Quantity Surveyor / Cost Controller

Axione (part of the Bouygues Group) is currently looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor/Cost Controller to join our Project Management Office/Team, based in Holytown, Scotland.

About the job

Reporting into the Commercial Manager, the Quantity Surveyor will have the ownership of an entire region`s commercial activities, including cost management, forecasting and WIP (work in progress) management.

The role requires a professional individual who can manage both internal and external stakeholders, an understanding of budgeting and cost control and ability to manage several commercial and cost administrators

In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed below, the job holder may be required to perform other duties assigned by their line manager from time to time, outside the normal sphere of work as may reasonably be requested.

The job holder will be required to undertake such flexible and additional working hours as may be necessary, within reason, to facilitate the efficient fulfilment of the duties required by position.

Responsibilities

Quantity Surveyor tasks:

- The preparation of tender and contract documents
- Preparing and analysing costings for tenders.
- Analysing outcomes and writing detailed reports.
- Setting up and managing subcontract agreements, regular meetings and final accounts.
- Identifying and responding to commercial risks.
- Preparation and submission of monthly/interim valuations certs. Validate quantities invoiced by subcontractors.
- Order of cost estimates.
- Send Purchase and Work Orders in accordance with our contracts.
- Assessing and agreeing final accounts and arranging payments.
- Track Cost/Change/Variations.
- Performing risk, value management and cost control.
- Measurement and preparation of budget estimates.
- Undertake site visits, carry out site audits.
- Advising on procurement strategy
- To actively lead by example at all times as a representative of the company ensuring that all working relationships with internal and external customers are consistent and to the highest standards.

Cost Controller tasks:

- Assist in producing the activity and cash flow forecasts.
- Participate to the review and validation of periodical project reviews (budget, change, variations).
- Ensure that the company financial system is compliant and robust: use of SAP as reporting tool.
- Process related invoices and monitoring of paid costs.
- Ensure accuracy of time costs allocation through investigating time-sheet errors and incorrect coding
- Implement cost control initiatives for improved efficiency and accuracy in the procure-to-pay process.
- Report cost and progress variations to that planned (budgeted) or previously reported.
- Establish contracts and purchase orders in the cost management system
- Identify and/or implement suitable cost saving initiatives

Essential

- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent Sub-contractor management skills
- IT literate and experience working with MS office apps and cost control systems
- Self-organisation skills and ability to organize others
- Priority management
- Attention to detail
- Ability to drive program
- High levels of quality standards
- Attention to HSQE matters
- Ability to handle simultaneously multiple tasks
- Full Driving licence

Desirable

- FTTP infrastructure experience