Quantity Surveyor Sub contractor

Overview

Manage cost control, contracts, and subcontractor procurement for housebuilding projects

Key Responsibilities

• contract review
• cash flow
• cost reporting
• subcontract procurement
• project delivery
• hse compliance

Tasks

§ Support and guide Assistant Quantity Surveyors, fostering a culture of learning, growth, and professional excellence. § Collaborate with pre-construction, construction, and finance teams to ensure seamless project execution, ensuring all stakeholders are informed and aligned. § Review contract order documents against the bandwidth for negotiation and work with customers to agree sub-contract orders within the company's parameters for contractual risks. § Monitor cash flow, manage financial risks, and ensure compliance with credit policies. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality projects on time and within budget, ensuring the highest levels of customer satisfaction. § Produce and present monthly cost reports, to the senior management team, identifying opportunities for performance improvement. § Partner with Construction Managers to manage subcontractor procurement, negotiation, and payment processes with confidence and clarity. § Have responsibility for meeting and upholding our Health & Safety and Environmental Policy.

Requirements

• standard contracts
• negotiation
• communication
• value engineering
• bachelor's
• rics

What You Bring

Strong understanding of standard forms of contract You’ll be a methodical planner with a keen eye for detail and a passion for process and negotiation. A confident communicator and negotiator you’ll thrive in a business environment where your commercial abilities will demonstrate your grasp of financial data and value engineering. Your communication skills will demonstrate your skill in resolving conflict and navigating complex challenges. A relevant bachelor's degree or RICS membership, or relevant experience

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Benefits

We invest in our people so you can benefit from training and support as you learn and develop your skills. You’ll have your own learning path, a way to learn new skills, grow and flourish on an ongoing basis. 30 days holiday per year, pension, sick pay, life assurance and inclusion in our Flexible Benefits programme that includes cycle to work scheme, gym membership, dental insurance and dine out discounts as well as access to our Employee Assistance Programme. We reward our people, and you’ll have good benefits, a competitive salary, company car, or car allowance, bonus scheme, ongoing development, and an opportunity to develop your career. This full-time role is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, with hybrid working options. Together we have a great company culture that looks to the future, a culture built around our people, our customers and their visions that ensures we are focused on doing the right thing for our customers, our employees, and the planet.

About Donaldson Timber Systems

-Manufactures open and closed timber-frame panels offsite, speeding up on-site construction delivery. -Popularised the Sigma II closed-panel system, offering near-passivhaus insulation for energy-efficient homes. -Operates three UK plants (Aberdeen, Witney, Falkirk), serving large-scale housing developers across the country. -Exports factory-finished panels—walls, floors, roofs, windows—cutting waste and boosting build quality.

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