A Small Selection of the Many Vacancies We Currently Have Registered in Surveying and Estimating

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FM1567 - Mine Surveyor - £30 to £30,000 – Tarkwa Gold Mine - Ghana

• Expatriate Surveyor required for the overseeing and managing of the Surveying & Engineering Department on open cast Gold Mine in Ghana, West Africa. Responsible for the overall control of the Surveying and Engineering Department including the supervision and management of four Ghanaian Staff Employees including two Surveyors and two Mining Engineers.

• Dealing with and agreeing with the Client on agreement of Monthly Volume measurement in line with the monthly surveyed volume ensuring volume is approved as per Daily Reports as an absolute minimum as well as dealing with the Client on all issues relating to Surveying and Engineering on the Project. Production of Monthly Volumetric calculations of Banked Cubic Metres (BCM) of both ore and waste material excavated in the month from the pit to the ROM Pad and Waste Dumps. Ability to use Total Station Survey Equipment with Surpac Software to produce volumes in the Pit. Measurement of Waste Dumps to monitor material moved outside of Waste Dump design on a monthly basis. Setting out Blasts in the Pit as required.

• Produce Daily Reports on Production Performance in the month measuring volume moved for excavators and dump trucks measured against forecast. Measurement of Outputs for excavators actual versus planned and same for dump trucks. Reporting on a Daily and Month to Date progress against planned. Reporting on Hours worked for Prime Movers against Planned. Preparation of Forecast 3-Monthly Mine Plan based on Prime Mover Availability and Forecast Outputs in conjunction with Senior Management and agreeing same with the Client.

FM1485 - Senior Planner - £35 - 45k + £5,200 car allowance – Solihull (Midlands)

• Overall Purpose: To contribute to the preparation of a response to an Invitation to Pre-Qualify, Tender or provide project planning information for the service which the company is undertaking to provide. Provide a structured approach in the development and management of the project time model and methodology that includes identification of all constraints, risks, health and safety, environmental, customer, 3rd party and supply chain issues for all project phases.

• Working with in-house innovation team and the supply chain to provide innovative solutions, improve our benchmarking capability and set challenging yet robust targets for the projects. Contribute to the bid submission documentation, interviews and presentations as required. Provide the planning link to the production team following the award of a successful bid or 2 stage or preferred bidder status.

• Skills and Qualifications: HNC or equivalent – Essential Appropriate relevant experience in the construction services sector of which at least part has been spent on site in a contracting environment. Candidates should have previous tender planning experience. Candidates must have excellent numeric skills and the ability to think imaginatively and analytically. They should be able to identify and address detail. They must be able to demonstrate an ability to work harmoniously within a team of professionally qualified people and perform effectively and efficiently when working to demanding timescales. They must have enthusiasm, drive and conviction, inspire confidence and bring their own knowledge and that of others together to the benefit of the bid preparation process.

FM1436 - M & E Cost Planner - £45 to 65k – Watford

• Role includes: Being able to contribute to the securing of new business by input to the M&E services element of tenders & cost plans. Contribute commercial input to ensure the services element is benchmarked effectively and confirmed as competitive and interrogate the technical solution to ensure that the optimum specification is identified. This role is required throughout the pre-construction period from concept to detailed design and in the preparation of cost checks and commentaries on externally produced cost plans. The candidate will also play a key role in benchmarking exercises and in setting targets for the Supply Chain.

• It is expected that candidates will have a degree qualification and have gained a good level of experience in the services sector in the construction industry. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate knowledge of elemental costs of services installations and be experienced in negotiations with the supply chain. The candidate will also have sufficient technical knowledge to propose alternative approaches to improve the likelihood of a successful bid. Candidates must have excellent numeric skills and the ability to think analytically. They must be able to demonstrate an ability to work harmoniously within a team of professionally qualified people and perform effectively and efficiently when working to demanding timescales. They must have drive and conviction, inspire confidence and bring their own knowledge and that of others together to the benefit of the cost-plan/bid preparation process

• • Preparation of own quantities for cost plans and cost models • Checking of externally produced quantities and rates for use in TWC cost commentaries. • Pricing of cost plans using analysed data from the Cost Database and from information supplied by the Supply Chain. • Assessment of contingency to reflect completeness of design. • Preparation of elemental and package analysis of project costs. • Ensure that the benchmark data is constantly refreshed with the impact of innovation. • Understand those parts of the project that bring value to the Clients business, be able to suggest alternative approaches that may enhance that value.

FM1435 - Senior Estimator - £45 to 60k – Watford

• Overall Purpose: To contribute to the securing of new business through the preparation of cost plans or analytical estimates for the full cost of the service which the company is undertaking to provide in line with their competencies and reflecting the programme, methodology and risk associated with delivery of the service.

• Key Experience: Relevant experience in the construction services sector of which part has been spent on site in a contracting environment. Candidates must have previous estimating and cost-planning experience and require a sound working knowledge of the building product and specifications. Candidates must have excellent numeric skills and the ability to think analytically.

• They should be able to identify and address detail. They must be able to demonstrate an ability to work harmoniously within a team of professionally qualified people and perform effectively and efficiently when working to demanding timescales. They must have drive and conviction, inspire confidence and bring their own knowledge and that of others together to the benefit of the cost-plan/bid preparation process. Rail experience is required