Senior Quantity Surveyor

Costain have a unique opportunity for a Senior / Project Quantity Surveyor to join our West Winch Housing Access Road (WWHAR) for Norfolk County Council project.

Costain has been appointed to design and construct the West Winch Housing Access Road (WWHAR) for Norfolk County Council (NCC). The project is in 3 stages

- Stage 1 will involve detailed design, early contractor involvement (ECI) and on-site investigations, including gaining approvals from stakeholders
- Stage 2 will be to construct and handover the works into operations
- Stage 3 will be to maintain the environmental mitigation and biodiversity nett gain planting

The project team will mobilise in Stage 1 to lead the design and ECI with a whole project lifecycle approach. The team will deliver a design that enables a Safe, Efficient, Right First Time construction and efficient handover into maintenance, for both NCC and NH assets.

The new housing access road will connect the A10 to the A47 to the west of West Winch. Works will include

- 2.5km of new single carriageway associated active travel routes and roundabouts forming access to new developments and onto the A10.
- A new structure over the housing access road and modification of an existing structure on the A47
- Management of groundwater to enable installation of the drainage
- Management of utility works
- Modifications to the existing A10 improve active travel

The NCC project will also include works to enhance the A47 near to Kings Lynn, requiring 800m of dualling of the A47, a new roundabout to connect to the housing access road and reconfiguration of the existing Hardwick Interchange – all National Highways (NH) assets

As a Senior / Project QS, you are required to be commercially focused, confident in running your own packages as well as working effectively within a team. You will be joining a growing team working on a variety of packages across the lifecycle of the contract spanning multiple trades. Candidates will also be expected to cover all commercial aspects of their packages along with feeding into the overall project reporting cycles.

This role is required from project set up, procurement, delivery and all the way through to final account.

This role and project will provide scope for the successful candidate to grow and develop their skills across all aspects of commercial management.

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Essential:

- Holds an RICS / CICES accredited degree

Desirable:

- Senior Quantity Surveyors will hold or be nearing completion of Full Membership with RICS / CIEC