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Millbank are working a prestigious client that is currently looking to expand their workforce. We are looking for a Quantity Surveyor - Property You will be joining an established Commercial Services Team which can offer you exposure to a varied and diverse workload across all property and industry sectors. The client base is regional, national and international; many of which are multi-national blue chip clients. Your Responsibilities: You will be dealing with all aspects of pre and post contract surveying and cost management, including managing the client relationship and service delivery on a project basis, in conjunction with senior managers. You'll hold a broad contact and knowledge base of local markets and will be able to demonstrate a track record of supporting of the generation of repeat business. Our Requirements: You will have the necessary ambition and drive to not only deliver a high quality professional service but also support the office with business development and marketing activities to help grow the team in Liverpool, Warrington and Manchester and be able to demonstrate: A relevant construction qualification and/or working towards professional membership of recognised institutions ie. RICS. Conversant in all aspects of Quantity Surveying with extensive experience of working in one, or more, sectors of property and industry. Experience in use of and knowledge of JCT and NEC3 suite of contracts. Track record at delivering projects to time and budget. Demonstrate a highly motivated, proactive approach to clients. A courteous manner with a high level of professionalism. Good communication skills. Good team worker. Flexible approach to work and an ability to prioritise and manage time effectively. Effective problem-solving skills and the ability to provide innovative solutions. Have a conscientious and attentive attitude to work at all times. Client interface level of responsibility on a project basis in conjunction with senior grades. Ability to work with the minimum of supervision and on own initiative. Ability to communicate well at all levels. Knowledge and understanding of the component parts of a project and overall construction costs. Flexibility on being office or site based. A full driving licence and prepared to travel as required. IT literate with an understanding of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and Quantity Surveying related software packages (CostX etc.). Proficient working with BIM enabled software. Experience in industry is desirable but not essential.Due to the nature of the business the ideal candidate may need to obtain UK security clearance. If you’re looking for a new opportunity and have the skills set which the client is looking for, apply with your current and up to date CV today and a member of the Millbank team will be in touch. Millbank are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. Millbank operates as an Employment Agency and Business

Our Client is looking to grow their Midlands team with a highly competent and ambitious individual, with sector expertise of delivering cost consultancy services in the higher education sector. Ideally, you’ll already be operating at a senior level with experience in a consultancy environment, be client facing with the ability to deliver commissions of varying scale and complexity in the higher education sector. With a strong pipeline of prestigious projects and clients this is an amazing opportunity for a technically strong individual to help grow their expanding education team and develop your career further. This role provides the opportunity to work on a range of multi-million pound educational developments across the Midlands. Responsibilities: Ability to deliver and manage the provision of Cost Consultancy services on major or complex projects from inception to handover Act as day to day lead on projects, providing service delivery, demonstrating your role as a key stakeholder and first point of contact. Responsible for pre and post project commercial management and reporting. Prepare Client cost reports and report on change during the life of a project. Have an awareness of project costs outside of direct Construction (design, supervision, land, statutory undertakers, employer direct). Development of Client relationships and Key Account Management Ability and desire to generate repeat business and win new work. Extensive experience of various forms of Building Contract including JCT and NEC Ability to communicate effectively with both Clients and Internal Staff Experience of running small teams either project or internal team management (preferable) Provide guidance, leadership, mentoring and technical expertise to team members Experienced in the provision of Employers Agent services (preferable) Detailed knowledge of construction costs and market conditions. Manage commercial aspects of commissions including governance, fee management. Ability to prepare fee proposals and bid submissions Manage workload and project resources Mentoring trainee, assistant and graduate colleagues.Requirements: Significant experience in the Higher Education Sector MRICS or similar accreditation 5+ years working in a professional consultancy environment Client facing experience, including working with clients on a commission/project basis and the ability to work closely with multiple stakeholders. Have a full breadth of cost management experience from initial feasibility and giving high level cost advice, through cost planning at various design stages, procurement experience, and a proven ability to control costs post contract. In-depth working knowledge of JCT and/or NEC contracts Proficient in electronic forms of measurement and associated cost planning software (CostX, CATO/ Causeway, etc) Working knowledge