Quantity Surveyor at Portakabin, York
Portakabin · Direct employer
£45,000 – £55,000 a year
York · Permanent
Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join our team in York.
As a Quantity Surveyor, you will proactively manage the financial and contractual aspects of projects to ensure their successful delivery whilst maintaining relationships, maximising commercial returns and managing risk.
Role Details:
• Annual salary up to £55,000 dependent on skills and experience. Plus an annual on target bonus of 10%
• Role based: Portakabin Ltd, New Lane, York, YO32 9PT
• Contract type: Permanent
• Eligible for private medical healthcare
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.
In this role as Quantity Surveyor, you will be required to:
• Undertake contract administration responsibilities, including the issuing of notices and correspondence in line with contractual requirements.
• Develop and nurture relationships with the supply chain, fostering collaboration and ensuring a robust network of partners.
• Implement strategies to maximise project revenue, minimise costs and enhance overall margin.
• Liaise with the project buyer to efficiently procure project subcontractors, ensuring a collaborative and streamlined approach.
• Lead on cashflow management, including preparation and submission of applications for payment to clients and notification of payments to subcontractors.
• Advise on project costs, including the preparation of value engineering proposals, and provide cost forecasts for both internal and external reporting.
• Support dispute avoidance and protect the company’s contractual position with customers and the supply chain.
Benefits & Opportunities as Quantity Surveyor
• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day
Our Ideal Candidate as Quantity Surveyor
• Educated to degree level in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Contract Management.
• Experience in a quantity surveying role, ideally within construction industry or related industries.
• Experience of financial management, budgeting and implementing strategies to improve project profitability.
• Good communication and organisational skills, including the ability to liaise effectively with project buyers and subcontractors.
• JCT and NEC contract administration experience.
• Experience of advising on project costs, including value engineering proposals and accurate forecasting.
Even if you do not match all of our ‘ideal’ criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role.
We are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing TBC.
NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.
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