Senior Quantity Surveyor / Senior QS / Change Manager - Slough

ENGINEERINGUK; Slough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

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Senior Quantity Surveyor / Senior QS / Change Manager - Slough

View more categories View less categories Sector Construction and Building Services, Project and Program Management Role Senior Executive Contract Type Permanent Hours Full Time

Are you a Senior Quantity Surveyor with change management experience? Would you like a company to support your development and encourage further education and training? If the answer is yes, then the opportunity below is for you!

The opportunity:

Laing O'Rourke are recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to work on one of our Data Centre projects in Slough.

We are transforming the way that data centres are engineered and built. Our 2030 goal is to achieve carbon reduction aligned with our approved science-based targets: 42% reduction in Scope 1 & 2 and 25% reduction in Scope 3, and by 2050 we will be a net zero company delivering nature positive solutions with teams that represent our diverse society.

What will the role look like?

• All aspects of Change Control and Management including subcontractors.
• Forecasting cash and costs.
• Management of valuations and procurement.
• Senior Quantity Surveying duties including measurement, valuation, and agreement of work sections.
• Preparation and management of interim applications for payment and agreeing certifications.
• Draft, manage and settle subcontracts.
• Management and reporting of monthly costs.
• Keep your manager fully advised of any issue/risk which has arisen or might arise, and which could affect the business/project.
• Negotiating with client's representatives, sub-contractors, and other consultants to achieve project results whilst maintaining group relationships.
• Advise on commercial risks within the project or projects.
• Ensure that contract documents are properly executed prior to project commencement.
• Communicating clearly & confidently to a professional standard.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• Change control / management experience.
• Degree qualified in relevant discipline (Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management, Construction Management).
• Member of RICS or working towards achieving MRICS status.
• FIDIC contract experience.
• A good knowledge of coins, for both sub-contract and cost management.
• A drive to learn and grow to the next grade.

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

Support for Disabled Employees:

• LOR recruitment, HR Teams, Leadership and management have undertaken disability awareness training and are eager to provide an inclusive and accessibility experience to job applicants and new colleagues.
• LOR Dis-ABILITY Subcommittee is an Employee Network Group of colleagues passionate about disability inclusion. Its aims are to raise awareness and remove barriers around disability, neurodiversity and long term health conditions to support creating an inclusive and diverse workplace for everyone.

Sustainability:

• To be a net zero company by 2050.
• By 2033 to achieve equal gender balance across currently 5,500 international staff.

Rewards and Benefits:

• Private Medical Insurance.
• Pension – basic and enhanced schemes.
• Health and Wellbeing.
• Virtual GP.
• Health Assessment (Age 50+).
• Phased return to work (80% of working week for 100% pay).
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• 5 days leave extra can be purchased.
• Employee Discounts.
• Allowances – car or transport allowance, depending on role/grade.