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Job Title: Quantity Surveyor
Location: Cardiff
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000
Type: Permanent Full time
Start Date: Immediately (flexible for notice periods)
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Quantity Surveyor to join our expanding team. As a Quantity Surveyor, you will play a key role in ensuring the financial success of our projects, managing cost estimations, and supporting the project delivery process from inception through to completion.
Duties
- Cost Estimation: Prepare accurate and competitive cost estimates for a wide range of construction projects, with a particular focus on External Wall Insulation (EWI) and refurbishment works.
- Budget Management: Monitor project budgets, ensuring projects are delivered within financial targets and identifying cost-saving opportunities.
- Contract Administration: Manage contract negotiations, variations, and change orders while maintaining accurate and up-to-date project records.
- Cost Reporting: Provide regular cost reports and forecasts to senior management and project teams, ensuring financial performance is aligned with client expectations.
- Risk & Value Management: Identify and mitigate potential risks while seeking opportunities for value engineering and innovation to reduce costs without compromising quality.
- Subcontractor Liaison: Develop and maintain relationships with subcontractors and suppliers, managing procurement, and ensuring value for money.
- Site Visits & Assessments: Conduct regular site visits to assess progress and ensure that the works are being executed as per the project scope, budget, and schedule.
- Compliance & Standards: Ensure that all activities are carried out in accordance with SERS Ltd’s health and safety, quality, and sustainability standards.
Skills and experience
- Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within the construction industry, particularly with experience in refurbishment, insulation, or energy efficiency projects.
- Strong understanding of cost estimation, contract law, and financial management in construction.
- Experience with major capital projects and external wall insulation works is highly desirable.
- Proficiency in quantity surveying software and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with project teams, clients, and suppliers.
- A degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a related discipline is preferred.
- Membership with RICS or an equivalent professional body is advantageous.
What the client offers
We provide a dynamic work environment where your contribution is valued. Join a team that is dedicated to making a positive impact on the communities we serve, with opportunities for career growth and development.
About the Client
Our client is a leading contractor specializing in the installation, repair, and maintenance of External Wall Insulation (EWI) and major capital projects. With over 25 years of experience, we transform homes and communities, reducing fuel poverty and improving energy efficiency in residential properties nationwide.
Next Steps:
Apply to this Job Title role through this advert. If you would like more information about this role, please contact the construction team on (phone number removed)
If successful, you will need to digitally register with our agency (if you haven’t already done so). If you have not been contacted regarding your application within 7 days please assume that you have not been successful. We will however retain your application for any future roles for which you may be suitable.
About Regional Recruitment Services – A Recruitment Agency in Leicester
This position is advertised by Regional Recruitment Services Ltd, an award-winning independent recruitment agency that has been operating since 2008. We offer permanent, temporary and contract jobs within the Commercial, Construction, Industrial and Engineering sectors. To view all of our positions available throughout the United Kingdom, please visit our website ((url removed)).
