Freelance Quantity Surveyor - Construction

Freelance Quantity Surveyor

Betweem £300 - £400 / day DOE 

Covering 3 projects close to Nuneaton

Main Contractor - Construction, Refurbishment & Fit Out

Ongong contract - minimum 26 weeks

Lincoln based - with site visits

Freelance / Temporary Role

The company:

Our client is a privately owned main contractor within the construction industry covering sectors such as student accommodation, hotel, education and industrial.  A fantastic opportunity has become available for an experienced, enthusiastic and driven freelance quantity surveyor to join their team working within a Company that has traditional vales and a family orientated culture.

The Company are looking for an individual with the drive, commitment and passion to make a difference within the business. Their focus is to deliver high quality, first class projects to a long lasting customer base, which over the years has built them a strong reputation in the industry, this is an ideal time to join the thriving team.

The Role:

The role will include managing the financial accounts of the overall projects, preparing and delivering valuation reports on time, which will then be reviewed, reporting to the Director and the commercial responsibility of the project.  The role will be based from the Head Office in Lincoln with site visits when required. Experience of Education new build and refurbishment projects would be beneficial.

Key responsibilities:

• Procurement and letting of subcontractor packages ie send out enquiries, place orders, control payments
• Preparing and meeting dates for sub-contract and main contractor valuations
• Subcontract payments and preparation for final accounts
• Submission of Cost value reconciliations
• Measurement of sub contact works against original valuation
• Identify and agreement of change for variations
• Advising on main/sub contract conditions
• Assist in the progression of the company
• Manage multiple projects from £1m - £8m
• Agreeing and pricing variations
• Cost Management
• Budget control
• Materials quantifying and ordering
• Final accounting
  
  

The Candidate:

• Ideally, the successful candidate will be dynamic, driven, committed and loyal individual with good commercial experience, capable of working under their own initiative with minimum supervision who is searching for a new opportunity where they can become an influential member of a successful management team.
• The candidate will need to have experience of working on similar types of construction projects with values from £1m - £10m and should have a positive can do attitude and be confident in dealing with clients.
• A Construction degree or related discipline (HNC or HND) preferred with the relevant experience within a similar position.
• A CSCS card
• Experience of D&B contracts is essential

Salary and Benefits:

On offer is a day rate of up to £400 / day (Dependant on Experience). 

Please contact Scott Merrell on (phone number removed) or by email to (url removed)?

We act as an Employment Agency/Business with regards to this vacancy. As an Equal Opportunities employer we welcome applications regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or age. All applicants are considered on the basis of their merits and abilities for the job.