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Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor
Location: Gloucestershire/Bristol area
Salary: £55,000 to £65,000 + car allowance, Bonus, Benefits
Sector: General Contracting - New build
Start Date: ASAP
The Company:
Our client is an established and successful regional main contractor with an established reputation within the South West market and beyond. Typical projects are new build from £5m - £15m across sectors including bespoke residential, Commercial and education. The company is financially secure with a strong pipeline of work and a healthy work life balance.
Senior Quantity Surveyor - The Role:
A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join the regional commercial team based based between home, office and site visits Gloiucester/Bristol areas You will be responsible for leading the day to day commercial aspects on a new build projects valued at £9million. This position will report to a Commercial Manager. Future prouects could be Residential, Care Homes or Comercial, Education.
Typical duties & responsibilities:
- To ensure optimum commercial return is achieved for the project.
- 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.
Senior Quantity Surveyor - The Person
- You will have solid experience with either a national or regional main contractor
- Reside within the Bristol, Gloucester areas
- Demonstrable experience of delivering commercial aspects of new build projects within budget and programme
- Experience in Main contracting is essential
- Experience managing a £7m project of larger as QS
- Experience in both residential and commercial sectors beneficial
- 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.
The Reward:
- Competitive salary
- Flexible/remote working policy
- Bonus scheme
- Company car allowance
- Company benefits package
- Varied and unique residential developments
- Continued local work within the South West region
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