Quantity Surveyor

Thornbury, Gloucestershire
Foresight Search Ltd

Title: Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor (DOE)

Location: Bristol to Gloucestershire

Salary: £55000 to £70,000 + car allowance, Bonus, Benefits

Sector: General Contracting – New build

Start Date: ASAP

Quantity Surveyor – The Company:

Our client is an established and successful regional main contractor with an established reputation within the South West market and beyond. Typical projects are new build from £5m – £12m across sectors including Commercial and Care Homes. The company is financially secure with a strong pipeline of work and a healthy work life balance. Excelent progression opportunity!

Quantity Surveyor – The Role:

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join the regional commercial team based based between home, office and site visits Gloiucester/Bristol areas. You will be responsible for leading the day to day commercial aspects on a build project valued at £5-10million. This position will report to a Commercial Manager. Future projects could be Residential, Care Homes or Comercial, Education.

Typical duties & responsibilities:

• To ensure optimum commercial return is achieved for the project.
• Prepare the cost / value reconciliation reports accurately
• Prepare and agree interim valuations at the agreed dates to gain the best commercial advantage for the company.
• Agree final accounts with subcontractors to maximise project margins.
• Ensure sub contract orders are prepared in accordance with company procedure with reference to the date given on the procurement schedules and / or in accordance with the contract programme having achieved the appropriate approvals.
• Maintain control of sub contractor s accounts and minimise the cost of any variations.
• Manage subcontracts in terms of valuation and correspondence.
• To carry out duties as quantity surveyor on projects as instructed.
• To ensure optimum commercial return is achieved for the project in their control.
• Prepare or assist with cost / value reconciliation reports on a monthly basis accurately reporting the forecast final financial position of the project.
• Prepare turnover cash flow forecasts as directed by line manager at the commencement of all projects, updating as required and recording actual valuation achieved against forecast.

Quantity Surveyor – The Person

• You will have solid experience with either a national or regional main contractor
• Reside within the Bristol, Gloucester areas
• Demonstrable experience of delivering commercial aspects of new build projects within budget and programme
• Experience in Main contracting is essential
• Experience managing a £5m project of larger as QS
• Experience in both residential and commercial sectors beneficial
• Innovative – ability to identify better ways of doing things
• A good team player, someone who wants to be part of a growing business to achieve common goals.

Quantity Surveyor – The Reward:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible/remote working policy
• Bonus scheme
• Company car allowance
• Company benefits package
• Varied and unique residential developments
• Continued local work within the South West region

Please contact Foresight Search for more information on this, or any other vacancy (phone number removed)