Our client is looking for a Quantity Surveyor with Main Contractor experience to join a steady growing team of professionals. They have a very close-knit team of and are big on our team ethos. The company has grown organically year on year and provides an excellent growth opportunity from within.

They serve a range of client types and are looking to strengthening their capabilities working for Main Contractors (as well as for homeowners and developers). There is an opportunity for the candidate to assist with the company’s client-side services (for homeowners and developers) as well as our pre-construction services.

Responsibilities:

1. Subcontractor Procurement:

i) Setting up, updating and management of procurement schedules for each project, and chairing procurement meetings

ii) Preparing detailed scope of works and / or measured pricing schedules, and / or marked up drawings per package of works

iii) Preparing and coordinating tender enquiries

iv) Analysing and comparing tender returns

v) Normalising tender returns and raising, coordinating, and dealing with queries

vi) Negotiating with preferred contractors

vii) Raising subcontract orders

2. Monthly Commercial Reporting

i) Set up new CVR document for new projects

ii) Allocating all costs to appropriate budgets

iii) Ensure forecasts final spends are always as up to date as possible

iv) Report CVR to commercial manager / director at the end of each month

3. Change / Variation Control

i) Tracking and identifying changes

ii) Coordinating, negotiation and agreeing cost implication of changes with effected subcontractors, suppliers, and operational team

iii) Coordinating, negotiating and agreeing value implication of changes with the client

iv) Ensuring the change control process is dealt with in accordance with the main contract and subcontracts that are in place

4. Payments

i) Reviewing and responding to sub-contractor payment applications in appropriate timeframes in accordance with subcontract agreements

ii) Preparing and agreeing payment applications to the client in accordance with main contract agreements

5. Contract Management & Administration

i) Reviewing main contracts, raising concerns and queries regarding terms and ensuring any contract risks, unique mechanisms, and general fundamentals are understood and communicated to the project team

ii) Ensuring the contract is administered appropriately by the team and raising any concerns if this is not the case for any reasons so appropriate actions can be determined and undertaken by the business

6. Material Procurement

i) Extracting relevant specifications and design information

ii) Preparing and coordinating enquiries

iii) Analysing and comparing tender returns

iv) Normalising tender returns and raising, coordinating, and dealing with queries

7. Estimating

i) Undertaking sub-contract procurement tasks for tenders similar to that described under ‘Subcontractor Procurement’

ii) Coordinating queries, ensuring all works captured within all tender documentations are included within and added to pricing schedule

iii) Preparing measure pricing schedules and estimates for works

Skill Requirements:

1. Proven track record fulfilling the above responsibilities

2. Strong on excel

3. Strong with electronic measuring

4. Strong communicating with clients and subcontractors

5. Experience managing more junior staff would be preferable

Company Benefits:

Private Healthcare for you and your immediate family

Flexible working arrangements if prior agreed

Team building events once a quarter

Please feel free to apply or contact Robert Ferrari for a preliminary confidential discussion.