Senior Quantity Surveyor

Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team within Vistry West Yorkshire , at our Wakefield office. As our Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will work within our wider Commercial, Estimating and Buying team, you will be responsible for supervising, managing and advising on the financial and contractual aspects of multiple construction projects. You will take responsibility for the execution of the Quantity Surveying function on allocated contract/s, in order to fulfil the requirements of the Company in maximising quality of service and profitability. You will provide a range of cost control and financial reporting duties across all aspects of construction work undertaken by the company.

• Collate and reconcile all costs resulting from subcontract works, variation orders, material order and preliminary / running costs. This will include providing monthly analysis of costs.
• Attend partner meetings when appropriate, contract pre-start and subcontract package review meetings
• Contribute to the contra charge register, oversee notices / contentious contra charges with the Customer Care team and manage subcontractor retentions and releases in line with the contra charge register
• Prepare stage payment schedules to assist in the financing of the works
• Defect liability - assist with ascertaining responsibility and the administering of notices
• Issue variation orders alongside providing cost advice on any major variations prior to issue. You will issue revised contract drawings to subcontractors, negotiating the cost of variations.
• Carry out pre-order meetings including all necessary Health & Safety requirements, finalising a tender sum and agreeing a stage payment schedule for payment purposes before preparing all contract documentation and placing the order
• Place subcontractor orders, including interviews and checking references on selected subcontractors. You will then negotiate the contract sum within the budget, including finalising costs to cover all late variations
• Attend partner meetings, defect meetings and any applicable site meetings
• Receive initial tender information and assist in the preparation of the proposed tender lists and updating of procurement programmes
• Working closely with other departments, you will attend customer care and partner meetings to advise on all areas that may have a cost implication
• Scope out and distribute design information packages and tender drawings, whilst preparing all tender documentation and letters including carrying out preliminary checks on subcontractors
• Provide cost advice to the Customer Service department to assist with the management of lower value instructions
• Check and arrange subcontractor payments, obtaining necessary authorisation for all elements of subcontractor works. You will agree final accounts with subcontractors, ensuring all works have been carried out as required and analysing costs to assist on future estimates
• Preparing construction cost analysis, which includes analysis of quotations resulting from the tender enquiry, requesting additional and outstanding information as required
• Keep the RAMS schedule updated and issued to all relevant parties

Requirements

• Degree in Surveying or similar
• Ability to assess and analyse information
• Excellent communications skills
• Accurate with an eye for detail
• Good understanding of budget management
• Experience maybe gained from a similar position or promotion
• Negotiating and networking skills
• Good team working skills
• Strong mathematical and IT ability
• Proven experience as a PQS / SQS / Commercial lead working within a residential house builder (dependent on position level)
• Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it
• Able to work under pressure, and accept criticism of work
• HNC / HND in Surveying or equivalent
• Good business sense
• Working towards being a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), or Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
• A good knowledge or construction methods and materials

Benefits

We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we're also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated.

• Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
• 2 Volunteering days per annum
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
• Share save and share incentive schemes
• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…

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