Senior Quantity Surveyor - Peterborough, England
In a Nutshell… We have a new opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team within Vistry East Anglia, at our Peterborough office. This is a senior role and the successful candidate will have worked in a similar level role for a main contractor or developer within the region. You must be proven in commercial and risk management, have a reputation for integrity, maturity, and sound business judgement; be totally comfortable managing trainee and assistant surveyors; possess the creativity, commercial expertise, and commitment to successfully play an important role within the commercial and site teams.
Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you…
1. Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
2. Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
3. Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
4. Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
5. 2 Volunteering days per annum
6. Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
7. Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
8. Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
9. Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
10. Share save and share incentive schemes
11. Employee rewards portal with many more benefits
In return, what we would like from you…
1. Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
2. HNC in Surveying or Construction or equivalent
3. Experience of working within the Construction industry for a residential housing developer
4. Excellent IT, analytical and communication skills
5. Strong mathematical ability
6. Ability to assess and analyse information
7. Good business sense
8. Good understanding of budget management
9. Negotiating and networking skills
10. COINs user experience
11. Enthusiasm and flexibility
12. Able to work within a busy team and under pressure
13. Good team working skills
14. Accurate with an eye for detail
15. A methodical approach
16. Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it
17. HND or higher qualification
18. Professional membership of MCIOB or RICS preferable
19. National House builder experience
20. Different methods of construction i.e. Timber Frame
More about the Senior Quantity Surveyor role…
1. Strive to optimise the profitability of the Contracts.
2. Ensure that the Contracts achieve the optimum cashflow position.
3. Completion and compliance with required contract documentation including Performance Bonds, Parent Company Guarantees and Warranties.
4. Ensure that all contract documentation and sub-contract documentation is completed and stored centrally.
5. Compliance with Commercial and Company procedures through the Business Management System.
6. Presenting and agreeing the external valuation with the Client’s Representative.
7. Pricing and agreeing variations with the Client’s Representative.
8. Prepare and manage key and large risk subcontract accounts from inception to final accounts.
9. Subcontract procurement strategy and implementation.
10. Ensure the procurement of sub-contractors is in line with the Vistry Business Management System and that the packages cover the scope of the works.
Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us… We build more than homes, we’re making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality.
Shaping all we do; they empower us to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation, and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach.
Join us in making Vistry. #LI-HA1 Job Type: Full time, Permanent Department: Commercial Location Detail: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
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