Intermediate Quantity Surveyor

Company Description

From the inception of a project through to completion and beyond, Turner & Townsend help to deliver the outcomes that matter through transformational programmes covering the full spectrum of consultancy, project delivery and post-project operations.

With offices located globally, you're never far away from our services. Working from 113 offices in 46 countries, we make the difference to projects across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors worldwide.

Job Description

The IQS is responsible for cost control on behalf of the Contracting Entity, ensuring effective management and control of spend, and ensuring payments are compliant with the contracting reimbursement principles (schedules of rates, bills of quantity, materials on and off site payments, etc.), as well as monitoring the anticipate final project costs. In doing so, the IQS will provide cost management and cost advice to the Claims, Contract Management and Project Management team, and ensure that the Contracting Entity achieves the project’s budgetary goals and objectives. 

The IQS will undertake or review measurement of designs and on-site works completed, develop the schedule of rates or Bill of Quantities, provide their assessment of on and off site materials, monthly payment certificates and package final accounts, as well as monitoring the anticipate final project costs and making recommendations for monthly payments or final accounts due ensuring Contractual Entitlement.

Principal Responsibilities 

• Support the development of the process, procedures and policies for the Contracting Entity’s cost control standards, ensuring those standards take account of industry standards and any contractual terms and conditions. 

• Monitor and assure compliance with Contracting Entity’s cost control standards, notifying the Programme Director and Project Manager of any non-conformance issues. 

• Develop the cost management strategy for the programme. 

• Reviewing the proposed contractor Key Performance Indicators for cost, spend and budget management. 

• Oversee the management of variations, monthly cashflow forecasting and any amendments / variances, retention, liquidated damages etc. 

• Oversee the advice provided to the Risk team of the financial impacts of potential risks. 

• Monitor the anticipated final costs of the programme, reviewing and approving those completed by the Cost Management team. 

• Provide a route to escalation for cost control, as required. 

• Support Contracting Entity’s response to contractor claims as required. 

• Ensure that the Contracting Entity achieves optimum value for money in the procurement and delivery of the programme. 

• Develop and maintain the processes, systems and administrative procedures necessary to support the timely and accurate dissemination of cost reports, across Contracting Entity. 

• Foster relationships with the supply chain and wider industry including contractors, consultants, suppliers and professional bodies. 

• Provide advice and expertise in relation to claims and disputes that may arise on construction and consultancy contracts 

• Review the schedule of rates or Bill of Quantities prepared by the cost consultants for the purpose of preparing a pre-tender estimate (budget) against the designs, commenting as required 

• Review the monthly valuation for post-contract costs, valuations, variation orders, and final accounts of packages 

• Monitor, measure and evaluate the cost performance of the projects with respect to onsite progress and disclose variations and changes to the contract in liaison with the project’s teams 

• Periodically quantify work done, evaluate additional work and keep records for materials wastage and contra- charges to subcontractor 

• Review cost consultant payment certificates for contractors based on the completed work and follow up for payments collection 

• Review and accept cost consultant final account recommendations and support the final account negotiations 

Qualifications

          7+ years’ experience 

• Must have a clear understanding of, and ability to work with, construction contract commercial documents, drawings and specifications. 

• Strong experience of delivering