Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Manage subcontract procurement, cost control, and risk for residential housing projects.

Key Responsibilities

• accruals
• cost reconciliation
• cashflow forecast
• subcontract management
• risk scheduling
• value engineering

Tasks

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will provide quantity surveying services within the Commercial department on multiple housing projects, ensuring commercial procedures are followed to maximise the project's commercial success. The quantity surveyor will be required to work closely with the rest of the project team to ensure all commercial risks and opportunities are managed and reported accurately. -Production of subcontractor accruals. -Production of project Cost Value Reconciliation reports on a quarterly basis for each project ensuring the accurate forecasting. -Production and quarterly updates of cashflow forecasts for affordable housing revenue and construction cost. -Oversee subcontract account management including monthly subcontractor valuations, agreeing value of subcontractor variations, administering of contra charges and preparation and agreement of final account statements -Preparation and regular review of project risk and opportunity schedules, liaising with the project team to identify and record any project risks and opportunities which could have an impact on the project costs. -Successfully managing housing development projects in a similar role -Preparation of value engineering schedules to identify opportunities to provide best value to the project throughout the detailed design and procurement process, liaising with the project design and technical team, attending design team meetings to ensure value engineering options are considered and group procurement agreements/suppliers are utilised whenever possible. -Managing the project subcontract procurement process, ensuring that buying opportunities are maximised and best value is achieved through each subcontract order. -Administration of subcontractor vetting including review SMAS approval, credit checks, suitable insurance cover and CIS and bank details in collaboration with accounts.

Requirements

• quantity surveying
• bluebeam
• ms office
• jct
• residential
• communication

What You Bring

Our client is a 5 star rated housebuilder who is looking for a talented and enthusiastic Quantity Surveyor, with Residential project experience, to join their award winning commercial team, based in Central Bedfordshire. -Ability to prioritise workload with proven experience of being methodical and organised -Degree level Quantity Surveying qualification or similar -The ability to work collaboratively with the rest of the project team including, technical, design, construction, sales and customer care to ensure projects commercial success. -Ability to measure to scale drawings using Bluebeam or similar -Must demonstrate a high standard of IT skills, proficient in the use of Coins and MS Office, in particular Excel and Word -Ability to read and understand drawings, programmes and technical specifications alongside a good knowledge of construction processes and technologies -Knowledge of commonly used standard forms of contract such as JCT.

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