RPS Group has an exciting opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Warrington Water Team, looking after projects related for a variety of major long-term water industry frameworks across the UK.
This is a client facing role working on large flagship projects, enabling you to lead from the front, freedom to manage the delivery of your projects, whilst deferring to senior colleagues for support on larger projects and to determine strategy.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE:

• Working with the wider business and its external professional teams to develop sourcing and contracting solutions.
• Prepare detailed cost estimates for construction projects, including materials, labour, and overheads.
• Understanding of the sourcing strategies being pursued and providing supporting data.
• Leading the sourcing and contracting procurement process, inclusive of tender pack development, evaluation, and award.
• Preparing, negotiating, and analysing costs for tenders and contracts.
• Monitor the performance of contractors and suppliers against contract terms, using a suppler relationship system model.
• Monitor project expenditure and implement cost-saving strategies where possible.
• Certify progress payments to contractors and suppliers.
• Monitoring the financial status of the suppliers and recommend solutions.
• Assist in the resolution of disputes between clients, contractors, and suppliers, ensuring that solutions comply with contract terms.
• Manage claims, variations, and change orders, ensuring proper documentation and approvals are in place.
• Maintain accurate records of all project financials, contracts, and correspondence.
• Working in a large programme team with various interfaces and cultures that have incentivisation, social value, people skills.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• Valid Driving License.
• ICS Chartered or willing to work towards chartership.
  

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• You will be responsible for supporting the team in achieving high levels of client satisfaction and positive outcomes for our clients.
• Showing a high level of technical capability.
• Sound commercial knowledge and a good understanding of the key drivers or cost and value.
• Capturing and sharing knowledge and driving innovation in service.
• Professional outlook with excellent communication skills.
• A wealth of experience in providing high quality quantity surveying and cost control services in relevant sectors.
• Ability to work at Lingley Mere (Warrington) a minimum of three days per week.
• Ability to travel to multiple sites as and when the Client requires this. Noting - two of the main sites are in Kendal and Warrington.