Quantity Surveyor Northampton/Hertfordshire Groundworks
The Client
This family run business has been in operation for almost 30 years, predominately in the residential groundworks sector. They have grown as a business to circa £400m and have satellite offices across the UK. They have a strong reputation with leading House Builders and continue to grow year on year.
The Role
* Regular site visits and liaising with the production team.
* Preparing and reviewing tenders with estimators and assisting with understanding the client's requirements to offer value engineering.
* Providing early cost advice to clients on variations and ensuring only authorised variations are undertaken.
* Offering technical advice on drawings and ensuring each projects have the correct documentation.
* Managing the end-to-end commercial aspects of the assigned projects to maximise value and collaborating with the Finance and Procurement departments accordingly.
* Ensuring all commercial accountabilities are undertaken in a timely manner, with a high degree of accuracy and measure.
* Analysing rates & prices and agreement of variations and / or compensation events as required.
* Identification and analysis of potential debt risks and negotiating financial reconciliation with third parties to provide reasonable solutions.
* Forecasting monthly and annual profit figures ensuring figures are maintained throughout the lifetime of the project.
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