What’s The Opportunity
The successful candidate will join a dynamic team of building services cost managers looking to build on our commercial management skills by recruiting an experienced commercial manager / quantity surveyor, familiar with valuing mechanical and electrical systems.
The successful candidate will be based between site, a prestigious development on the outskirts of Oxford with an MEP value more than £150m and our head office in Woodstock, Oxford where you will be integrated into our team of fourteen MEP cost managers and estimators.
The ideal candidate will be conversant with standard computer software such as Microsoft Word, and Excel as well as peripheral software packages such as Blue Beam. Also, they will have worked as quantity surveyor or commercial manager in the construction industry for a period of five years or more, preferably in building services.
What you need to do to be effective in this role
- Carrying out the commercial review of works packages presented by the MEP contractor, challenging recommendations and identifying best value.
- Preparing cost reports on MEP works packages for agreement / sign off by the client.
- Liaising with the main contractor / sub-contractor to determine best route to affordability.
- Identifying potential cost increases / impact of design development, providing budget assessments and advising the commercial lead of potential impact on budget.
- Carrying out monthly valuations, reviewing back up information and agreeing valuations with the contractor.
- Where necessary, carry out measurement of M&E systems, apply rates and build up complete cost reports.
The skills and experience you need to have for this role
- Comfortable / confident in a mechanical and electrical arena.
- Have an appreciation of mechanical and electrical systems and components and how they are put together on site.
- Understand procurement strategies and the differences between plant and equipment procurement v sub-contract procurement.
- Be able to measure mechanical and electrical systems as necessary to check / challenge costs from contractors.
- Be able to challenge, agree and prepare monthly valuations.
- Be able to prepare monthly commercial reports for the client.
- Be able to verify, interrogate commercial reports from contractors.
- Work under own initiative and have good communication skills
- Enthusiastic
- Knowledgeable of the subject / systems involved
- Computer literate (excel, Blu beam, smart sheets, etc.)
Additional Information
The initial project focus has a duration of approximately two years however, it is the Ridge commitment to the successful candidate that once complete, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to integrate into the MEP cost management team at our head office in Woodstock.
