Quantity Surveyor - Residential experience
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| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Knaresborough, North Yorkshire |
| Area | Yorkshire and Humberside, England |
| Sector | ConstructionConstruction - Quantity Surveyor |
| Salary | £45000 - £55000 per annum |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | remoteapi |
| Job Ref | 894857_1606296932 |
| Job Views | 87 |
- Description
Quantity Surveyor - Residential experience
Summary of Position:
Reporting to the Commercial Manager, an opportunity exists for a Quantity Surveyor to manage the surveying duties associated with the demand and delivery side of the business, with specific emphasis on budget control and reporting. The role holder will ensure that all projects are delivered in line with company policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Primary Responsibilities:
Head Contract Administration
- Ensure that scope, notices, terms and conditions are implemented and communicated appropriately
- Implement the contract procedures, payments, variations / change management process together with contract entitlements
Strategy
- Support the Commercial Manager to develop the demand / delivery side of the business and assist with the preparation of business plans / updates as required.
Estimate
- To liaise with the Cost Estimating Director to ensure the accuracy of all estimates
- Ensure the estimate data forms the basis for reporting
Procurement
- Ensuring all tendered work complies with Procurement policies
- Responsible for issuing tender documents, subsequent examination and preparing a detailed tender analysis and recommendation for each area tendered by subcontractor and supplier
- Ensuring timely placement of sub-contractor contracts following an adequate tender programme and ensuring all relevant information is available at tender issue.
- Responsible for subcontractor/supplier appointments and for inspecting/approving individual third parties' insurance indemnities, Inland Revenue tax certificates etc.
Risk and Opportunity Management
- Implement the risk management procedures for the project and ensure this is cascaded to all project levels to include trades contracts and suppliers
Design Change Management
- Implement the Change Management philosophy in accordance with the Project Strategy to include, design change, scope variation, instruction and programme change
Trade Contractor & Consultant Administration
- Manage the monthly valuations and payments, the issuing of contract instructions, contra charges and formal notices, the reporting of the management accounts and financial management procedure, the monitoring procedure for disputes and litigation management and the closure and conclusion of the final accounts
Cost Reporting
- Produce accurate reports for monthly review meetings.
- Carry out the Cost Value Reconciliation reporting and monitoring - providing accurate end life forecasting.
Teamwork & Working relationships
Management
- As the workload increases, undertake line management responsibilities for any direct report staff ensuring each is effectively managed, have had a current performance review and learning plan, and can carry out duties as assigned to them.
Records and Archives- Ensure the maintenance of records including diaries, letters, e mails, notices, drawings site records, and computer data
Personal Specifications:
Qualifications & Training:
- Educated to a HNC or degree level
Experience
- A proven track record of delivery as a Quantity Surveyor within an established residential developer with a detailed understanding of building regulations and thorough understanding of technical detailing and the tendering process.
- Been involved in a start-up or similar environment where processes, procedures, governance and teams are not fully established would be desirable.
- Experience in the use of Modern Methods of Construction would be desirable
- Background with major contractor, house builder or specialist contractor who have a reputation for delivering high quality homes in the UK
Qualities & Attitude:
- Financial acumen
- Good communication skills
- Good people management skills
- Able to deal with ambiguity
- Flexibility
- Strong negotiating skills
- Customer focussed and the ability to manage conflict
- Organised with the ability to problem solving
- Driven by results
- Motivational
Please note that every effort will be made to contact all applicants, however due to the high volume in candidate applications if you have not had a response to your submission within 10 days please assume that you have not been shortlisted for interview on this occasion.
