Assistant Quantity Surveyor

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B1 H1
£41,621
Fixed Term
18 months fixed term or interim
Full Time
Starting at 30 days per annum, pro-rata

24th June 2019 at 12:00

TBC

Assistant Quantity Surveyor – Northern Estate Programme

London SW1  

From £41,621 (18 month fixed term contract or interim)

Do you have a degree in Quantity Surveying and, a real desire to work in a unique and historic environment? Then make the move to the House of Commons Northern Estate Programme (NEP) team. Operating on a working World Heritage site that attracts visitors from all over the globe, our Strategic Estates team looks after and improves the buildings of Parliament and provides services to the House of Lords. It’s a challenging stakeholder environment where conservation and the need to innovate for the future coincide. The Northern Estate Programme team manage the refurbishment of a number of significant buildings and redevelop others to provide decant accommodation for staff whilst the Palace of Westminster is undergoing work. The Programme’s fast-moving and demands someone who can make a positive impact very quickly. Could that be you?

The Programme team is seeking to recruit an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join the NEP commercial team. This post will assist the commercial team to ensuring that all strands of commercial activity within the programme are planned, resourced, and delivered to established timescales. The post holder will work closely with a Senior Surveyor to deliver a project within the programme and take full responsibility for overseeing the commercial and financial aspects of that project, handling daily commercial issues and responsible for managing the project opportunities while adhering to parliamentary control and regulatory guidelines.

Key responsibilities

•Provide authoritative financial and commercial information and guidance to the wider NEP team.

•Advise contractual and commercial issues across on assigned projects within the programme.

•Review all commercial and financial processes undertaking a gap analysis to discover any areas that are non-compliant with parliamentary practices and put in place a ratification plan.

•Assist in the production of regular financial reports, monitoring the expenditures and costs against delivered and realised benefits as the Project progresses; ensuring that the NEP team meets the accounting standards of the House of Commons.  Such reporting will analyse spend and outputs against agreed budgets and deliverables and forecast commercial outcomes.

•Actively manage risks to the NEP’s successful delivery objectives; ensures that risk management is documented according to House of Commons standards. Maintain the commercial aspects of the Risk Registers for both programme and project risks. 

•Evaluate the cost impact of any risks and consider the cost effect of any mitigation measures being considered.

•Manage the procurement of framework call-off orders for contractors and consultants.

•Ensure that all consultants and suppliers understand and adhere to contractual obligations.

•NEC Contract Administration including managing EWN’s and CE’s.

•Change management: Control the change logs for both programme and projects and ensure the governance procedures are followed for commercial matters.

•Manage supplier performance through administration of KPI contractual provisions.

•Assist with the commercial elements for Gateway Reviews and business case production.

In addition to an attractive salary, the benefits package includes a civil service pension, 30 days annual leave, subsidised canteens, a gym on-site and a season ticket loan. 


This Vacancy is closed to applications.