Senior Quantity Surveyor

We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a major chemical / process manufacturing site in Teesside.

The plant is entering an exciting new stage, with renewed focus on commercial control, project delivery, maintenance investment, governance and cost performance.

This is a key commercial role where you will provide senior quantity surveying and commercial management support across site maintenance and project activity.

You will:

• Manage commercial and cost control activity across your area of responsibility.
• Prepare cost estimates, budgets, accruals, forecasts and commercial reports.
• Produce and review Cost Value Reports and reconciliation documents.
• Review and verify contractor valuations and invoices.
• Support tendering, procurement strategies and contract negotiations.
• Prepare tender packages and evaluate contractor submissions.
• Manage contracts, variations, claims, change orders and scope changes.
• Support contractor management meetings.
• Monitor cost, programme, productivity, man-hours and KPIs.
• Identify value engineering and commercial improvement opportunities.
• Work closely with site teams, engineering, project delivery teams, contractors and suppliers.

You will need:

• A degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline.
• Significant post-graduate experience in quantity surveying or commercial management.
• Experience in oil and gas, petrochemical, nuclear, chemical, process, infrastructure or another regulated industry.
• Strong knowledge of cost control, forecasting, valuations, contract administration and final accounts.
• Experience managing contractor valuations, invoices, variations, claims and change orders.
• Strong Excel and commercial reporting capability.
• SAP experience, or experience using similar ERP / commercial systems.
• The ability to interpret complex contract, commercial and project information.
• Strong organisation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The confidence to work collaboratively while maintaining appropriate commercial challenge.

It would be beneficial if you have experience of:

• 15+ years post-graduate experience in quantity surveying or commercial management.
• Live operational sites within petrochemical, chemical, COMAH, energy or heavy industrial environments.
• Maintenance and CAPEX project environments.
• Mentoring junior commercial staff or supporting site teams.
• Leading monthly contractor management meetings.
• Procurement programmes and commercial procedures.
• Value engineering, productivity analysis and man-hour reporting.
• Improving commercial systems, governance and working practices.
• Membership of RICS or another relevant professional body.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a major UK process manufacturing site during an important stage of change and development.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Lead commercial control across live site activity.
• Support maintenance and CAPEX project delivery.
• Influence cost performance, governance and contractor management.
• Work in a complex, regulated manufacturing environment.
• Make a visible impact across commercial, engineering and project teams.

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