Senior Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Manage commercial aspects of housing projects, from cost estimating to budgets and contracts.

Key Responsibilities

• cost budgeting
• prime costs
• coins system
• valuations
• procurement
• value engineering

Tasks

-Calculate all the prime costs on developments within the business, reporting any movements in the costs since the preparation of the land purchase exercise. Prime costs to include but not restricted to house pricing, labour costs, site work operations and remediation work. -Once land opportunities are identified, familiarise the geographical area and consider site issues. -Manage Closed Contracts provisions and orders. -Provide a detailed cost budget and share with the Site Manager at the appropriate time. -Responsible for the pricing and management of subcontractors for the Customer Options system -Manage the adoption process of public works. -Responsible for procurement of subcontractors including payments, variation orders and day works and settlement of final accounts. -Attend relevant project, concept, pre-tender, pre-start, specification and any other relevant meeting as required -Maintain schedules of quantities (Bill of Quant's site database) and price them individually for prime cost budget. -Manage Housing Association valuations and attend meetings on site. -Assist in finalising/agreeing Housing Association contracts. -Input and maintain any computer-based databases or systems. -Ensure the surveying team are run using consistently processes, documents & procedures -Preparation of Site Budgets for authorisation by the Business Unit Management Team at the appropriate time. -Use COINS systems to present feasibility study of the site incorporating all development costs. -Implement wherever possible value engineering solutions & strategies to optimise profit and efficiency for the business. -Undertake valuations of production at budgeted cost on a monthly basis and split the cost of profit completions and potential future profit to estimate a value for work in progress. -Forecast final accounts. -Assist Customer Services in assessing the best commercial outcome for dealing with defects (incl cost recovery within Contract Agreements). -Monitor, reconcile and recharge any costs, which relate to shared cost items with either other businesses within the Group or external Companies. -Monitor and explain subcontractor cost movements. -Attend site regularly to complete Commercial functions and support the site teams to running an efficient development -Maintain and fully reconcile whole site infrastructure budgets and reconcile against phased developments. -Prepare estimates of all prime costs including subcontract and materials. -Be aware of all codes of practice that impact on estimating e.g. Building Regulations, NHBC requirements, HSE etc. -Report on savings and excesses against budget costs to the Director. -Complete the apportionment of total prime costs to individual plots and produce a profit analysis for the Director.

Requirements

• coins
• ciob
• rics
• building regulations
• health safety
• negotiation

What You Bring

-IT literate (Although COINS system preferred). -Preferably member of CIOB or RICS -Strong knowledge of Building Regulations, NHBC and Health and Safety requirements. -Industry related business qualification. -Strong managerial and negotiation skills with internal and external clients -Wide experience in the discipline within the house building industry. -Working knowledge of contract law.

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About Taylor Wimpey

-One of the UK's leading residential developers, specializing in the construction and sale of new homes across the country, with operations across 22 regional businesses. -With a rich history dating back to the 19th century, the company has established itself as a prominent player in the British housing market. -Offers a diverse range of properties, from compact apartments to spacious family homes, catering to various budgets and lifestyle needs. -Innovative schemes such as the 'Own New Rate Reducer' provide competitive mortgage rates for both first-time buyers and existing homeowners, simplifying the path to purchasing a new home. -Operations extend beyond mere construction, encompassing land acquisition, planning, and development of entire neighborhoods, contributing to local infrastructure and amenities.

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