Sheridan Lifts is a Specialist Lift Company based in Manchester. With over 40 years’ experience we are a well-established and reputable company offering services nationwide.
Sheridan Lifts are looking for an experienced individual with the skill set to support and develop the day-to-day process within our Commercial department. The individual must be efficient organised and motivated to form part of an established team.
The Role:
Working for one of the largest independent Lift business’ in the UK, providing a whole host of vertical transport solutions to construction and end users. The departments focus on Architects, Engineers, Construction Companies, and developers to provide solutions for their projects. We are currently looking for a Quantity Surveyor to manage and support our growing Commercial team. As a Quantity Surveyor within the business, you will be working on some exciting projects as well as developing your skillset both operationally and technically. The Quantity Surveyor will be responsible for overseeing and supporting all commercial, financial aspects of each project within the business along with aiding in the development of the Commercial team. The Quantity Surveyor will assist the commercial department with negotiating Sub-Contracts with Clients and End users. They will a have a good knowledge of our obligations within these contracts. They will also be responsible for keeping records up to date and filed correctly. The Quantity Surveyor will manage correspondence between Sheridan Lifts and the purchaser; this will include Applications for Payment, agreement of variations, handling of contra charges, and the settlement of disputes.
The Quantity Surveyor will have exceptional organisational skills, excellent written and oral communication skills, and the ability to work effectively across multiple tasks. The candidate must be able to work to deadlines and be able to work on a wide range of tasks that will support the different departments within the business.
The Duties:
• Support the Commercial team, including workload allocation and prioritisation.
• Assist the Sales team with the accurate pricing of NEC projects.
• Attend pre-start meetings as required and review pre-start meeting minutes.
• Review, negotiate and agree subcontract order documents.
• Manage the administration of contracts following signature.
• Review and negotiate collateral warranties.
• Reconcile client payment notices with the Accounts department.
• Communicate effectively with clients and end users throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare and issue applications for payment to clients or via the relevant portals, including dealing with initial payment disputes.
• Prepare and submit applications for variations, loss and expense claims, including storage costs and other associated costs.
• Attend internal meetings with Design and Project teams as required.
• Assist with forecasting, allocating and chasing payments.
• Work closely with the Project team, acting as an initial point of contact for commercial disputes and issuing variation orders for additional works and dayworks.
• Negotiate and agree final accounts.
• Assist in resolving commercial disputes with clients.
• Prepare and issue Early Warning Notices, suspension notices and Extension of Time applications.
• Ensure best commercial practice is maintained while monitoring and minimising commercial risk to the business.
• Develop and optimise commercial processes to improve efficiency, accuracy and the quality of business information.
• Support the wider Commercial team with ad hoc commercial and contractual activities as required.
What experience and expectation requirements we have:
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Quantity Surveyor.
• Degree or equivalent training relevant experience.
• The ability to manage multiple tasks at once.
• Experience dealing with all type of contracts i.e. JCT, NEC and Bespoke.
• Strong communication and listening skills, with good negotiation skills.
• Highly motivated to deliver quality projects.
• Ability to work on own as well as part of a team.
• Excellent attention to detail and demonstrates ability to meet deadlines.
• IT literate and the ability to adapt to new systems.
• Good administration skills.
• Experience within a Sub-Contract environment is preferable