of new rules of measurement (NRM). Sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office and other role-related software packages. Ability to form effective working relationships with colleagues and clients. Ability to oversee a team on commissions/projects/programmes. Confident, outgoing, with the drive to succeed and develop.This role has excellent prospects for an individual who has a strong ambition to progress and enjoys working collaboratively within a vibrant team. As well as technical competence, we are looking for someone with the ability to think laterally, who possesses first class communication skills, has strong commercial awareness, and will provide an excellent service to our Clients and contribute to building an effective team. Millbank are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. Millbank operates as an Employment Agency and Business

Our client is one of the world’s largest project and cost management consultancies, employing over 2000 staff, with a turnover in excess of £70 million and an expanding office base in the Asia Pacific region, Continental Europe, the UK and USA. We are currently looking to recruit a Senior Quantity Surveyor for their Cambridge Office to focus on a variety of sectors including education, residential, government and commercial. This is an incredible opportunity for the right candidate to build on the success of the current team and to help take forward a market-leading cost management business in the Eastern Region. We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to: Lead and manage commercial aspects of commissions and/or projects including governance, fee management activities, internal job costings and resource requirements. Take a hands-on approach to manage the client relationship and service delivery on a project basis in conjunction with other colleagues. Work collaboratively with Faithful+Gould’s project management, health & safety, building surveying and consult teams in project delivery. Take the lead, set the pace and monitor all work executed at all stages to ensure that an accurate, professional and quality service is delivered to clients. Play a key role in generating repeat business and new business opportunities/market opportunities. Apply the principles of quality assurance and environmental management in compliance with the organisation's Policies. Managing assistant and graduate colleagues, including undertaking performance and development reviews and mentoring/coaching less experienced colleagues.Responsibilities: Work within a team and provide a range of Quantity Surveying/Employer’s Agent duties from project inception through to completion. Supporting procurement strategies. Site presence as required by specific project deliverables. Prepare Cost Plans/Estimates/Bills of Quantities/Tender Documents. Provide post contract Quantity Surveying/Employer’s Agent services. Prepare data and reports to timescales in a format required by line management/clients. Assist in the mentoring and development of junior staff. Work collaboratively with other service teams to provide an integrated approach to client delivery. Managing client relationships and service delivery on a project basis, in conjunction with senior management.Requirements: Qualified with a BSc (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying. Chartered member of the RICS (or equivalent). Hold a broad contact and knowledge base of local markets and will be able to demonstrate a track record of supporting of the generation of repeat business. Extensive experience with both private and public sector clients on major projects and a working knowledge of JCT and NEC forms of contract. Commercially aware, work well as part of a team and demonstrate the people management skills to support and mentor where required. Experience across a variety of sectors. A knowledge and understanding of the component parts of a project and overall construction costs coupled with a competent knowledge of a range of project procurement options. Great interpersonal skills, an ability to communicate effectively (both internally and with clients), and a willingness and determination to progress your career quickly. The necessary ambition and drive to deliver a high-quality professional service. IT skills, such as Office, Outlook, BIM / CAD measure, Cost Planning software e.g. Cost-X. Good organisational skills. Self-motivation and keen to become an integral office team member. An ability to make you own informed decisions and work unsupervised when necessary. Full driving licence (desirable).Our success is built on hiring and then developing the very best people. Our standards are high, as are the rewards for those who join our team. The opportunity to draw from our wider international expertise and work on some of the most demanding and prestigious construction challenges around the globe ensures your career success. Millbank are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. Millbank operates as an Employment Agency and Business

