FREELANCE Quantity Surveyor required, to work with a leading National Grid Civil Engineering Main Contractor.  You will be required to assist the Managing Quantity Surveyor and Team to help maximise profit and reduce risk.

Experience in sub-contract, systems and change-control are essential, along with strong IT skills.

The role will be Inside IR35, mostly site based; 2/3 days a week in the office.  This will be to work 35 hours per week with additional hours as required

Duties include:

• Assisting in the provision of relevant information for preparation of reports and claims to agreed timescales.  You will support the Commercial Team, Project Manager, Engineers and Planners with regard to recovery of contract costs together with enhancing project profit by identifying variations, delays and claims.  This will include production of monthly project financial and forecast to complete reports for analysis with Finance staff and Commercial Staff.  When required, you will attend handover and progress meetings and help produce a site commercial manual and documents to record variations.  As such strong & measured negotiating skills are essential.

• Working with mind to project risk management plan throughout, to facilitate thorough, accurate & high-level risk assessment.  Monitor the register and any related documentation in accordance with the plan. 

• You will be responsible for all sub-contractor management.  With this, ensure all sub-contractors and suppliers have submitted compliant quotations/enquiries/applications within the timescale required, and produce all documentation to select and secure services as well as monthly assessments, variations/CE claims and final account agreements.

Rate is indicative and dependent on pay type and experience.