Senior Quantity Surveyor

Bristol, Gloucestershire
Foresight Search Ltd

Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor

Location: Bristol (South)

Salary: 60,000 to 65,000 + 5k car allownace + benefits

Sector: Social Housing Maintenance

Start Date: Immediate

Senior Quantity Surveyor – The Company:

Our client is an ambitious, stable and fast growing Property Services main contractor with an established reputation within the South West market from their regional offices. Typical projects are Social Housing maintenance works as part of framework agreemets using NHF Schedule of Rates.

Senior Quantity Surveyor – The Role:

A fantastic, exciting opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor who will be responsible for managing all commercial aspects of contracts across Bristol, Gloucester, Stroud and Reading. We are looking for someone with experience in managing contracts in the social housing sector, and able to negotiate pricing with contractors, pull together quotes for ad hoc works, measure jobs using NHF, validating subcontractor claims, issuing PO’s and reporting both internal & external progress and value at a detailed level. Taking responsibility for the whole commercial function of a contract or contracts while optimising margins, managing WIP and following business processes.

The role will involve working closely with Operations Managers, their teams and clients for all commercial activity relating to the contracts as well as supporting other areas of the business as required.

Working out of our Bristol office, you will be wholly responsible for all commercial elements of running these contracts and supporting the operational teams, including cost modelling, invoicing, cost reconciliation and supply chain procurement & management along with all reporting responsibility

Responsibilities:

• Procurement & management of subcontractors
• Measurement of completed works using SoR’s and basket rates for planned work
• Ensuring timely and accurate composition and production of applications, invoices and final accounts
• Commercial negotiation with clients to agree value for completed works
• Management of the commercial reporting for the contracts assigned to you; CVR reviews, monthly reporting to SMT & Board as required
• Ensure all job costs are charged correctly including timesheets, purchase invoices and subcontractor costs
• Liaise with clients both internal and external in relation to your contracts and prepare, produce and present all required reports and documentation as requested. Actively manage margin within business targets and expectations
• Management / overseeing commercial staff within your regions staff ranging from commercial admin to QS level
• Ensuring compliance with the Company’s policies and procedures in respect of Health, Safety, the Environment, LIBMS, I.T and Human Resources.
• Delivering all reporting and commercial analysis relevant to an Open Book/Target Cost Model as needed
• Costing and presenting pricing and analysis internally to senior management and to the client
• Managing cash forecasting for the assigned contracts

Quantity Surveyor – The Person

• NHF experience ideally in the Social Housing sector.
• Experience in running contracts from a commercial perspective independently.
• A strong background in contractor commercial reporting, planning and forecasting.
• Managing costs and working with varied cost models – including basket rates and NHF, SoR’s
• Knowledge and understanding of measurement and valuation including use of schedule of rates and open book.
• Commercial skills to maximise value recovery and control cost
• Good communication and time management skills
• Excellent IT skills including advanced knowledge particularly in Excel, and other Microsoft packages (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook etc.)
• Experience of oneserve management software beneficial but not essential
• Experience of managing and improving internal and external relationships and conflict handling
• Understanding of KPI drivers internally and for Clients

Quantity Surveyor – The Reward:

• Annual salary of 60k – 65k (depending on experience)
• 25 days holiday a year + BH’s
• 5,000 car allowance
• Some flexible working
• Pension

Please contact Foresight Search for more information on this, or any other vacancy