Quantity Surveyor
Key Responsibilities
1. Cost Estimation and Budgeting
- Prepare accurate cost estimates based on architectural drawings and specifications.
- Develop detailed project budgets covering materials, labour, equipment, and overheads.
- Monitor and optimize project costs throughout the lifecycle.
2. Tendering and Procurement
- Manage the tendering process: prepare documents, evaluate bids, and negotiate contracts.
- Source materials and services, ensuring competitiveness and compliance.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and subcontractors.
3. Contract Administration
- Administer contracts, including preparation of documents, variations, and claims.
- Ensure legal and regulatory compliance in all contractual matters.
- Monitor contract performance and resolve disputes during construction.
4. Cost Control and Monitoring
- Implement cost control measures to maintain budgetary discipline.
- Track expenditures and prepare regular cost reports and forecasts.
- Analyze variances and identify risks or opportunities affecting profitability.
5. Measurement and Valuation
- Measure and quantify construction work using appropriate methods.
- Prepare valuations for interim and final payments.
- Verify and certify payments in line with contractual terms.
6. Risk Management
- Identify and assess project risks such as cost overruns and delays.
- Develop and implement mitigation strategies.
- Collaborate with project teams to monitor and manage risks effectively.
Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or related field.
- Chartered status with RICS/CICES or working towards chartership (preferred).
- Proven experience in a Quantity Surveyor role within the construction industry.
- Strong understanding of construction contracts, procurement, and cost management.
Our Aim & Vision at OCU
To be the UK's leading energy transition and utilities contractor.
We are committed to leading the way in utilities and energy transition contracting, our mission is to innovate and deliver sustainability. At OCU, our passion for addressing complex challenges brings new standards of growth in our people and capabilities.
Company Information
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms, and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
We believe that being successful is a choice.
We choose to be successful.
We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.
We celebrate difference and appreciate diverse backgrounds. We encourage everyone who join us to be themselves at work and create inclusive teams in our workplace.
- Division
- OCU Utilities
- Locations
- Moray - Scotland, Shetland
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Employment Status
- PAYE/Staff
Our People, our Culture, our Values
As a business, we pride ourselves on operating a ‘People First’ culture, striving to constantly deliver on our 5 core company values.
1. We Care about Safety - It is our goal for everyone working on our behalf to go home healthy and safe at the end of each and every day.
2. We lead with Integrity - Integrity is central to everything we do. Without it, we wouldn’t have the relationships with our clients, nor would we have built an enviable reputation within the industry.
3. We strive to be Better everyday - We take pride in everything we do. This involves a meticulous approach to our work, endeavouring to make each day better than the last.
4. We make a Positive Impact - We want to make the places we work in better; leaving a lasting infrastructure and social legacy. We believe in proactivity to maximise impact.
5. We Deliver to Grow - The successful delivery of frameworks and contracts feeds our ability to grow strategically and strengthen OCU to expand the business and capabilities even further.
About OCU
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
We believe that being successful is a choice.
We choose to be successful.
We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.
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