Quantity Surveyor

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.
  
  
• Understanding the principles of safety on sites and projects.
  
  
• Supporting the safety Director and safety team in the application of safety policy and practice.
  
  
• Ensuring that any safety concerns are addressed immediately with the support of the safety team and Directors as appropriate.
  
  
• Building strong working relationships with clients including social networking.
  
  
• Allocating work to sub-contractors including assistance with procurement when required.
  
  What you NEED
  
  
• Minimum GCSE, desirable HNC Level 4 Qualification in Construction/Building or equivalent.
  
  
• At least 1 years experience as a trainee/assistant Quantity Surveyor.
  
  
• Excellent computer skills, including Word and Excel.
  
  
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
  
  
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
  
  
• Demonstrate an extremely high level of confidentiality.
  
  
• Excellent organizational skills.
  
  
• Must be able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
  
  
• Must be able to gather and analyse information skillfully.
  
  
• Must be highly motivated and be willing to work hard.
  
  The Benefits
  
  
• You will receive an excellent package and have the opportunity to join a major civils contractor in the UK.
  
  
• You will have the opportunity for development and growth dependent on performanc