Senior Quantity Surveyor
Coalville
£52k - £80k plus company car
An excellent opportunity for Quantity Surveyors to gain invaluable experience and to progress their career with a highly reputable construction company, within a high standards and high rewards environment. We are looking for a senior quantity surveyor to join our office in Coalville.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
* Understand the implications of health and safety regulations to the Company sites.
* Understand the principles of safety on site and ensure that any concerns are addressed immediately with the support of the safety team and/ or Directors as appropriate.
* Prepare and/ or review tenders with estimators assisting with understanding the client's requirements and offering value engineering.
* Value completed work and ensure timely payment.
* Understand construction issues, offer advice on drawings and works and ensure project has all current drawings/ up to date information to work from.
* Identify commercial risks and provide appropriate solution/ response.
* Undertake costs analysis working with Company buyers. Advise on procurement/ cost control.
Learn the Company procurement function and it’s interaction with site and impact on overall job cost and performance.
* Allocate work to sub-contractors including assistance with procurement when required Learn how to value completed work and arrange payments.
* Knowledge of various construction contracts.
* Assist with training and development of trainee Quantity Surveyors.
Requirements:
* Minimum 3 A-Levels at Grade B and above or equivalent BTEC.
* Minimum 3 years relevant and a background working with sub-contractors in residential groundworks.
* Proficient computer skills particularly in excel.
* General knowledge of contracts/ contractual terms.
* General reasoning ability and ability to take on new concepts quickly and efficiently.
* Good negotiation and management skills.
* Extremely high level of confidentiality and discretion.
* Understand the importance of establishing and maintaining positive client relationships.
Package:
* Company Car
* Discretional bonus scheme (this is based on Personal, Company and Regional Performance)
* Pension scheme
* 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with the length of service (we also offer the opportunity to buy extra annual leave)
* Group Life Insurance / Death in Service
* We have a Learning and Development department to support any professional development
* Progression opportunities (most of our Director’s started out as Trainee’s / QS’s)
* Employee Assistance Programme (employees get access to discounts, can get remote GP appointments ect)
If you are interested, please don’t hesitate to get in touch