Managing Quantity Surveyor

Buntingford, ENG, GB, United Kingdom

Job Description

Job Title: Managing Quantity Surveyor

Location: Buntingford

Travel Requirements: UK and EMEA

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 17:00

Salary: Competitive

Job Summary:

As a Managing Quantity Surveyor at Datalec Precision Installations (DPI), you will lead a team of Quantity Surveyors and oversee all commercial and financial aspects of assigned data centre projects. Working closely with Project Managers and Operations Directors, you will be responsible for evaluating, negotiating, and managing commercial and contractual risks, ensuring DPI's financial interests are protected and maximised. Collaborating and managing both internal and external stakeholders, you will lead and deliver commercially sound projects, profitably and line with DPI standards. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills, capable of mentoring junior staff and driving commercial excellence across multiple projects.

Core Duties & Responsibilities

Report directly to the Head of Commercial, ensuring proactive cost control and commercial governance across all projects. Provide regular commercial updates and financial reports to the Head of Commercial. Prepare and deliver accurate monthly and ad-hoc financial reports aligned with required reporting periods, ensuring precise tracking of revenues, costs, risks and opportunities. Evaluate, negotiate, and mitigate commercial and contractual risks. Ensure timely and accurate reporting of cost forecasts, budget variances, and commercial KPIs. Escalate significant commercial risks or issues to senior management with recommended actions. Support internal and external audits by providing required documentation and insights. Lead, manage, and develop a team of Quantity Surveyors, ensuring high performance and professional growth, through the provision of objectives, responsibilities, and accountabilities, managing performance accordingly. Conduct regular one-to-one meetings, performance reviews, and appraisals. Identify training needs and support continuous professional development within the team, to support development plans and career progression. Allocate resources effectively across projects, balancing workloads and priorities. Foster a collaborative and supportive team environment aligned with DPI's values. Oversee the bid process for future opportunities, ensuring commercial viability and risk mitigation. Oversee the financial performance of multiple concurrent projects. Lead the preparation and management of project budgets, forecasts and cost plans. Ensure accurate commercial assessment of bids and projects, identifying and managing risks. Perform full contract surveying duties, including variation assessments, final accounts, and dispute resolution. Develop procurement strategies and manage subcontractor agreements. Provide strategic procurement advice and support, including subcontract and material order preparation. Approve material purchase orders and subcontractor orders, contractual documents throughout UK and EMEA and ensure we are compliant with local laws. Ensure compliance with contract terms and timely issuance of notices. Attend and represent DPI in client meetings, maintaining strong professional relationships. Review monthly valuations, prepare Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR) reports and profit and loss reports. Collaborate with Project Managers, Commercial and Operations Directors, and customers. Collaborate with project teams to ensure Health & Safety budgets align with project deliverables. Conduct regular project and post project reviews, ensuring continuous commercial improvement through lessons learnt. Ensure compliance with internal business processes and Construction ERP systems, maintaining accurate project documentation and financial records, ensuring accuracy in data. Lead and uphold Health and Safety standards for employees and third parties, ensuring compliance with company and legal requirements. Represent the business, upholding our core values and behaviours with all internal and external customers, clients and third parties. Maintain business and client confidentiality, adhering to applicable Data Protection regulations and Information Security Standards in line with company, and group policies and procedures.
Qualifications: Skills and Experience

Proven experience in a similar commercial or quantity surveying leadership role. Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a related field (preferred but not essential). Strong leadership abilities, with proven ability to develop a team. Sector and Industry knowledge within Data Centre and associated services environment. Demonstrated experience in managing both internal and external stakeholders. Demonstrated proficiency in commercial acumen and skills. Experience of evaluating, negotiating, and mitigating commercial and contractual risks. Excellent influencing and negotiation abilities. Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines. Strong verbal and written communication skills. High level of numeracy and analytical thinking. Proficiency in ERP systems (ideally Eque2), Sharepoint, and Office 365. Accreditations and certifications relevant to the level of the role. Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel, as required.
Values & Behaviours:

DPI Values

Dedication Precision Integrity

Behaviours

Inspiration - Has a clear vision of where to go and the ability to articulate it. Empowers people to implement our vision and strategy. Great communicator who captures the imagination, generating trust and commitment. Team Spirit - Thinks about "we" not "me"; we do this together. Brings purpose to the team to make it a cohesive unit. Knows when to seek help and when to give it. Prepared to take action to address issues for the good of the team and celebrate others' successes. Self-Awareness - Emotionally intelligent; has empathy for others and gets the best out of people by meeting them on their terms. Great at building rapport with colleagues and customers; knows that their behavior impacts on the performance of others and adapts approach to achieve the best results. Achievement - Always striving to be the best and consistently delivers. High performer: bringing high energy, competence and making the right decisions to get things done. Tenacity - Relentless in the pursuit of their goals. Excellent at solving problems and overcoming obstacles; seeing the challenges before others see them and taking action, to avoid them becoming problems. Sees setbacks as opportunities and becomes stronger in adversity. Influence - Highly skilled at getting others committed to the goal. Confident, enthusiastic and encourages creativity. Understands the needs of stakeholders and as a result, engages them.
Our Vision

To compete at the highest standards in data centre fit-out, MEP construction and managed services throughout Europe and beyond.
Our Mission

Continue to develop and deliver products and services unparalleled in terms of quality. Retain our clients, broaden our breadth of service identifying closely with their changing requirements. Execute a robust H&S and Wellbeing strategy. Consider and implement wherever possible initiatives that relate to environmental improvements.
Our Strategy

People - Build an organisation capable of managing the business we will become. Recruit and retain and develop the best industry professionals. Health, Safety and Wellbeing remain paramount, for our employees and clients. Products - must address an industry need. We must have differentiators such as assured quality, modularisation, and off-site construction techniques. Datalec's commitment to quality is unsurpassed in the industry, we seek perfection. New products and services must be delivered to the same exacting standards. Purpose - relates both to our clients and our organisation. We need to understand both how to be able to confidently present our solutions and product strategy to the market. Separately, we create a working environment that promotes and rewards employees fairly, actively supporting a culture of transparency and mutual respect.
Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

8 hour shift
Education:

Master's (preferred)
Experience:

similar commercial/quantity surveying leadership role: 5 years (required) Data centre: 3 years (required)
Licence/Certification:

MRICS (preferred)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Location:

Buntingford SG9 9ER (required)
Willingness to travel:

25% (required)
Work Location: In person

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD3260069
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Buntingford, ENG, GB, United Kingdom
  • Education
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