Quantity Surveyor

Every year, London Stansted Airport connects over 28 million passengers with more than 190 destinations across the globe. Part of the largest UK owned airport operator group, MAG, London Stansted Airport supports over 11,600 jobs onsite and generates around £7.75bn each year for the region.

 Sustainability is one of our core values, and it shapes everything we do. We’re committed to protecting the environment and supporting our local communities.  Our programmes include airport and airline decarbonisation, comprehensive education, skills and employment support and community engagement initiatives including volunteering opportunities.

 At MAG, we recognise creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive.

The Role:

The Quantity Surveyor role will support the Service Manager in the delivery of post contract administration of a wide range of Facilities Management Services contracts.  The role will include the full range of post contract commercial, contract management, procurement and supplier relationship duties.  In addition, the post holder will be key in implementing sound commercial governance, control and best practice procurement, contract management and supplier relationship management across all our Soft, Hard and Recycling and Resource Management contracts for Manchester Airport, East Midlands, Stansted and Group Property Facility Management contracts.

Typical duties will include;

• Day to day management of Hard, Soft and Recycling and Resource Management contracts
• Supporting the administration of a variety of Target Cost contracts via Cemar
• Responsibility for managing Cemar administration for each Lot including raising and responding to Early Warning Notices, Defects, Applications for Payments and Compensation Events
• Review and issue Applications for Payments monthly, working alongside key Stakeholders across the business to ensure Applications for Payments claims are correct
• Taking overall responsibility for good contract administration on each Lot to ensure the Service Provider is carrying out their contractual obligations fully
• Assisting in the supplier relationship management process for each contract including the preparation of and evaluation of monthly Performance Tables (SLAs) for each Lot, including the Pain/Gain payments applied to the Application for Payment
• Assisting in the creation of Non-Release Contracts and ensuring that sufficient monies are available on them to ensure prompt payment as well as tracking invoices
• Attendance at monthly meetings
• Assit in the preparation of the Quarterly Strategic & Innovation Forum, pulling together key members of MAG & Service Providers teams
• Work may include assisting the Service Manager in the preparation Category Strategy slides/information
• Liaise with the Service Provider and issue to Finance estimates on Application for Payments to ensure that Finance have up-to-date forecasts
• It will be expected that travel will be required to visit all sites
• Develop and sustain excellent working relationships with various stakeholders across MAG

What will make you successful in the role?

In order to be successful within this role, you will possess:

• A degree or equivalient in Quantity Surveying or a related feild of study
• Experience of Post Contract tasks within a contractor, developer or consultancy environment
• NEC experience
• Driving licence
• The ability to visit East Midlands and London Stansted airport 1-2 times per month
• A track reccord of collaboration with a multi-disciplined team
• Experience working to tight timescales
• Experience working within a live, operational environment