Senior Quantity Surveyor

KPA Electrical Ltd are a high-quality provider of electrical installation services, specialising in commercial electrical works. While our primary focus is on commercial installations, we cover a broad spectrum of electrical services, ranging from initial design stages through to commissioning and labour-only contracts. Our portfolio includes office fitouts (to Cat A &

B), hospitals, schools, colleges, industrial warehouses, and high-end residential projects.

Our office is based in Rochester, however 95% of our projects are located within London. The role will involve a mix of office and on-site on occasions.

We are seeking Electrical Quantity Surveyor to manage the financial and contractual aspects of electrical installations in construction projects. This role involves estimating, quotes, preparing tender documents, monitoring project progress, Variation quotes, add/omits on new revisions of design, procurement, procurement schedules and ensuring compliance contracts. The right person would play a crucial role in cost control, risk management, and value engineering throughout the project lifecycle.

Potential progression for the right candidate to commercial manager and guaranteed profit share or potential share holder.

• Conduct detailed cost estimation and budgeting for projects.
• Prepare, submit and negotiate tenders for new projects and contribute to the bidding process.
• Ensure adequate LOI or PO in place before work starts.
• Produce buying schedule in conjunction with PM.
• Assess and analyse project specifications, designs, and drawings to create accurate cost forecasts.
• Procure Subcontract packages, approve sub-contract orders ensuring compliance with specification, drawings and employment requirements.

• Prepare and submit client applications accurately and in a timely manner.
• Manage project correspondence and meeting attendance.
• Ensure monthly applications are certified on time and invoiced as appropriate.
• Manage and agree contract instructions and variations.
• Submit and agree client variations and manage change request process.
• Carry out add and omits as and when new revisions are issued.
• Produce detailed take offs, understand and read design drawings.
• Ensure compliance with contractual procedures and agreed scope of works, issuing all contractual notifications for any changes to the agreed contract.
• Prepare, submit and agree the client final account.
• Risk Management- work with the Project Manager to produce and maintain risk and opportunity registers.
• Maintaining continuous professional development (CPD) – keeping up to speed with new and likely changes which could affect the Quantity Surveying of future projects.

• Must have electrical experience.
• Ideally come from an electrical install contractor background.
• Required experience on commercial, healthcare, office, warehouse projects.
• Experience minimum of 5 years.
• Location will be split between office in Kent and site-based London

• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to remain calm and focused.
• Strong commercial and contractual knowledge/understanding including contract law, profit and loss, adjudication, variations and extensions of time.
• Self driven and able to work on own initiative.
• Professional conduct when representing the business.
• Ability to negotiate.

• Company bonus scheme
• Contracted 45-hour working week (additional hours may be required)