Senior Quantity Surveyor

Sheffield

If you're an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor ready for a challenging next role, read on. Based in a Sheffield Office, you'll support construction projects ranging from 1 million to 10 million across Yorkshire and East Midlands. You'll be a team player and strategic thinker, keeping close control of costs and building sustainable relationships to drive customer satisfaction and project success.

You'll join a business that thrives on achieving results that benefit people and communities and offers fantastic opportunities for career development.

The Business

Our client, an award winning construction business, works with public and private sector customers throughout the UK. Their diverse portfolio reflects the expertise and capabilities that allow them to bring projects of all sizes to life, and work across sectors including commercial, education, food and drink, healthcare, hospitality, PRS and student accommodation.

This is one of the largest family-owned construction, infrastructure and support services businesses in the UK. For over 50 years their sustainable growth has enabled them to invest in their business, the future of people and communities, and to deliver on major projects, housing schemes and facilities management for customers nationally. Ultimately, their approach is about making progress safely towards a sustainable future.

What you'll do:

Liaise with the operational management team and advise on all matters relating to Contract and Commercial issues

Maintain accurate financial control systems and report monthly on Cost/Value Reconciliation

Liaise with and advise on all financial aspects of contracts, ensuring that valuations are maximised, certified and paid on time

Monitor progress on site and take a lead issuing required notices in accordance with contract procedures and timescales

Prepare forecasts of cost and value of all trades including Preliminaries, monitor and report on same

Prepare Preliminaries budgets in association with contract staff, monitor and report on same

Ensure that all quotations are carefully vetted and comply with the specification ensuring that the most competitive bids are obtained

Ensure that regular meetings are held to agree variations and not left to the final account stage

Manage subcontractors accounts accurately and effectively to enhance contract performance

Assist the Operations Team, as required, securing labour, materials and Sub-contractors to ensure that contracts are completed on time and within budget

Ensure work is carried out in accordance with the Company's Health and Safety Policy & Quality Manual

What you'll need:

Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or equivalent

Strong and demonstrable Quantity Surveying experience within a relevant sector in the Construction industry

CSCS card holder

A member of the RICS or ICES (Desirable)

Who we're looking for:

People are at the heart of everything our client does and achieves. To fit right into the team you'll aim for excellence and have positive determination, working collaboratively towards shared goals; create clarity around complex or technical issues, confident in your decisions and quick to adjust to unexpected challenges; and help our client make progress towards the best, most sustainable future, for everyone.

The business also looks after their people just as much as they look after their clients. On top of a competitive salary and pension, you'll be able to make the most of a great benefits package, and local team based rewards depending on your role and where you're based.

A full job description can be provided up on request

If this sounds of interest, then please apply, or call me direct for a confidential chat.