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Key accountabilities

Pre-Construction Stage

Key tasks at this stage will include:

· Prepares and manages the key commercial documents such as the Procurement Schedule, Cashflow Forecast and Margin Improvement Strategy.

· Prepare tender enquiries and review bid packages, obtaining resolution to clarifications and queries.

· Analysing subcontractor and supplier tender returns.

· Prepare material quantity take offs and bills of quantities.

· Works alongside the Estimating team as required.

· Proficient understanding of commercial strategy for the project set by Commercial Director and planning to meet it.

· Have a good understand of procurement routes available and be able to present to a consultant/client.

· Have an understanding of the different forms of contract in use

Post-Contract

Key tasks at this stage will include:

Contract

· To take active responsibility for all financial procedures in conjunction with the Senior QS, in line with the commercial strategy.

· Preparation of external valuation and negotiation of satisfactory payment certificate, ensure cash is collected timely.

· Confirm project insurance arrangements.

· Manages the procurement of the project in line with the procurement schedule and budget, inclusive of purchase orders, LOIs, Subcontractors etc.

· Monitors the project cashflow against the forecast, with view to ensuring the project is always cash positive.

· Own and administer works packages to final account, inclusive of monthly payment, dealing with variations and all matter pertaining to administering their subcontract correctly.

· Manage the change management, inclusive of the valuation of variations, quoting RFP’s, issuing the respective notices, up and downstream.

· Provide all required commercial monthly reporting both internally and to the client.

· Always look to improve margin and suggest ways to do so to project lead and assist in techniques employed.

· Administer the Main Contract, ensuring contract terms are understood and dealt with accordingly.

· Ensure risk and opportunities are identified, managed and exploited.

· Maintain project margin in line with commercial strategy.

· Attend Project Meetings i.e., Internal Review, Client Consultant Meeting, and Trade Contractors Site Meetings, ¾ Completion Meeting

Completion & Post Completion

· Manage the agreement of the final account with clients and trade contractors within stipulated benchmark and timelines, projects to be closed within 3 months of TOC.

· Ensuring project is closed out including applying for certificate of release of retention, upon making good defects by Construction Department.

· Monitor retention releases.

· Attend project post mortems.

· Attend to the additional works required by the client after completion.

· Liaison with CM on trade contractors’ defects and contra charges (if any).

· Monitor the release of Performance Bond and APG.

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