We have an opportunity for an experienced Senior Geotechnical Engineer based in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Warrington, Leeds, Cardiff, Bristol, or Birmingham offices to support our Clients rapidly expanding workload and exciting portfolio of prestigious geotechnical projects both in the UK and internationally. Our client is expanding the team in the infrastructure sector (particularly rail, highways & water) and the energy sector, which includes carbon capture & storage, renewable energy (wind, current and hydropower), low carbon engineering, offshore and onshore oil & gas and nuclear power. Expeirence in these sectors should be mentioned in your cv. This is a fantastic opportunity to take a leading role in the ground engineering input to some of their most challenging projects. We are looking for someone with the drive and enthusiasm to embrace the future. Our client has the depth of knowledge and breadth of expertise to help you build a bright career in these exciting and rapidly evolving sectors. Requirements: The successful applicant will be a senior/principal geotechnical engineer with a proven technical and project management track record. The role will include the mentoring of junior geotechnical engineers and therefore good communication skills are essential. The candidate will have a degree in civil engineering or geology with a post graduate qualification in a geotechnical subject and hold chartered status as either a civil engineer or geologist. Candidates should have the right flare and ability that will help us develop and expand our infrastructure geotechnics capability by building on the existing portfolio of our rapidly expanding, flexible and outward looking team that can tackle work across a broad spectrum of sectors. Candidates should have: Extensive experience in one or more of the following sectors: highways, rail or water geotechnics. A strong academic background with a relevant degree (ideally MSc or equivalent) Chartered status ( desirable) Proven experience of acting as a senior/principal geotechnical engineer in a fast-moving engineering consultancy environment. Project management - Experience and understanding of the needs and approaches to the engineering consultancy and design markets, including relationships with clients, work planning and commercial management. Proven geotechnical design experience. Application of CDM Regulations in a design and ground investigation environment. Excellent interpersonal and technical skills and the ability to develop and lead geotechnical design teams. Excellent communication skills and confidence to liaise with clients. Good commercial track record in negotiating and running successful jobs. Excellent report writing skills with the ability to self-check and produce accurate work. A willingness to travel on short assignments both within the UK and overseas. A valid UK driving licence. Millbank are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. Millbank operates as an Employment Agency and Business

Short Description Hands on experience of managing delivery using NEC contracts including management of change and stakeholder management Minimum Requirements Are you an HND/Degree or equivalent qualified? Do you have SC Clearance? Do have extensive Project Management in a construction environment experience supporting MOD projects? If you have answered yes to all these questions, then we’d very much like to hear from you. Job Description The Project Manager is responsible to Programme Delivery Lead and has a key role in delivery of the construction and commissioning phase of the project which is predominantly electrical Security fence upgrade works and commissioning. The Project Manager will ensure the successful delivery of capital infrastructure projects and will ensure that the assistant project managers are provided with direction and support to lead, manage and deliver projects and achieve project outputs. Infrastructure delivery is a challenging environment in which to work, with interdependencies between the required programmes and projects and the need to maintain outputs. The candidate will be required to deliver at pace and demonstrate effective application of programme and project management skills, tools and techniques. Tasks * Project management of delivery and commissioning electrical security fence upgrade works * Provide overall management to the project and establishes and delivers project specific objectives. * Uses and promotes the appropriate leadership styles to gain and maintain the trust, confidence, commitment and collaboration of team members and stakeholders throughout the project ensuring continued momentum. * Manage the contract to maintain a productive working relationship with industry partners and suppliers, monitoring their performance in terms of quality, time, cost and reliability. Identify and manage emerging issues to avoid programme delays or cost escalation. * Manage financial performance of projects to control expenditure against approved project budgets and provide accurate financial reporting and forecasting. * Participate in, and generate evidence for, project assurance and gateway reviews at key stages to evaluate progress, compliance and probability of delivery to provide confidence to senior management, customers and key stakeholders Manage the project team in line with a High Performing Team ethos. * Accountable for complying with all agreed processes and operating procedures and particularly those which are detailed under key infrastructure process. * Closes the contract, once the goods and/or services have been delivered and accepted, ensuring that all financial arrangements have been honoured, all contract changes have been accounted for, and any necessary maintenance contracts have been agreed. * Monitors the performance of technical support providers and supply chain in terms of the quality, timeliness and reliability of goods and/or services against agreed contractual obligations. * Reviews and critiques the schedule of major phases or tranches, milestones and review points for the project, sufficient to inform the direction of work and the monitoring of progress. * Establishes and agrees an overall budget for project, based on the business case. Develops a cash flow forecast and sets up arrangements for the drawdown of funds. Refines as appropriate budget allocations and cost management processes, implementing the change control process where relevant. * Makes recommendations based on impact assessments about whether to approve, reject or defer changes, or to request further information. Updates relevant plans, schedules and communications to reflect approved changes, and manages approved changes within the configuration management system. Qualifications * Degree / HND in Electrical Engineering or similar * CSCS Card or suitable qualification/certification * SC Cleared - Minimum * Minimum10 years construction and commissioning experience including 5 years in management role * NEC experience Desirable: * Membership of Relevant professional body * M&E background * NEC PM accreditation * Experience of managing projects in complex live operational environment or similar. * Experience of working in collaborative environment * Flexibility and adaptability to fast changing needs * Primavera P6 knowledge and understanding Millbank are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. Millbank operates as an Employment Agency and Business

