Job Description

Mon - Fri, 8am - 5pm
Early finish Friday (3:30pm)
32 days annual holiday entitlement
Company vehicle provided
Access to Well-being Champions and Mental Health First Aiders
Generous contributory personal Pension Scheme
Salary exchange pension with employer NI savings included
Profit share scheme
Excellent death in service cover
Employee Assistance Programme including 5 counselling sessions

Ogilvie Construction, part of the family-owned Ogilvie Group founded in 1946 has grown into one of Scotland's leading privately owned construction companies. With a diverse project portfolio across multiple sectors such as community, education, health, residential, sports and student accommodation, we are a multi-skilled organisation that provides a rewarding and challenging working environment for all employees.

We have an opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team in Central Scotland.

The Role:

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for:

Reviewing and reporting on tender information including pricing, sub-contractors quotes, preliminaries and contract conditions. Reviewing internal contract preliminary requirements and preparing spend budgets/cost forecasts. Preparation of cash flow reports. Advising on contract requirements and managing project risks in conjunction with the project team. Early involvement on Design & Build projects in reviewing schedules of services, appointment and novation agreements and design responsibility matrices. Manage evaluation of the tender/contract sum, subcontractors and internally costed elements. Managing procurement of sub-contractor packages, placing formal orders and agreement of sub-contract terms and conditions. Responsible for arranging and recording sub-contractor pre-start meetings and minutes. Responsible for managing issue of budgets and target prices for internal trades Managing assistant quantity surveyor operations. Responsible for reparation of, submission and agreement of main contract interim valuations. Provide support and advice to administration/accounts staff on any monies due, the dates when monies become due, and provide support in collection of monies as and when required. Managing re-measurement of the works, for main contract, sub-contractor valuations and in-house operations. Managing the process of sub-contractor payment applications, payments, payment and withholding notices in line with protocols. Providing contract advice to the site team, advising on obligations of main contract and issuing any/all formal notices as required/agreed with the team. Managing project financial control, including preparation of prelims budgets and cost projections, managing cash flow and preparing end projection forecasts. Preparation of financial and written reports for monthly internal cost report (CPR) meetings, and recording minutes. Managing change control. Coordinating pricing of contract instructions, provisional sums, pending instructions and preparation of a change control monthly tracker. Responsibility for coordinating and checking requirement for and provision of bonds, collateral warranties, project insurances including 6.5.1 cover if required. Responsible for preparation, evaluation and agreement of contractual claims, to the client, sub-contractors and consultants. Managing agreement of final accounts with sub-contractors. Responsibility for preparation of, and agreement of the main contract final account with the employer/employers quantity surveyor.

What we're looking for:

Degree qualified in an appropriate discipline. Membership of relevant professional institution is preferred Sound knowledge of construction processes Good communication skills both written and verbal Ability to work with, support and advise a team. Ability to work on own initiative, be assertive and confident and to prioritise to meet deadlines
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: In person