Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor

Headley Professional Recruitment are currently recruiting a new Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor for our client in Leeds. The client is a main contractor who work across a number of sectors. They work on refurbishment and building projects in the industrial, commercial and residential sectors. Projects are between £100k to £3 million but usually in the £100k to £1 million bracket. They were established in 1985 and have a settled workforce with a low staff turnover.

The role of Quantity Surveyor is to provide commercial support on projects to ensure that it is procured and delivered within budget and to the highest quality whilst exceeding customers' expectations. The Quantity Surveyor will be responsible for the delivery of the projects to meet financial targets. You will have good communication skills with the ability to nurture relationships with both the supply chain and customers. You will report directly to the Director and have an Estimator working alongside.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Effective commercial control of allocated projects including provision of timely and accurate documentation in accordance with the reporting timetable, in particular CVR’s, forecasts, Commercial improvement documents, cash flow forecast, Commercial register etc…
• Effective cash management including timely application / certification / invoicing / payment / receipts and careful administration of subcontract accounts.
• Ensuring that payments and notices are affected in accordance with the subcontract agreement and Construction Act and ensure that any commercial threats or risks to projects are identified and communicated to line manager.
• In conjunction with the Procurement team ensure that the procurement of sub-contractors and suppliers is undertaken in a timely and cost-effective manner ensuring that the packages are robust with buying gains optimised.
• Manage the timely production of the Subcontract Final Accounts, including re-measurement as necessary to ensure the best result, evaluation and agreement of all variations, extensions of time, loss and expense claims.

Requirement:

• Candidate must have at least 5 years of previous quantity surveying experience
• Main contractor experience
• Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying (preferred)
• An excellent communicator at all levels
• Excellent IT skills