- Workplace
- Remote
- Type
- Contract
- Seniority
- Manager
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Education
- Master
- Source
- RecruiterFlow
Description
Contract Manager / Quantity Surveyor
This role essentially oversees all post-contract Quantity Surveying functions and together with the delivery team, is responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of commercial projects throughout the country. Some travel may be involved.
Role
- Manage the end-to-end post-contract process for multiple contracts across residential and commercial projects - up to 20-30 projects at any time
- Projects can range from a few months at $30K to over a year and over $1 million.
- Oversee back costing, job performance, and margin analysis
- Review, negotiate, and administer contracts and variations
- Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and company standards
- Work closely with regional operations teams and sales terams to drive delivery performance
- Build and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships
- Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies
- Set clear expectations for staff around Variations & all other related clarifications and changes.
- Efficiently use all personnel and capital resources to deliver a consistent level of excellence, quality, and profitability, whilst continuously seeking to improve efficiency.
- Work alongside the management team to develop strategies to engage with these clients in a way that others don't.
- Develop a relationship with Key Suppliers to ensure we have competitive pricing on all materials.
- Work with the business in the regional bases in Auckland, Waikato, Tauranga, Wellington, Christchurch, and Central Otago.
- Manage the Variation process with existing contracts so that additional pricing and measuring is turned around within 5 working days and signed off by the main contractor prior to commencing works.
- Identify any works outside of our contract scope and ensure Variations are submitted and agreed on in a timely Manner.
- Work with the delivery team to ensure projects are resourced with correct labour and product allowances.
- Work with the project Manager to order materials accurately, on time and within our allowances.
- Provide accurate costing spreadsheet prior to commencing jobs to ensure it can be accurately entered into Lentune for Back Costing.
Requirements
- 3+ years of QS experience within vertical construction on commercial buildings for post-contract QS
- 2+ years experience working in New Zealand doing post-contract QS for commercial builds including interior fitout.
- QS experience with one of the NZ main contractors is an advantage
- Ability to travel throughout New Zealand when needed to do site visits
Skills
Compliance
