Senior Quantity Surveyor

Career Opportunity: Senior Quantity Surveyor
Here at Jackson, we are dynamic, innovative and focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting and varied projects. We want our people to succeed both in work and life and to support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Due to continued success, we are now looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team in our Eastern Region initially working on schemes for the Environment Agency. This role will be based in our new Whittlesford office based in Cambridge.
Main Duties:
* Support and mentoring of junior staff.
* Maximise profitability on contracts.
* Monitoring contract costs against budgets.
* Identifying potential risks and evaluate options for control.
* Preparation of estimates.
* Procurement of sub-contractors, including preparation of subcontract documents.
* Assessment and certification of interim and final payments to subcontractors.
* Preparation and agreeing main contract variations.
* Assist in the preparation of documents for resolution of disputes (adjudications / arbitrations and the like).
* Ensure all work complies with quality, safety and environmental policies and the requirements of the company procedure.
Must haves:
* Ambitious individual with great communication skills, who is confident with a flexible approach.
* Demonstrate innovative approaches to problem solving and the ability to negotiate across the various levels of any construction environment.
* Handle the financial and mathematical demands of the role by possessing impressive numeracy and IT skills.
* Must have experience working on civil engineering schemes including Flood Protection with a main contractor.
* Experience as a SQS working with the NEC form of contract.
Excellent benefits package and personal development opportunities:
We don’t just offer a great place to work with a supportive, family atmosphere. We also offer:
* Life assurance cover (4x annual salary)
* Company car or car allowance
* Hybrid working
* Company pension scheme (we match up to 8%)
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with an option of buying more holiday)
* Extensive training programmes
* Cycle-to-work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Employee benefits platform
* Free on-site parking
* Company social calendar
* Regular fun days and a broad range of charity events
* A supportive business that genuinely wants to help you progress in your career.
* ‘The Great Escape’ – leaving early every Friday!
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We also place high importance on our inclusive recruitment policy and will do our very best to support those applicants who may need adjustments in order to take part in the recruitment process. Please do let us know if you require any additional assistance or adjustments. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within two weeks, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful