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Title: Managing Quantity Surveyor
Location: Exeter
Salary: £75,000 - £88,000 + car allowance
Sector: Main contractor, Residential
Start Date: ASAP
Managing Quantity Surveyor - The Company:
Our client is a very successful and sought after residential main contractor with an established reputation within the South West market and far beyond. Typical projects are mid to high volume residential developments of 3,4 and 5 bed houses and blocks of apartments both private and affordable housing dwellings.
Managing Quantity Surveyor - The Role:
A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor or existing Managing QS to join and lead a regional commercial team. You will be responsible for leading the day to day commercial delivery of between 2-5 projects across the South West via a team of Quantity Surveyors. This position will report to a Commercial Manager.
Typical duties & responsibilities:
- To ensure optimum commercial return is achieved for projects
- Prepare the cost / value reconciliation reports accurately
- Prepare and agree interim valuations at the agreed dates to gain the best commercial advantage for the company.
- Agree final accounts with subcontractors to maximise project margins.
- Ensure sub contract orders are prepared in accordance with company procedure with reference to the date given on the procurement schedules and / or in accordance with the contract programme having achieved the appropriate approvals.
- Maintain control of sub contractor`s accounts and minimise the cost of any variations.
- Manage subcontracts in terms of valuation and correspondence.
- To carry out duties as quantity surveyor on projects as instructed.
- To ensure optimum commercial return is achieved for the project in their control.
- Prepare or assist with cost / value reconciliation reports on a monthly basis accurately reporting the forecast final financial position of the project.
- Prepare turnover cash flow forecasts as directed by line manager at the commencement of all projects, updating as required and recording actual valuation achieved against forecast.
- Lead and managing Assistant, intermediate and Senior level Quantity Surveyors day to day.
Managing Quantity Surveyor - The Person
- You will have solid experience with either a national or regional house builder, or ideally residential focused main contractor
- Demonstrable experience of delivering residential projects within budget and programme
- Proven experience in managing quantity surveyors
- Innovative - ability to identify better ways of doing things
- A good team player, someone who wants to be part of a growing business to achieve common goals.
- Commutable between Bristol and Somerset
Managing Quantity Surveyor - The Reward:
- Competitive salary between £(phone number removed) plus car allowance
- Pension, annual leave, DIS
- Varied and unique residential developments
- Career progression path
- Continued local work within the South West region
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