Managing Quantity Surveyor (PUMA)

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The Role

Based full-time onsite at Hull - The Managing Quantity Surveyor will take day-to-day commercial leadership and financial control of the PUMA K30 Tie-In works, ensuring robust administration of the NEC4 Option B contract and effective management of project cost, value, measurement, change and cash.

The role will be responsible for ensuring that work undertaken is correctly measured, valued and recovered in accordance with the contract and that the commercial position of the K30 Tie-In is accurately reflected within applications, forecasts and project reporting.

Working closely with the Head of Commercial and Change Manager, the Managing QS will provide the link between physical progress, Option B measurement, Compensation Events, subcontract expenditure, actual cost and forecast project performance.

The role requires a strong site and delivery focus. The Managing QS will be expected to understand what is physically happening on the project, identify emerging commercial issues early and ensure that appropriate records and contractual actions are taken before entitlement or recovery is placed at risk.

Key Responsibilities

Take day-to-day responsibility for commercial management of the K30 Tie-In works.

Maintain a detailed understanding of the Scope, Prices, Price List/Bill of Quantities, contractual obligations and commercial assumptions underpinning the project.

Provide timely commercial advice to the Project Manager and delivery team and ensure commercial considerations are incorporated into operational decision-making.

Escalate material commercial risks, opportunities and contractual issues to the Head of Commercial at the earliest opportunity.

Lead the measurement and valuation of completed works in accordance with the requirements of the NEC Option B contract and applicable method of measurement.

Ensure quantities claimed are supported by appropriate drawings, records, surveys, calculations and evidence of completed work.

Establish and maintain robust measurement records capable of supporting the project’s entitlement through client review, audit and final account.

Undertake regular reconciliation between:

• tender/contract quantities;
• current measured quantities;
• completed quantities;
• quantities included within applications;
• forecast final quantities; and
• changes arising from implemented Compensation Events.

Identify significant quantity growth or reduction at the earliest opportunity and assess the resulting commercial and forecast implications.

Maintain a clear distinction between remeasurement under Option B and changes to the Scope giving rise to Compensation Events.

Prepare and manage accurate and timely applications for payment for the K30 Tie-In.

Ensure applications maximise legitimate contractual recovery and are fully supported by measurement and appropriate commercial evidence.

Reconcile applications against certified amounts and promptly identify and challenge omissions, reductions or differences in assessment.

Maintain clear visibility of:

• work completed;
• value applied;
• value certified;
• cash received;
• outstanding value;
• accrued income/WIP where applicable; and
• forecast future applications.

Work proactively to maintain positive cash performance and minimise unnecessary working-capital exposure.

Own the detailed commercial forecast for the K30 Tie-In and ensure it provides an accurate assessment of the anticipated final commercial outcome.

Maintain robust cost-to-complete and estimate-at-completion assessments, supported by current project information.

Reconcile actual and committed cost against budget, earned value, measured progress and forecast.

Identify emerging cost trends, overruns and opportunities early and agree appropriate mitigation actions with the project team.

Ensure commercial reporting accurately reflects known liabilities and does not defer recognition of foreseeable cost or risk.

Provide clear explanations for movements between reporting periods.

Work closely with the Change Manager to identify events that may have contractual or commercial consequences.

Ensure the commercial team provides timely and accurate:

• measurement;
• quantities;
• cost information;
• subcontractor quotations;
• records;
• valuation evidence; and
• forecast impacts.

Required To Support Compensation Event Submissions

Ensure implemented Compensation Events are correctly incorporated into the Prices, measurement records, applications and project forecast.

Identify where physical works have changed from the contractual Scope and ensure these matters are immediately referred into the formal change process.

Lead the commercial management of subcontractors and suppliers allocated to the K30 Tie-In.

Ensure subcontract packages are appropriately scoped, commercially controlled and administered in accordance with their contractual terms.

Manage:

• subcontract applications;
• measurement and valuation;
• variations/change;
• liabilities and accruals;
• final accounts; and
• commercial correspondence.

Ensure subcontractor change is appropriately assessed before acceptance and that corresponding entitlement under the main contract is considered wherever applicable.

Prevent downstream commercial commitments being made without appropriate authority or understanding of the upstream recovery position.

Establish robust contemporaneous records supporting measurement, change and commercial entitlement.

Work closely with Construction, Engineering and Planning to ensure appropriate evidence is maintained for work undertaken and events affecting delivery.

Records should include, where relevant:

• measurement sheets;
• marked-up drawings;
• site records;
• photographs;
• labour and plant records;
• delivery records;
• instructions;
• technical queries;
• programme information; and
• subcontractor records.