An experienced Civil Structural Engineer to be responsible for design and substantiation of reinforced concrete structures for the Hinkley Point C project. Minimum Requirements Are you an Engineer with a recognised civil or structural engineering degree? Do you have experience in design of concrete and metallic structures? Do you have experience in Nuclear or major infrastructure projects within other highly regulated industries? Job Description As part of the Responsible Designer for the Hinkley Point C (HPC) project, our Client provides Engineering Design support for the Balance of the Nuclear Island (BNI). This role will be as a member of a large integrated team focused on providing high quality design, engineering knowledge & expertise. You will be responsible for modifying and adapting the design received from the Back Office, substantiating the adapted design of the HR Building reinforced concrete structures on the Hinkley Point C project. You will be supported by a group of detailed designers. They work closely with the Client and the Clients Tier 1 Civils Contractor. The civil work design is made on TEKLA and used as a deliverable directly for construction activities for different tasks. Main Activities: As part of the Civil team, you will assist in: • Modifying reinforced concrete structure designs compliant with the ETC-C, other relevant codes • Maintaining Client’s QA procedures in delivering the CW design • Working with the CAD designers in the preparation of the design drawings/models • Managing engineering changes in line with company procedures • Liaising with colleagues in both the UK and France Skills & Qualifications Essential: • Engineer with recognised civil engineering degree • Experience in design of concrete and metallic structure • Experience in Nuclear civil work OR complex structure • Experience in Structural Civil Work, Civil Design and Construction • Experience in detailed design or conceptual design in an office or on a civil construction site • Experience on project dealing with material interfaces • Nuclear or major Infrastructure project experience • Good communication and interpersonal skills • Ability to work in a team as well as on own initiative • Results focused with the ability to meet commitments & deadlines • Highly organised with attention to detail • Ability to identify continuous improvements • Fluent in English – written & verbal Desirable: • Experience with on site design support • Experience in previous EPR or other nuclear projects • Experience of working in a fast pace engineering project environment • French language skills – written & verbal Millbank are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. Millbank operates as an Employment Agency and Business

Job Description Do you have a background in installation and delivery of large, complex, MEH (Mechanical, Electrical, HVAC) services? Do you have the ability to gain UK security clearance? We would love to hear from you if so. Role Overview: The Construction Delivery Manager supports activities in the field relating to the construction of a designated section of the works and its onsite facilitation. It includes day to day on site supervision and direction of the works to safely and efficiently deliver the project. Qualifications / Experience Essential: * Tertiary qualifications in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or Construction management, or equivalent vocational training. * Relevant industry experience, within an MEH (Mechanical, Electrical, HVAC) installation & delivery environment. * Experience and knowledge of construction sequencing, recovery plans and resource allocation. * Good understanding of the post holder’s obligations under CDM Regulations. * Working knowledge in the delivery of projects. * Ability to write informative, concise and meaningful reports. * Motivate and energise contract partners by building a climate of trust and understanding and actively seeking alternative views and opinions. * Excellent organisation and communication skills. * SMSTS or IOSH qualification holder. * Collaborate with other managers to effectively manage operations of the site. * Adopt a results-focussed mind set, using initiative wherever possible and taking personal responsibility and accountability to ensure necessary action is taken to deliver excellence, value and quality. * Ability to work under pressure. * Ability to manage multiple stakeholders. * MS office proficient. * English fluent – written & verbal. Desirable: * Nuclear experience, working within a regulated, licenced environment. * Experience within the Nuclear environment is advantageous but can be off-set by experience within large MEH projects. * Membership of an appropriate professional institution would be an advantage. * Self-motivated & able to work on own initiative. * French language – written & verbal. Millbank are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. Millbank operates as an Employment Agency and Business