Senior Quantity Surveyor
D&B Residential Scheme, Manchester
Permanent
Excellent Salary and package on offer and opportunities for career progression
My client are a Housing Contractor working in partnership with build to rent investors, Registered Landlords and Local Authorities delivering private rental and affordable housing for local communities across the North West.
They are looking to appoint a Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage budgets on housing schemes in the North West.
Reporting to the Head of Commercial your role will be to provide a full range of cost control and financial reporting duties on all aspects of construction work undertaken. Duties include:
- Attend pre-design meetings to advise on all areas that have cost implication
- Check all contract drawings to identify errors, omissions, anomalies, and areas where unnecessary costs may arise.
- Prepare all tender documentation and letters, including carrying out preliminary checks on subcontractors.
- Prepare Site Budget - carry out analysis of quotations resulting from tender enquiry; assesses Site Staff levels and build programmes with the Construction Director to ascertain preliminary costs; collates all cost information and prepares budget for approval
- Arrange and adjudicate Pre-site start meeting and prepares stage payment schedule to assist in the financing of the works.
- Placing Subcontractor Orders; Interviews and checks references on selected subcontractors; carry out pre-order meetings including all necessary Health and Safety requirements; finalises tender sum and agrees a stage payment schedule for payment purposes; prepare all contract documentation and places order.
- Variation Orders and Development Changes; provides cost advice on major variations prior to issue; issue revised contract drawings to subcontractors; negotiate cost of variations including liaison between Buyers and Build Managers; provide a full range of pricing information for purchaser's extras.
- Cost Reporting - Checks all costs posted to each contract; collate and reconcile all costs resulting from subcontract works, variation orders, site instructions, material order and preliminary / running costs; provides monthly analysis of costs and identify possible areas of over expenditure at future dates.
- Subcontractor Payments -check, agree and obtain necessary authorisation for passing payments for all elements of subcontractor works; agrees final accounts with subcontractors.
- Ensure all works have been carried out within budget and analyses costs to assist on future estimates.
Skills and experience required:
- An appropriate Quantity Surveying qualification and a good all-round knowledge of construction technology and the industry is essential.
- Computer literate, number and have good negotiating skills.
- Strong personal organisational skills
- Ability to work in isolation but also as part of a team within a growing business
- Knowledge and understanding of JCT D&B Contracts preferable.
The company have plans to triple in size over the next 3-4 years leading to numerous opportunities for career progression.
If you are interested in becoming part of their planned growth and working with a team of experienced professionals please contact Deena at Fawkes & Reece for a confidential chat.