Quantity Surveyor, South Midlands
Ref# QS2
Date Posted: 29 July 2024
Applications Close: 29 October 2024 12:00 pm
Location: South Midlands, Northampton
Type of Role: Permanent, Full Time
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join our Commercial team as a Quantity Surveyor. This is an excellent opportunity to gain invaluable experience and to progress your career with a highly reputable construction company, within a high standards and high rewards environment.
Responsibilities
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Regular site visits and liaising with the production team.
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Preparing and reviewing tenders with estimators and assisting with understanding the client's requirements to offer value engineering.
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Providing early cost advice to clients on variations and ensuring only authorised variations are undertaken.
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Offering technical advice on drawings and ensuring each projects have the correct documentation.
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Managing the end-to-end commercial aspects of the assigned projects to maximise value and collaborating with the Finance and Procurement departments accordingly.
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Ensuring all commercial accountabilities are undertaken in a timely manner, with a high degree of accuracy and measure.
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Analysing rates & prices and agreement of variations and / or compensation events as required.
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Identification and analysis of potential debt risks and negotiating financial reconciliation with third parties to provide reasonable solutions.
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Forecasting monthly and annual profit figures ensuring figures are maintained throughout the lifetime of the project.
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Understanding the principles of safety on sites and projects.
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Supporting the safety Director and safety team in the application of safety policy and practice.
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Ensuring that any safety concerns are addressed immediately with the support of the safety team and Directors as appropriate.
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Building strong working relationships with clients including social networking.
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Allocating work to sub-contractors including assistance with procurement when required.
Requirements
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GCSE Minimum 7 A-C / 5-9 including math’s and English.
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Minimum 3 A-Levels at Grade B and above or equivalent BTEC.
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HNC Level 4 Qualification in Construction/Building or equivalent.
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Relevant experience as a Quantity Surveyor.
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Excellent computer skills, including Word and Excel.
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Effective oral and written communication skills.
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Excellent interpersonal skills.
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Demonstrate an extremely high level of confidentiality.
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Excellent organizational skills.
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Must be able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
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Must be able to gather and analyse information skillfully.
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Must be highly motivated and be willing to work hard.