Quantity Surveyor London, England
Job description
ABOUT ZENOBE
Our goal is to make clean power accessible, to accelerate the shift to zero carbon power and transport.
We’re transforming grids to enable the take up of more renewables, electrifying fleets for cleaner air, repurposing electric vehicle batteries for clean portable power and using proprietary software and data analysis to optimise operational performance for our customers.
We have 225 MW of operational and under construction grid scale battery capacity and over 30% of the UK’s EV buses, and are expanding our operations in Australia, New Zealand, US and Europe. We’re a rapidly growing company looking for talented people to join us.
The Opportunity
As a Quantity Surveyor at Zenobē you'll have the opportunity to work across our portfolio of battery energy storage systems (BESS) and EV Charging Infrastructure.
Reporting to the Head of Procurement your focus will be to ensure our projects are commercially managed in accordance with the agreed contracts. You'll work closely with the wider project team to ensure our projects are delivered on time, on budget and to a high quality.
The role will require a mixture of working from home, at our projects and at our Head Office in London.
A TASTE OF THE DAY TO DAY
- Responsible for the commercial and contract management administration of Zenobē’s live construction projects, ensuring good contractual coverage is in place for all planned activities and ad-hoc requirements
- Manage and resolve commercial issues - including variations, claims & payments
- Develop and maintain good business relationships with new and existing contractors and both internal and external stakeholders
- Support contractual KPI monitoring and reporting as required
- Manage formal correspondence process with contractors
- Support central procurement initiatives, including reviewing and developing processes where needed and feeding in lessons learned from the construction phase into upcoming development projects
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
We realise that certain groups of people are less likely to apply for a role if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. To be absolutely clear: if you like the look of this job and think you could do it well, we encourage you to apply with a CV that highlights your transferable skills and experience. Above all, Zenobē is looking for collaborative, flexible, empathetic people who are interested in creating and promoting practical routes to a zero carbon world.
Essential skills:
- Experience in Quantity Surveying
- Experience in the construction of electrical infrastructure, across multiple sites
- Experience with FIDIC, NEC and other forms of contract
- Ability to handle claims, variation and cost management
- A genuine passion for renewable energy
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams (legal, engineering, construction, finance, etc)
Desirable skills:
- A relevant qualification (e.g BSc QS, RICS)
WORKING AT ZENOBE
We’re passionate about sustainability and are proud to offer Team Zenobē a pioneering and collaborative working environment. We encourage our people to take ownership of their career progression and celebrate those that can think outside the box.
If you’d like to join our community of likeminded people hit the apply button now, we’d love to hear from you!
WHAT WE OFFER
Charge your career at Zenobē and receive
- Up to 20% annual bonus for being awesome
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Private Medical Insurance, for you and the family
- £1500 training budget per year, to ensure you grow as we do
- EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Pension scheme
- Health Cash Plan
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Plus more
Lots of our people work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, flexitime and hybrid working. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but please talk to us about the flexibility you need and let’s see how we can make it work.
OUR APPROACH TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our people are our strongest asset and the key determinant of our success, and we value a range of skillsets and perspectives. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. We work to provide equal opportunities and an inclusive work environment, where everyone is fairly treated in the application process and through their career at Zenobē. If there are any adjustments that would help improve your experience with Zenobē, please let us know when you apply.
