Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Description

EJ776: Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Colden Common
Salary: £Competitive + Car/Car allowance and bonus

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently supporting our client in the search for a Senior Quantity Surveyor.

The Senior Quantity Surveyor will have full commercial management of a number of housing projects from conception to completion.

Our client is keen to offer opportunities to Ex-Military personnel, but all applications will be considered.

Duties and Responsibilities of a Senior Quantity Surveyor:

• Attend relevant project, concept, pre-tender, pre-start, specification and any other relevant meeting as required.
• Attend site on a regular basis to complete Commercial functions and support the site teams to running an efficient development.
• Carry out Commercial duties as defined within CDM.
• Collaborate with departments across the company to improve cost effectiveness and ensure timely delivery of projects whilst providing cost advice on any aspect of the build as and when required.
• Complete the apportionment of total prime costs to individual plots and produce a profit analysis for the Director.
• Develop a close relationship with the site teams and a detailed knowledge of your allocated sites by maintaining a visible site presence, ensuring all developments are visited regularly and attending site meetings as required.
• Full responsibility for the procurement of subcontractors.
• Input and maintain any computer-based databases or systems.
• Liaise with subcontractors in order to ensure sufficient resources are available and assist in the monitoring and evaluation of contractor performance.
• Manage the flow of Health and Safety information from the Commercial Department.
• Monitor and report build costs periodically reporting any savings and excesses.
• Monitor, reconcile and recharge any costs which relate to shared cost items with other offices as well as external companies.   
• Provide information, where necessary, for the land purchase exercise that will enable clear materials and labour costs to be considered at that stage.
• Report on savings and excesses against budget costs to the Director.
• Undertake valuations of production at budgeted cost monthly and split the cost of profit completions and potential future profit to estimate a value for work in progress.

Skills and Qualifications:

• A strong knowledge and appreciation of UK building regulations, NHBC and health and safety requirements within the industry.
• Experience managing both internal and external clients in a commercial environment and an ability to build lasting and meaningful relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Have an industry related qualification.
• Preferably a member of CIOB or RICS.
• Previous experience in a similar role within residential housebuilding.
• Strong knowledge and experience of relevant IT systems and experience with MS Office.

Benefits:

• Agile Working.
• Competitive Pension.
• Employee share ownership.
• Healthcare.
• House purchase discounts.
• Time off for charity work.

Location: Colden Common
Salary: £Competitive + Car/Car allowance and bonus