Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Provide quantity surveying for housing projects, handling procurement, risk and cost control.

Key Responsibilities

• risk scheduling
• subcontract vetting
• value engineering
• cost forecasting
• cashflow forecast
• subcontract procurement

Tasks

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will provide quantity surveying services within the Commercial department on multiple 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. -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. -Administration of subcontractor vetting including review SMAS approval, credit checks, suitable insurance cover and CIS and bank details in collaboration with accounts. -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. -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. -Managing the project subcontract procurement process, ensuring that buying opportunities are maximised and best value is achieved through each subcontract order. -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 -Production of subcontractor accruals.

Requirements

• quantity surveying
• jct
• excel
• bluebeam
• coins
• communication

What You Bring

Our client is a 5 star rated housebuilder who is looking for a talented and enthusiastic Quantity Surveyor to join their award winning commercial team, based at their West Midlands office. -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 -Knowledge of commonly used standard forms of contract such as JCT. -Ability to prioritise workload with proven experience of being methodical and organised -Must demonstrate a high standard of IT skills, proficient in the use of Coins and MS Office, in particular Excel and Word -Ability to measure to scale drawings using Bluebeam or similar -Excellent Communication skills both written and verbally -Ability to read and understand drawings, programmes and technical specifications alongside a good knowledge of construction processes and technologies -Degree level Quantity Surveying qualification or similar

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Benefits

-Car Allowance -Life Assurance -Employee Assistance Programme -Bonus Scheme -Holiday Buy Scheme -26 days holiday with additional bank holidays -24/7 GP -Company Pension Scheme

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