for faults.
- Assist with the input of faults into the TLL Maximo database.
- Assist the checking of sub-contractors applications for payment.
- Checking sub-contractors applications and signing off against framework rates.
- Batching and updating fault schedule and issuing to client.
- Raising payments for sub-contractors for authorisation.
- Cross checking of time sheets & wages against applications.
- Liaise with and report to the operational team at Stratford.
- Assist in obtaining signed off orders and time sheets from the client.
- Assist with the management and monitoring of crids, PPE, plant and consumables.
- Day to day clerical duties for all paperwork, including filing, archiving, copying, scanning or as deemed necessary.
- Assist in the monitor and controlling of transport and fuel costs.
Technical Competency Skills
- Skills, that will support the delivery of your duties and able to clearly explain tasks and inspire others with varying backgrounds.
- Have high standards of attention to detail in all aspects of your work.
- Show initiative and know when to escalate issues for Supervisor/ Management support.
- Be a team player with regards to sharing information, helping to resolve a problem, working towards common goals, properly dividing tasks between team members, etc.
- Have the ability to handle pressure and meet deadlines.
Soft Skills
- Have good interpersonal communication (verbal, written and listening) skills, that will support the delivery of your duties and able to clearly explain tasks and inspire others with varying backgrounds.
- Have high standards of attention to detail in all aspects of your work.
- Show initiative and know when to escalate issues for Supervisor/ Management support.
- Be a team player with regards to sharing information, helping to resolve a problem, working towards common goals, properly dividing tasks between team members, etc.
- Have the ability to handle pressure and meet deadlines.
Please get in touch for more information and to register your interest.
Site Manager
– £20m Station Upgrade Project – Waterloo Station
OVERALL PURPOSE OF ROLE
To lead and manage the site activities, and work in a safe, profitable, planned manner to achieve the programme and deliver a quality product and service in line with the Line of Sight. To develop and maintain positive relationships, and to promote and protect the Osborne reputation whilst remaining customer focused and in line with Company policies and values. To lead by example by engendering the collaborative culture throughout the site team, including suppliers and customers, ensuring that everyone works towards our common vision of a vibrant delivery mechanism that delivers on promises, chosen by customers and has safety at its core.
- Customer engagement at key stages of each project
- Understanding our existing customer’s current and future needs; lead customer focused and collaborative Site Teams to exceed customer expectations
- Ensure that the customer is considered at all stage of planning and delivering of your project
- Ensure projects are delivered to a high quality and service and that projects and deliverables are closed out effectively and in a timely manner
- Ensure Customer progress meetings are attended by the appropriate personnel and information is presented clearly and professionally
- Customer feedback is sought at regular intervals. The feedback is to be generally positive in nature, with any areas of concern quickly addressed and improved in subsequent feedback
- Supplier feedback is sought and is generally positive in nature. Put in place action plans to improve areas identified as a weakness
- Engaging with local communities to aspire to create a positive impact through our projects
Permanent and Freelance vacancies available.
For further information about this role please contact us or apply below!