Quantity Surveyor - Capital Projects

Quantity Surveyor - Capital Projects

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We are thrilled to announce a major contract win with Yorkshire Water, supporting them in proactively and reactively maintaining their Wastewater Network for the next five years and beyond. We are currently recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor to join our team, delivering exceptional customer service and innovative operational solutions across Yorkshire. This is a fantastic opportunity to start a rewarding career with Lanes Group, working closely with one of our most exciting clients and contributing to their AMP8 objectives.

We are looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor in our Commercial department. Your role will be to support Commercial best practice to maximise value and minimise risk and cost for both Lanes Group Ltd and our customers. This includes accurately valuing works undertaken, ensuring change control processes are managed effectively, and managing client relationships at contract level.

Location:

Bradford

Hours:

45 Hours (Monday - Friday)
Salary:
Up to £50,000

• Review commercial processes to ensure they stay relevant and recommend necessary changes.
• Use contractual knowledge to communicate with relevant parties and ensure understanding of project/contract terms.
• Work efficiently and calmly to tight deadlines or other stress factors as they arise.
• Ensure maximum recovery of all contractual entitlements.
• Use performance data to identify opportunities and implement commercial processes to realise contractual entitlements and opportunities.
• Support the operational team in daily commercial and contractual aspects.
• Ensure proper contractual administration of assigned contracts/projects, including value and cost control and maintenance of contemporaneous records.
• Accurately value works undertaken and provide records to substantiate cost for prompt issue of applications for payment/invoice in line with contractual timescales.
• Manage the change control process effectively, including production of early warnings/variations, maximising entitlement.
• Prepare financial statements for assigned projects/contracts, working with operational teams to confirm financial position and instill commercial awareness throughout the business.
• Support development of individuals within the commercial team.
• Accept additional duties as situations arise.
• Manage subcontract accounts.
• Able to travel and spend occasional nights away.

• HNC in Quantity Surveying or similar.
• Undergraduate degree in Quantity Surveying or similar (advantageous).
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in utilities or civil engineering industry desirable.
• Experience in a QS role.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Strong knowledge of contracts.
• Strong desire to maintain client relationships while protecting contractual entitlement.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Company vehicle.
• Pension.
• Death in service.
• Training and progression opportunities.

This position is open to internal and external candidates. Any internal candidate currently employed within a division of the Lanes Group must complete an internal application form and submit it to recruitment.

The Lanes Group plc comprises a range of established service provider subsidiaries, complementing the specialist service of Lanes by work type and geography, thereby increasing our overall capability, assets and offering to our customers.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from under‑represented members of the community. Strictly no agencies please.