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Senior Quantity Surveyor - Refurbs

Howells Recruitment
Posted 7 hours ago, valid for 23 days
Location

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 8AG, England

Salary

£55,000 - £66,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is for a Senior Quantity Surveyor based in Cambridge, offering a competitive salary between £65K and £75K plus a benefits package.
  • The role involves managing commercial, financial, and contractual elements of projects related to planned maintenance and refurbishments in Social Housing.
  • Candidates should possess a degree or technical qualification along with Quantity Surveying experience with a main contractor, ideally with RICS or CIOB qualifications.
  • Strong commercial awareness and advanced Excel skills are essential, along with the ability to manage junior team members and deliver contracts on time and within budget.
  • The company offers hybrid working arrangements, with some travel to the London Head Office expected.

Senior Quantity SurveyorCambridge Based£65K - £75k + package

We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a leading contractor, who are currently enjoying a substantial period of growth due to recent contract wins. The role is working on planned maintenance and refurbishments including retrofitting within Social Housing, on behalf of Local Authority and Housing Association clients. This role is based in Cambridge and offers hybrid working, with some travel to London Head Office to be expected.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will take responsibility, ownership and accountability of the successful management of the commercial / financial and contractual elements of projects. You will control and maximise the company's profitability, protect the company's legal and contractual obligations under the contract and manage all day to day commercial issues.

Senior Quantity Surveyor Key responsibilities:

  • Provide commercial expertise to contracts, to include the production and submission of valuations, claims, budget monitoring, and contract/work-stream performance data
  • Support the authorisation and submission of project variations.
  • Maximise cash flow through the control, measurement (including quality) and valuation of work, and the invoicing of customers and payment of suppliers
  • Manage junior team members, supporting and developing them
  • Value work executed by sub-contractors and certify interim and final payments

Senior Quantity Surveyor Essential experience:

  • Degree or other technical qualification
  • Quantity Surveying experience with a main contractor
  • Strong commercial awareness
  • Proven track record delivering contracts on time and within budget
  • Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and V-Look Up
  • Data interrogation skills
  • Contractual awareness
  • Negotiating, communication & presentation skills
  • Knowledge of Supply Chain management
  • RICS / CIOB qualification - Preferred

Senior Quantity Surveyor Salary & Benefits:

You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believe the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the groups success. This is a permanent, full time role for which you will receive a highly competitive salary of up to £75k plus benefits package.

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