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Quantity Surveyor

Winner Recruitment
Posted a month ago, valid for 8 days
Location

Bishop Auckland, Durham DL14, England

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Our well-established client is seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor with a salary of £45,000 to £55,000 per year.
  • The role requires at least 5 years of experience in a similar position, preferably with a specialist sub-contractor.
  • Key responsibilities include preparing valuations, managing subcontractor payments, and contributing to financial reports.
  • The ideal candidate should possess strong communication skills and a proactive approach to cost control and reporting.
  • Experience in cladding is preferred, along with the ability to supervise and train assistant QS staff.

Our well established client is looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor

SurveyorJob Summary / Key Responsibilities:

  • Preparing and agreeing valuations with clients and ensuring payments are received in accordance with subcontract agreements.
  • Preparing accurate take off of material quantities from drawings.
  • Follow procedures to ensure proper allocation of job cost.
  • Pricing of contract variations.
  • Preparing subcontractor payment certificates, calculation and allocation of subcontractor payments and updating spreadsheets accordingly.
  • Assist in the control of supply chain ensuring full visibility of liabilities.
  • Issue of subcontract enquiries, comparison of quotes, undertake negotiations and placing of comprehensive orders.
  • Contribute to the formulation of monthly financial reports.
  • Negotiation and agreement of final accounts with main contractor QS.
  • Cash flow forecasting across all contracts to project company turnover.
  • Liaising with estimating, design, purchasing and contracts teams to ensure any changes and potential cost overspends are identified as soon as practicable, ensuring costs are recovered and future overspends avoided wherever possible.
  • Working with the Commercial manager to provide cost control and reporting on individual contracts, as well as overview and cost management of all contracts.
  • Supervision and training of assistant / trainee QS.
  • General administration duties as required.

Knowledge and skills:

  • Confident personality with the ability to communicate across all disciplines and at all levels within the organisation.
  • Previous experience of working for a specialist sub-contractor essential.
  • Cladding knowledge preferred.
  • Pro-active, flexible approach with an ability to work to deadline

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