Job Details
Manchester City Council
Role Profile
Quantity Surveyor, Grade 8
Investment& Strategic Asset Management Team, Housing Services, Neighbourhoods Directorate
Reports to: Commercial Manager
Job Family: Commissioning and Commercial
Role Portfolio:
The role holder will fulfil a commercial position within the service area and will be required to manage the commercial elements of allocated construction projects taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery.
The role requires commercial experience in a construction project related environment, with an ability to support the delivery team by ensuring that all commercial requirements are fully defined and managed.
Preparing feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a project.
Estimating and cost planning activities taking ownership of and presenting project cost plans.
Participate in the procurement process, under the direction of the Project Manager, ensuring that all stages including pre-qualification, enquiry, analysis, selection, and contract preparation are performed effectively, including producing tender documentation.
Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are implemented and managed effectively.
Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively.
Ensuring the production of monthly cost reports, where applicable.
Value engineering and life cycle costing.
Taking responsibility for making sure that cost checks are undertaken throughout the project and that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.
Ensure projects are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently and on time.
Ensure relationships are developed with clients and other stakeholders.
Personal commitment to continuous self-development and service improvement.
Through personal example, open commitment and clear action, ensure diversity is positively valued, resulting in equal access and treatment in employment, service delivery and communications.
Key Role Accountabilities:
Drive the development of a strategic approach to resource planning, procurement and commissioning in order to deliver a cost-effective and efficient service. This may be through contract management and service commissioning, or through the management of a business unit.
Identify, recommend and develop solutions for improvement to commercial and commissioning activity, aligning them with customer feedback and legislative shifts to continually enhance the service.
Support the development of a consistent and coherent development strategy for services to improve outcomes, working with providers to investigate and develop innovative models for commissioning which meet the economic, social and environmental needs of local communities.
Ensure that any project work is effectively resourced and that all key stakeholders are identified, and roles and responsibilities agreed and communicated effectively
Oversee the production of effective and accurate management information, ensuring that this is produced accurately and consistently to strict deadlines.
Maintain competence in subject matter specialism, undertaking research and information gathering to ensure Council adopts and maintains best practice in areas of specialism, providing ad hoc advice as required.
Roles at this level may be required to manage a range of assigned resources, which may be human, financial, or other, to ensure continuous improvement in service delivery. Staff management duties may be either through direct line management of a team (including appraisals, performance management and other duties) or through matrix management of a virtual team of officers.
Demonstrate personal commitment to continuous self -development and service improvement.
Through personal example, open commitment and clear action, ensure diversity is positively valued, resulting in equal access and treatment in employment, service delivery and communications.
Where the role holder is disabled, every effort will be made to supply all necessary aids, adaptations, or equipment to allow them to carry out all the duties of the role. If, however, a certain task proves to be unachievable, job redesign will be given full consideration.
Quantity Surveyor – Key Behaviours, Skills and Technical Requirements
Our Manchester Behaviours:
- We are proud and passionate about Manchester
- We take time to listen and understand
- We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
- We work together and trust each other
- We show we value our differences and treat people fairly
Generic Skills
Communication Skills:
- Ability to advise and put case across in relatively straightforward, non-contentious situations with ability to negotiate agreements.
- Ability to advise others and deal with sensitive issues in difficult situations inside and outside own area, negotiating riskier demands.
Planning and Organising Skills
- Excellent prioritisation skills, evidenced by targets setting for self and others to meet demanding timescales.
- Demonstrate excellent judgement skills under competing priorities and pressure
Commercial Skills
- Skills to monitor contractor performance against pre-determined milestones and to identify when corrective action is needed.
- Skills to develop and manage contracts with suppliers to meet key performance indicators and agreed targets.
People Skills
- Can demonstrate how they and colleagues contribute to the vision and objectives of the organisation and how this defines their team and personal objectives.
- Gains commitment to and implements the promotion of equality of opportunity and diversity setting clear objectives with understanding of why they are important to the organisation.
Technical requirements (Role Specific)
- Holds a qualification (e.g., BSc, MSc) in quantity surveying.
- Willing to undertake or working towards or holds full membership of an appropriate professional body (e.g., MRICS, etc).
- Demonstrable working knowledge and experience of quantity surveying.
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