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Cost Consultant / Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor

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General Summary

 

A dynamic, resourceful and highly versatile Commercial Manager, with a strong background in Civil Engineering, Rail and Building. An effective communicator with good management skills and commercial awareness, coupled with excellent problem solving ability, tact and discretion. Experience in the public and private sector. Able to organise workload effectively and capable of working alone using own initiative, but also as part of a team. Takes pride in detail and able to deal effectively with a variety of people at all levels, including clients, peers, and senior colleagues. Responsible for the commercial management of projects as well as undertaking prequalification tender submissions in order to secure work from new clients. Proven ability to deliver projects under budget, yet still able to maximise value. Highly driven by challenges and deadlines, and consistently goes the extra mile to ensure that the business’s needs are met.

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Common Duties

 

Full subcontractor procurement (valuing, negotiation and certification of sub-contractors, including settlement of accounts), financial site management, preparing and undertaking interim valuations and internal reporting, identifying, pricing and managing contract variations / claims, cost value reconciliation / monthly reporting for presentation to directors, final outcome forecasts, liaising with clients, producing competitive tenders for future and partnering clients, final account negotiation, ability to manage, monitor and evaluate performance against budgets, prequalification document preparation and presentations, estimating, financial analysis, forecasting, cash flow management and reporting, payments, cost reductions and efficiency improvements. Monitoring and valuing project works including anticipated final cost and value for all trades and project, incorporating variation accounts and estimating additional works. Working closely with the Project / Site Managers to work on cost / value engineering exercises and programme efficiency exercises. Overall commercial management of schemes to ensure contractual compliance (i.e. notifications, quotations and contractual letters) resulting in a ‘no surprise’ environment. Training and management of junior / intermediate team members.

The taking off of construction drawings to prepare bills of quantities either as builder’s quantities or to SMM, and CESMM. The pricing of bills of quantities, based on first principles of cost build up, or to internal schedules of rates.

Created bespoke month end CVR reporting suite of documents for client consisting of scheme performance sheets, forecasts, aged WIP report, Cashflow, Risk and Opportunity Schedule, secured and weighted pipeline forecasts.

 

 

General Experience

 

Worked with variety of blue chip clients including Network Rail, NR(HS), Jacobs, Arcadis, Hitachi, RWE N Power, P&G, Rolls Royce, Environment Agency, Northumbrian Water, SITA, DPS, NEXUS, Arup, Yorwaste, MOD and range of local councils. Worked for numerous large main contractors including Kier, VolkerFitzpatrick, May Gurney, Amey and JN Bentley. In-depth understanding of various contract terms and conditions for both Building and Civil Engineering Contracts ranging from traditional contracts to cost reimbursable and target cost contracts. Recently worked on £70m+ NEC Option C Rail depot contract where responsible for all Civil Engineering trades including demolition, groundworks, earthworks, drainage, piling (CFA and sheet) and concreting (combined value of packages circa £12m). Successfully completed a Rail partnering framework (£12m+) under NEC Option A contract. Responsible for all QS functions reporting directly to Commercial Director. Responsible for working closely with the Project Manager and Client (NEC PM in order to manage Early Warnings / agree Compensation Events). Worked on numerous ICE NR contracts values ranging from £600k - £10m. Spent time working on Northumbrian Water Framework as an estimator and SQS. This involved preparing lump sum prices under the NEC ECC Main Clause Option A, complete with activity schedules and detailed programmes. Also worked in a competitive tendering environment.

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Education

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• MSc Quantity Surveying-University of Northumbria – Distinction (Distance Learning)

• BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying – University of Northumbria - 1st Classification (Part Time Study)

• BA (Hons) Journalism – University of Sheffield - 2:1 Classification (Full Time)

• ICIOB

• 4 A levels (AABB)

• 11 GCSE’s (All A*-B)
   

Training and Skills

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• Highly effective Numeracy, Literacy, organisational and management skills

• Strong commercial and financial acumen

• Highly computer literate

• Full Driving License

• CSCS Card – Platinum Conquest Estimating

• Cost / Management Systems – CMS, Workspace, Coins, CCM, Livelink, SAP, BI Reports

• Environmental Awareness Managing the Supply Chain CDM Regulations

• In House Training:-

• NEC Explained, Holding Effective Meetings, Microsoft Project Advanced Level, Microsoft Excel Advanced Level, Handling Conflict Effectively, Time Management Training, Effective and Business Like Letter Writing, Behavioural Auditing, Earned Value Analysis, Insurance for Business

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