Senior Quantity Surveyor

GBR Recruitment Limited

GBR Recruitment are working in close partnership with a well established progressive new build housing developer recruiting for an experienced Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor (non chartered or chartered) to manage multiple new build sites across near on all construction types / sectors (public & private sector) plus large scale refurbishment contracts too.

This key Senior QS role will be responsible for all elements of commercial / financial control measures from pre-construction right through to final accounts / client handover, so that will include project budgets control, sales forecasts & build / project costs, preparing accurate monthly site valuations (CVR's), dealing with tender bids, sub-contractor supply quotes, sites surveys, taking off quantities, legal & contractual matters for all contracts, plus working to H&S legislation requirements, covering Lincolnshire, East Midlands, South Yorkshire & other areas within c.1.5 hours of the clients HQ. 

You must be a seasoned main contractor QS / Senior QS, that is strong in CDM & Construction projects across multiple sectors / build types. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a people centric business who believe in developing their employees further, as well as offering a fun vibrant working atmosphere. 

Overview of the Role: 

  • To assist with managing multiple sites from inception to completion
  • Effectively assisting in the management of all site budgets & costs for multiple sites
  • Assisting with the preparation of accurate monthly site valuations (CVR’s)

Daily Duties: 

  • Sending out Tenders & Short-listing of potential sub-contractor partners inviting them to tender (ITT, PQQ/SQ to shortlist, RFI, RFQ), analyse the returned tenders & awarding the chosen sub-contractor/s supplier contracts for various types of works, across various stages of the build plan / build program.
  • Weekly & fortnightly payments of direct & subcontractor labour 
  • Analyse sub-contractor invoices/applications deal with any queries
  • Make monthly sub-contractor payments
  • Keep Payment Record Sheets up-to-date following completion of each payment run
  • Prepare monthly cost / value reconciliation (CVR's)
  • Prepare tender bids documents / packs for tender applications for new business as a main contractor to a variety of end using clients 
  • Monthly valuations
  • Monthly sales forecasts
  • Monitoring commercial performance throughout the build stages / project 
  • Preparing profit reports
  • Managing the final accounts process to maximise profits / margins 
  • Site surveys & taking off quantities 
  • Attend project meetings throughout all stages of the building works / contract (pre-construction & progress meetings)
  • Legal & contractual matters management 

Skills, Qualifications & Experience Required: 

  • Previous experience as a Quantity Surveyor (QS) or ideally as a Senior Quantity Surveyor with experience across a variety of build types (private & public sector) 
  • Must be strong in CDM & varied main contractor construction works (from £500K up to £10M projects)
  • Bsc Hons Degree in Quantity Surveying or Construction related degree or time served in a QS / Senior QS capacity 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong professional communicator at all levels 
  • Used to liaising with internal build teams, suppliers & end using clients 

Employee Benefits: 

  • Fantastic employee benefits package to be discussed at interview (one of the best) 

Interviews to take place immediately for the right calibre applicant/s, plus an immediate start (depending on the chosen applicants notice period). 

Apply today to work for this highly respected main contractor that is going from strength to strength & has been successfully trading for many years. 

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