Andy File Associates Limited is working as a Recruitment Agency on behalf of our client regarding this permanent position.
Department: Construction
Job Role: Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: London or Southern Regions
Company Overview
Our Client is a well-established and award-winning design, build and reactive maintenance company with offices in South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, and London working across the UK and internationally. Due to their continued success and growth, a fantastic opportunity is available for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the major contracts team, primarily working in the southern areas of the UK but with some nationwide travel required.
As an integral team within the business, the quantity surveyors work on a large range of commercial, leisure, and hospitality projects varying greatly in budget, size, and complexity, with a key role in managing project costs and profitability throughout the life cycle of a project, be it small or large, whilst creating and maintaining the clients' trust and building professional relationships.
Day-to-Day Duties
- Take accurate and informative briefing notes from clients when required to allow for robust pricing, including check measures and the like.
- Be a key member of the Quantity Surveying team, working with a can-do attitude with a positive outlook conducive to inter-departmental synergy.
- Taking off drawings and producing accurate Bills of Quantities/SoWs.
- Subcontract and supplier procurement, including detailed analysis.
- Produce and update procurement tracker.
- Preparation and issue of contracts.
- Regular site visits.
- Liaising and negotiating with external and internal customers.
- Monitor, value, capture, and agree variations in line with contract requirements.
- Produce valuations in line with contract requirements.
- Monitor, measure, and report key profit opportunities and concerns.
- Monitor and close waste gaps on projects.
- Producing and presenting accurate CVRs.
- Invoicing reconciliation and approval.
- Work closely with intercompany departments as required throughout the project process.
- Production of accurate and timely final accounts.
- Complete full project tenders when applicable.
- Keeping folders up to date.
Required Skills and Experience
- Confident capable team player.
- Aligned behaviours with company culture and values to promote interdepartmental synergy.
- Good attention to detail is key.
- Ideally 8+ years Quantity Surveying experience in a construction-based role.
- Strong decision-making & negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders.
- Proficient in MS Excel & IT systems.
- High-level numeracy skills.
- Approachable demeanour.
- Effective personal time management of self.
- Accurate and timely CVR reporting.
- Capable of working to targeted KPIs.
- Ability to complete concept to completion project costing, including estimating through to final account and CVR reporting to include effective subcontract & supplier management and project contract responsibilities.
- Full driving license.
Salary and Benefits
Salary is up to £55,000 per annum, negotiable depending on experience plus car allowance. This role will be a hybrid role with a focus on the southern regions and with some opportunities to work from home. Some national travel is required depending on project location, and there will be regular visits required to our customer's Doncaster head office. The successful candidate will need to be able to work effectively independently and as part of the team. This is a very varied and hands-on role in a fast-paced environment, so it offers a lot of development opportunities to expand your knowledge.
Both our customer's South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire offices are recently refurbished and offer excellent staff facilities, free parking, free tea/coffee, free fruit and snacks, paid social events, Westfield Health membership, birthday treats, company pension scheme, and Feast Friday lunches. As a growing business, they offer many opportunities for training, progression, and development and work closely with our teams to help them achieve their goals. This position benefits from 20 days annual leave, with additional days awarded for long service up to 23 days, plus bank holidays, and paid leave while the business is closed over the festive period. This is a permanent contract working 37.5 hours, Monday - Friday. This role also benefits from a bonus scheme, company laptop, iPad, and mobile phone.
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