Senior Quantity Surveyor - Yorkshire
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| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
| Area | Yorkshire and Humberside, England |
| Sector | ConstructionConstruction - Quantity Surveyor |
| Salary | car allowance/benefits package |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | remoteapi |
| Job Ref | 895067_1656329823 |
| Job Views | 28 |
- Description
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Sheffield
The Opportunity
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 £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.
The Business
You'll join a business that thrives on achieving results that benefit people and communities, while offering fantastic opportunities for career development.
This Construction Group 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.
They are proud to be the Construction News Awards Contractor of the Year 2019 (in their category), testament to the calibre of the team and the work they do for their customers and in their communities.
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 the 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.
The Role
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
Key Requirements
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)
The Person
Who we're looking for:
People are at the heart of everything the business does. 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 the business make progress towards the best, most sustainable future, for themselves and their communities.
They also look 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.
If this sounds of interest, them please apply or call me direct for a confidential discussion.
