Junior Quantity Surveyor

The Junior Quantity Surveyor will provide support to the and Quantity Surveyor and Project Manager to allow projects to be safely delivered on time, to budget and to achieve the highest levels of customer satisfaction, enabling the Company’s objectives to be achieved. The Junior Quantity Surveyor will also assist the Contract Manager in providing commercial expertise for projects to maximise returns by working within robust procedures to support the Operations Manager and Project Managers.

• Identify, evaluate, and assess risks & opportunities. 
• Support the administration of contacts/subcontracts on a day-to-day basis. 
• Assist in the management of subcontract/supplier final account settlements. 
• Ensure timely submission of contractual notifications. 
• Provide timely updates in respect of project financial status, including forecast out-turn position, of project subcontractors/key supplier accounts.  
• Attend project meetings with the customer at site and at their office premises. 
• Assist in the management of project change management and claims, relating to both the main contract with our customers and our subcontractors/key suppliers. 
• Collaborate and effectively communicates with the wider project team, giving contractual advice relative to the successful execution of the Project.  
• Support the Quantity Surveyor, Contracts Manager and procurement department by advising on and drafting contractual terms and conditions for the placement of project subcontract work packages. 
• Liaise with contracts team, review and evaluate subcontract terms and conditions aligned to our main customer contracts. 
• Assist the Quantity Surveyor in identifying, evaluating, and following up on all events relevant for incoming and outgoing claims / compensation events. 
• Assist the Quantity Surveyor in collecting, preparing, analysing, and managing relevant claim/variation particulars for the preparation and drafting, or defence, of submissions to/from our customers and subcontractors/key suppliers, in line with contract timescales. 
• Assist the Quantity Surveyor in performing quantum and/or delay analyses to establish causation for relevant events impacting the scope of works or project schedule. 
• Assist the Quantity Surveyor in providing contractual advice and support to our project teams regarding the effective execution of customer contracts and subcontracts. 
• Assist the Quantity Surveyor in pursuing and/or defending incoming and outgoing claims; including the collation of relevant project records, documentation and appropriate evidence/facts, through to satisfactory conclusion.
• Assist the Quantity Surveyor in establishing and substantiating cause and effect necessary to demonstrate entitlement to quantum and / or additional time under the customer contract. 
• Actively build positive relationships with our customer and subcontract/key supplier teams. 
• Assist the Quantity Surveyor in the management of payment application and invoicing processes in accordance with project timescales. 
• Pursue overdue and late payments.
• Administer payments to subcontractors and suppliers in accordance with their respective terms and production of payment notices/pay less notices in accordance with requirements of the contract and legislation.
• Produce, update and monitor cashflow.
• Assist the Quantity Surveyor in the management of project budgets and tracking of non-conformance costs. 
• Present monthly cost value reconciliation and financial reports. 
• Assist the Quantity Surveyor in developing and improving contract and claim management processes and strategies.
• Local and/or international travel may be required.

Assist the Quantity Surveyor to: 

• Support members of the project in the day to day management and delivery of the project.
• Demonstrate effective contract and commercial management.
• Manage various contract forms to subcontractors, suppliers and customers.
• Prepare project related correspondence such as letters, notices and submissions.
• Disputes, issue management, ad-hoc problem solving.
• Variations, dispute and final account management.
• Risk and opportunity identification and management.

• All Contracts are placed in accordance with Company contracting principles.
• Back-to-back terms and conditions are flowed to subcontractors and vessel owners where applicable. 
• Risks are managed or mitigated and opportunities are realised.
• All non-disclosure agreements are in place as required including back-to-back agreements with subcontractors etc. 
• Charter parties are entered into in a timely manner. 
• Company and subcontractor insurances align with contractual/industry/general risk requirements. 
• Project teams are fully informed during contract handover and fully supported throughout contract delivery. 
• Customer and subcontractor contract lifecycle is managed from contract award through to close out including performance, dispute resolution, variation orders and final account close out.

Interest in developing:

• Experience in Quantity Surveying/Contract Management and/or commercial project management.
• Knowledge and familiarity with a variety of onshore and/or offshore construction and engineering forms of contract.
• Experience onshore/offshore EPCI construction and/or FIDIC Yellowbook . 
• Experience in setting up and negotiating terms and conditions of subcontracts / main contracts.
• Experience in project budgeting, financial management of risk, opportunities, and claims.
• Competence in claim management.
• An understanding the principles of contract law. 
• Competent in working collaboratively and cooperatively within a project team environment. 
• Experience using Excel spreadsheets and Microsoft office packages. 
• Awareness of accounting guidelines and procedures.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Competent negotiator.

Essential Qualifications

• Business Studies/Contract Law/Engineering/Chartered Quantity Surveyor (RICS / CICES) or similar would be advantageous.

Desirable Qualifications or Equivalent Experience

• University / Bachelor degree, preferably within Quantity Surveying, Law, Administration, Business or Engineering. 

• Contract/Supplier Management/Commercial/Procurement/QS experience, preferably within oil and gas-related industry is preferable, but not essential.