Ensure commercial positions are based upon demonstrable project evidence rather than retrospective reconstruction.

Support procurement activities and commercial evaluation of subcontract and supply packages.

Ensure commitments are made within appropriate budgets and delegated authorities.

Review purchase orders, subcontract values and committed expenditure against the project forecast.

Identify potential gaps between Scope, procurement packages and project budget before commitments are placed.

Maintain detailed visibility of commercial risks and opportunities affecting the K30 Tie-In.

Quantify potential financial exposure and ensure appropriate values are reflected within the project forecast and risk process.

Develop mitigation and recovery strategies with the Head of Commercial, Project Manager and Change Manager.

Actively identify opportunities for improved recovery, cost avoidance and commercial optimisation.

Provide accurate and concise commercial reporting to the Head of Commercial and project leadership.

Reporting will include, as appropriate:

• contract value and movement;
• measurement position;
• applications and certification;
• actual and committed cost;
• forecast cost to complete;
• estimate at completion;
• change position;
• subcontract liabilities;
• cash and WIP;
• risk and opportunity; and
• forecast margin.

Ensure reported figures can be reconciled back to underlying project records and financial systems.

Provide leadership and direction to Quantity Surveyors and other commercial resources assigned to the K30 Tie-In.

Allocate responsibilities clearly and ensure appropriate commercial coverage across the works.

Review the quality of commercial outputs and develop the capability of less experienced members of the team.

Promote a commercially aware culture across the wider project team and ensure Engineering and Construction understand their role in protecting commercial entitlement.

Maintain the project commercial records on a final-account-ready basis throughout delivery rather than leaving reconciliation until project completion.

Progress measurement, Compensation Events and subcontract accounts towards agreement as the project develops.

Ensure outstanding commercial matters are clearly identified, valued and supported.

Drive timely agreement of final quantities and commercial close-out of the K30 Tie-In.

Key Deliverables / Measures of Success

The Managing Quantity Surveyor will be accountable for:

• Accurate and auditable measurement of K30 Tie-In works in accordance with the Option B contract.
• Monthly reconciliation of contract, measured, applied, certified and forecast final quantities.
• Timely and accurate applications for payment supported by appropriate measurement evidence.
• Clear reconciliation between physical progress, measurement, revenue and project cost.
• A current and robust cost-to-complete/EAC forecast, with movements explained each reporting period.
• Early identification and escalation of quantity growth, cost pressure, Scope change and emerging commercial exposure.
• Clear separation between Option B remeasurement and Compensation Event entitlement.
• All implemented CEs correctly reflected within measurement, Prices, applications and forecast.
• Effective commercial management of subcontractors with accurate liabilities and no unmanaged commitments.
• Appropriate contemporaneous records maintained to substantiate measurement, change and commercial entitlement.
• Regular reconciliation of actual, committed and forecast cost.
• Active management of cash, certification and outstanding client value.
• Commercial risks and opportunities quantified and appropriately reflected within project reporting.
• Progressive agreement of quantities and subcontract accounts to prevent a significant unresolved final-account position.
• Accurate, transparent and timely commercial reporting to the Head of Commercial and project leadership.

Experience & Qualifications

• Significant Quantity Surveying/commercial management experience within major engineering, construction, energy or infrastructure projects.
• Strong practical experience of NEC3 and/or NEC4 contracts, preferably including Option B.
• Demonstrable experience of measurement and valuation on complex construction projects.
• Strong understanding of Compensation Events and the interaction between change, measurement, programme and cost.
• Experience managing subcontractor accounts from procurement through to final account.
• Strong cost-control, forecasting and financial reporting capability.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, Scope documents, Bills of Quantities/Price Lists and commercial schedules.
• Experience with contract-management systems such as Sypro and project financial systems.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline.
• RICS membership or progress towards professional qualification is desirable.

Personal Attributes

• commercially astute and financially disciplined;
• highly competent in measurement and valuation;
• confident operating within an NEC environment;
• comfortable working closely with site and engineering teams;
• proactive in identifying change rather than waiting for it to be presented commercially;
• rigorous in maintaining records and substantiation;
• confident challenging both client and subcontractor assessments;
• capable of managing competing commercial priorities;
• an effective leader of commercial staff; and
• focused on achieving commercial closure throughout delivery.

Overall Role Objective

To maintain complete commercial control of the K30 Tie-In by ensuring that work is correctly measured and recovered, costs and subcontract liabilities are controlled, change is captured and integrated into the commercial position, and the forecast accurately represents the anticipated final outcome of the project.

For additional information please contact Leo Andrew Carvel Taylor by email

Bilfinger is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or other characteristics protected by law.

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