Subcontracts Specialist

SUBCONTRACT SPECIALIST

Location: Antwerp, Belgium
Duration: initial 12 month contract, with option to extend. ASAP start.
Project: INEOS Project One OSBL
Recruitment Partner: Airswift
Account Manager: Ryan Kirkpatrick

Overview
As one of the world’s leading consulting and engineering companies, operating across Energy and Materials markets, we are proud to be in a position to expand our team in Belgium and have partnered with Airswift in order to help us meet our recruitment objectives in 2023.

We have an opportunity for a SUBCONTRACT SPECIALIST to support the INEOS Project One and perform quantity surveying for several construction packages (i.e. Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Instrument works etc), on a multi-million-dollar project to deliver EPCm services for a new state-of-the-art petrochemicals complex in Antwerp, Belgium. Project One which will deliver an ethane cracker with the lowest carbon footprint in Europe.

This position will be a site-based role in Antwerp, Belgium; where the successful candidate(s) will be engaged on an initial 12 month contract, with the option for further contract renewals to follow.

Responsibilities:

• Check and approve:

1. the unit price Pre-Accounting with the drawings issued for construction and;
2. As Built Accounting based on as built drawings submitted by construction contractors. Verify quantities and relevant economical evaluation according to the preambles and method of measurements stipulated in the Contract.

• Prepare and issue, on weekly basis, the report and the status of the (pre and as built) accounting for each contract
• Expedite and ensure timely receipt of the accounting from construction contractors
• Maintain proper filing of all accounting to facilitate any audit
• Liaise with construction contractors to verify their Progress Payment Certificates (issued on monthly basis)
• Check the evaluation of any extra works requested by construction contractors / client
• Participate to the analysis of construction contractors' claims
• Participate to the preparation of contract revisions
• Monitor the official correspondence between the business and construction contractors and inform the subcontract administrator for any urgent issues.
• Participate to the preparation of official letters for construction contractors
• Follow up the expiry dates of Bank Guarantees (Performance, advance payment, etc), and the insurances provided by construction contractors. 
• Participate the weekly subcontracting meetings with subcontractors and participate to the preparation of the notes of meetings after each weekly meeting. 
• Participate to the continuous update of the subcontracts monthly report with the extra works issued during that month.

• hold a technical or a relevant degree with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in Quantity Surveying for works in industrial plants;
• have very good level of written and spoken English, Dutch is a plus.
• be used to work in an integrated team on complex projects
• be eligible to work in Belgium without restrictions
• be available to work at construction site