M&E Quantity Surveyor

Job Title: M&E Quantity Surveyor

Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000

Benefits: £5,000 Car allowance, 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Healthcare

A reputable regional M&E Contractor are looking for a M&E Quantity Surveyor to join their established team in Cambridge. The company provides M&E services to a wide range of clients across a variety of sectors including Commercial, Education, Research & Technology, Healthcare and Leisure. These projects are typically valued between £2m and £6m.

The successful Quantity Surveyor candidate will ensure projects are commercially controlled and delivered in line with the client s requirements to the company s high standards. Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you, as Quantity Surveyor, will work within a team responsible for successful project delivery from pre-contract to end of defects period.

You, as Quantity Surveyor, will be expected to optimise site activities through cost management, monitoring and control over several multi-disciplined contracts simultaneously, whilst providing commercial support and mentoring to junior staff.

As the M&E Quantity Surveyor you will have the following responsibilities:

• Prepare application and cash flow forecast projections for project durations.
• Complete commercial overview assessments of sub-contract orders, passing comments to the Commercial Manager.
• Capture and value all project variations in accordance with the sub-contract terms.
• Complete the pre-construction buying schedules for team procurement and update monthly.
• Analyse proposed procurement of project sub-contract packages, ensuring best value.
• Draft sub-contract and principal plant orders, ensuring they are robust and detail the required scope of works.
• Review sub-contract applications and issue appropriate payment notices as required under the contract.
• Prepare and issue commercial monthly project reports.
• Complete monthly CVR s for all projects.

Successful Quantity Surveyor applicants will have the following qualifications and experience:

• Experience in commercial or pre-construction role.
• Working knowledge of JCT and NEC suite of contracts.
• Experience of using procurement systems ideally COINS.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Structured approach with the ability to work under pressure to meet set deadlines.
• Communicate and influence at all levels.
• Commercial awareness.
• Strong IT skills using Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Background training in Mechanical, Electrical or Plumbing (desirable).
• HNC or HND in building services (desirable).
• Quantity Surveying formal academic training (desirable).

Please contact Adam Brown for more information about this role or if you are interested in a new M&E QS opportunity within the Building Services sector (M&E QS, M&E Quantity Surveyor, Mechanical & Electrical Quantity Surveyor, MEP QS, MEPH QS).