Job Description

Based onsite at supplier sites in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

12 Month Contract Inside IR35

£67.47 per hour umbrella

Job Role:

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will be based on site at Suppliers working as part of the Strategic Manufacturing Supply Chain team closely working with Suppliers and the Integrated Project Teams. Strategic Manufacturing covers outsourcing of scopes of work to Suppliers with the necessary capability and capacity.

Your primary involvement will be to support the cost management of the outsourced Supplier contracts through the reconciliation of supplier applications for payment on frequency basis set out in the agreed framework contracts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Liaising with stakeholders.
• Liaising with Supplier stakeholders (potentially at a senior level).
• Challenging the supplier.
• Track the suppliers daily labour numbers per project.
• Reviewing weekly labour reports.
• Reconciling monthly pay applications.
• Resolving payment disputes.
• Assessing and reviewing contract documentation associated with contract changes.
• Reviewing earned value management data / cost performance indexes.
• Maintaining records and cost trackers.
• Understanding the impact of inflation and price variation mechanisms on contract prices.
• Develop and maintain customer relationships both internal and external.
• To be able to access, have a clear understanding of and apply the Quality and SHE Management System documentation e.g. Process Instructions, Workmanship Standards, Risk Assessments etc. applicable to your work scope and to adhere to all quality and SHE rules and control measures.

Key Attributes:

• You will have experience of working on contracts with different pricing types - whether that be Firm, Fixed, Cost Plus, Ascertained.
• You will have experience of Supplier Cost Management and earned value management as well as Commercial Awareness.
• You will also be confident and competent on Microsoft Excel as data analysis is needed frequently
• RICS accredited quantity surveyor qualification or equivalent.
• Educated to National Certificate level or equivalent in a technical/operational skill set, or with appropriate relevant experience.
• Skilled in use of Microsoft Packages, particularly Microsoft Excel