Senior Quantity Surveyor
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| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Inverness |
| Area | Inverness, Scotland |
| Sector | Construction - Quantity Surveying |
| Salary | Salary Dependant on Experience |
| Currency | GBP |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | remoteapi |
| Job Ref | 160617 |
- Description
- Our client, one of the largest independently owned construction, infrastructure and support services companies in the UK have an exciting vacany for a Senior Quantity Surveyor.
Our well established client hold a strong confirmed order book, diverse income streams and a dedicated, expert workforce.
Covering the entire built environment lifecycle, they operate throughout the UK, with offices across Scotland and the North and Midlands of England. This comprises of 21 businesses, directly employing over 2000 people. A strong entrepreneurial culture – built on the foundations of innovation, productivity and sustainability – permeates the group.
This role will be working for their base in Inverness.
Responsibilities:
- Liaise with the operational management team and advise on all matters relating to Contract and Commercial issues
- Maintain accurate financial control systems and report monthly on Cost/Value Reconciliation
- Liaise with and advise on all financial aspects of contracts, ensuring that valuations are maximised, certified and paid on time
- Monitor progress on site and take a lead issuing required notices in accordance with contract procedures and timescales
- Prepare forecasts of cost and value of all trades including Preliminaries, monitor and report on same
- Prepare Preliminaries budgets in association with contract staff, monitor and report on same
- Ensure that all quotations are carefully vetted and comply with the specification ensuring that the most competitive bids are obtained
- Ensure that regular meetings are held to agree variations and not left to the final account stage
- Assist with estimating as and when required
- Ensure that tenders are accurate and delivered on time
- Manage subcontractors accounts accurately and effectively to enhance contract performance
- Identify the training and development needs of staff and provide the necessary support and action when required
- Assist the Contracts Manager, as required, securing labour, materials and Sub-contractors to ensure that contracts are completed on time and within budget
- Ensure work is carried out in accordance with the Company’s Health and Safety Policy & Quality Manual
- At all times to represent the company in the best possible way, be courteous and professional working to the highest ethical standards
- Ad hoc duties assigned by your line manager in connection with operational requirements ensuring works are completed within required time frames
Qualifications:
- Good level of computer literacy
- IT literacy including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Email
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Basic Health & Safety skills
- Budget Compilation & Management
- Analytical & problem solving skills
- Ability to chair meetings
- Sales and negotiating skills
- Objective setting
- Methodical approach to tasks undertaken
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Degree in Quantity Surveying, or equivalent
- Valid CSCS card
- To work closely with Project Manager to maintain accurate Budget reporting
- To work pro-actively within site team and mentor/train junior members of Commercial staff.
- Having worked on more than one project at any given time. Handled D&B projects.
- Broad construction knowledge required across all trades/disciplines to ensure "Value Engineering" is maximised to the companies benefit.
This is a permenent vacancy with working hours for this role are 38.75 hours per week.
For further information please contact Tina Mason on 01463 701080 or please forward your current CV for consideration.
