Senior Quantity Surveyor, Yeovil
My client is a top tier building main contractor and are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to oversee a new build D&B JCT school project based in Yeovil around £10.5m. Initially working on the two stage preconstruction and then taking the project to site early 2025.
Role and Duties:
* Co-ordinating with, reporting to and implementing the reasonable directives of the Regional Director/Manager and the Commercial Manager (functional reporting).
* Ensuring the timely submission of all relevant data required to monitor and analyse individual contract performance on a monthly and quarterly basis thereafter.
* Liaising with Contracts Managers on the day-to-day commercial administration of contracts to ensure the financial success of construction operations and to keep the Commercial Manager appraised of all material events.
* Preparing accurate draft sub-contracts and/or to approving such drafts as prepared by Commercial Team within the Region.
* Supervising, mentoring and encouraging junior staff in their personal professional development.
* Ensuring consultation with contracts management that all necessary notices and submissions required by the various forms of contract are given in an expedient manner.
* Ensuring that main contract payment applications contain all necessary admeasure/additional cost claims and that the timely submission of detailed claims and final accounts is achieved.
* Assisting Contracts Manager in the administration of sub-contractor performance so as to ensure the economic and timely completion of all sub-contractor liabilities written into the sub-contract.
* Ensuring prompt and regular submission of main contract payment applications and subsequent cash collection together with the preparation of sub-contractor payments (strictly in accordance with specified payment terms).
* Involvement in dispute avoidance/resolution.
* Responsible for managing meetings.
* Line management responsibility for members of the commercial team.
Candidate will need…
* Sound & comprehensive understanding of construction industry and the parties to it.
* Proficient knowledge of measurement and valuation.
* Proficient in reading drawings, specifications and knowledge of construction process.
* Ability to negotiate with clients/sub contractors and draft sub contracts.
* Knowledge of CIS.
* Ability to produce accurate monthly cost and value reports and outturn financial forecasts.
* Ability to work in a team environment.
* Awareness of dispute procedures.
* Experience of undertaking risk assessments and valuation of them in conjunction with other project team members.
* Extensive experience of working on live projects and final accounts
* Experience of value engineering.
* Exposure to resolving disputes.
* Successfully completed a number of final accounts.
* Experience of procuring major works sub contracts
* Professional membership of recognised institute e.g. RICS (desirable)
* Proficient in the use of Microsoft packages e.g. Excel, Word & PowerPoint
* Experience of managing, mentoring and developing staff.
Salary and benefits
* £60,000-£75,000 per annum
* Car allowance
* 26 days annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 3 days holiday)
* Private medical insurance for yourself (with the option to buy family cover)
* Life Assurance
* Defined contribution pension scheme matched up to 8%
* 2 days volunteering opportunities
* Flexible and Agile working (dependent on your role)
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and parental leave
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Professional membership fees
* Flexible Benefits scheme which includes the opportunity to purchase benefits such as:
o Critical illness insurance (with option to purchase for your partner)
o Dental Insurance
o Travel insurance
o Cycle to work scheme
o Retail vouchers/payroll giving/activity pass for top leisure attractions
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