Senior Quantity Surveyor
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a busy Commercial team working across housing developments in the North West.
The company are the UK’s leading developer delivering high quality design and build to a wide range of new build properties, varying from luxury homes to townhouses and apartments.
The Role - Senior Quantity Surveyor
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor working within the wider Commercial team leading on multiple housing developments (open market and affordable schemes) delivering cost control and financial reporting on developments within your remit.
Duties and responsibilities:
*Lead, support and coach your direct reports and the wider team to support their growth and development
*Work closely with other departments (Land, Development and Construction) and attend design meetings to advise on all areas that may have a cost implication
*Attend development meetings, contract pre-start and subcontract package review meetings
*Upon receipt of Contract Documentation, check all contract drawings to identify errors, omissions, anomalies and areas where unnecessary cost may arise
*Receive initial tender information and assist in the preparation of the proposed tender lists and updating of subsequent procurement programmes
*Distribute design information packages and tender drawings, whilst preparing all tender documentation and letters including carrying out preliminary checks on subcontractors
*Preparing construction cost analysis, which includes analysis of quotations resulting from the tender enquiry, requesting additional and outstanding information as required
*Assess site staffing levels and build programmes with the Construction Director to ascertain preliminary costs, including collating all cost information and preparing the start on site budget
*Arrange and adjudicate budget settlement meetings, with the support of the Commercial team
*Prepare stage payment schedules to assist in the financing of the works
*Carry out pre-order meetings including all necessary Health & Safety requirements, finalising a tender sum and agreeing a stage payment schedule for payment purposes before preparing all contract documentation and placing the order
*Place subcontractor orders and negotiate the contract sum within the budget, including finalising costs to cover all late variations
*Issue variation orders and development changes alongside providing cost advice on major variations prior to issue. Issue revised contract drawings; negotiate cost of variations including liaising between Buyers and Build Managers.
*Check costs posted to each contract, collate and reconcile all costs resulting from subcontract works, variation orders, site instructions, material order and preliminary / running costs. Provide a monthly analysis of costs and identify possible areas of over expenditure at future dates
*Check and arrange subcontractor payments and agreeing final accounts with subcontractors
*Responsible for the preparation of documents for the basis of external valuation with the client’s agent (CSA, Stage payment schedule, Tick offs)
What’s on offer?
*Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
*Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
*28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
*Private Healthcare
*Company contributory pension scheme
*Life assurance
*Share schemes
Experienced required:
*Experience in quantity surveying and be knowledgeable in all areas of construction techniques and mixed-tenure schemes
*Viewpoint/4Projects (document storage and tender preparation)
*You will have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, with the use of Microsoft Excel at a proficient level an essential requirement
*Working with procure to pay/cost reporting and document storage systems, such as COINS or Agresso
If you are interested in the senior Quantity Surveyor role and would like to have a confidential chat please contact Deena at Fawkes & Reece on or apply via the link.