This last year has been a fantastic year for sustainable growth locally and business-wide at Ian Williams. Bolstered and supported wholeheartedly by the internal promotion of our senior leadership team, this new era offers our people the chance to be a part of our sustainable future full of potential and opportunity.
Specifically in Birmingham, our Capital (Planned) works team is looking to grow. Having worked hard to secure long-term prosperous client relationships, our direct operations and commercial teams have a promising future ahead. The team invites a focused, hardworking, and commercially savvy Quantity Surveyor to join their goals.
We want to hear from likeminded individuals who understand the commitment and intricacies of managing important upgrading/refurbishment works in Housing. In return, Birmingham offers an honest, open, and supportive work environment with a drive and commitment to achieve success together as a team.
Benefits:
* Be part of the company profit share scheme (12% of base salary achieved last year).
* Car allowance of £6500, with a private mileage scheme and a fuel card.
* Enhanced employer pension contribution of up to 7% OR a savings scheme.
* Life, Medical, and Permanent Health Insurance.
* Annual leave, with options to buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year.
* Access to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity for health and wellbeing support, including free legal and financial advice.
* Annual pay reviews.
* Enhanced maternity/paternity pay.
* Training and development opportunities.
* Trade discounts from preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family, and Specsavers vouchers.
The Quantity Surveyor role:
You will actively tender, estimate, and measure on-site, therefore you will love building relationships, collaborating with commercial & operational colleagues, and delivering an excellent client service to a variety of private and public sector clients across Birmingham, Coventry & the West Midlands.
Specific tasks include:
* Being responsible for the financial and technical aspects of the contracts across all work streams, including procurement, invoicing, payments, cash flow, and cost control.
* Minimising costs where possible, maximising value, and making profit.
* Working with direct labour and subcontractors, ensuring all work issued has labour targets to return agreed profit performance.
* Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with the workforce, customers, subcontractors, suppliers, and clients.
* Producing monthly contract reports identifying commercial risks and opportunities to ensure correct contract planning valuations of the unit’s actual deliverables against the projected budget (CVRs).
What will you bring as a Quantity Surveyor:
* People Skills: As a genuine 'people person,' effective, open, and collaborative communication with clients, trade teams, and colleagues is second nature to you.
* Expertise: Whether you are an experienced Quantity Surveyor or an Assistant Surveyor ready for the next chapter, we want to hear from you. Demonstrable schedule of rates experience is advantageous.
* Ownership Mentality: Demonstrate your ownership of contracts, from estimating/tendering to cost control and CVR management through to final accounts. You will enjoy handling projects from cradle to grave, taking accountability at each step.
* Analytical & Organised: Bring your analytical skills and organisational prowess to the table.
About Ian Williams Ltd:
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We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date based on application volumes.
Ian Williams is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Ian Williams—it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all other characteristics that make us different.
We are delighted to have strong relationships with our preferred agencies; therefore, we politely request no agencies engage with us regarding this position.
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