Senior Quantity Surveyor

£60,000 - £80,000 – Hybrid 3 days in the office

Northampton

We are working with a leading House Builder, and they have asked Alexander Associates to invite applications for the position of Senior Quantity Surveyor.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for monitoring and controlling expenditure on all the company’s developments by controlling the “cost of sales”, as well as ensuring that all Group Commercial policies and procedures are adhered to within the company. The Senior Quantity Surveyor is responsible for Procurement, Payments, Valuations and administration of Health and Safety procedures.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

With assistance from Commercial Manager / Chief Quantity Surveyor, prepare subcontract Enquiry List for approval by Head of Commercial, Head of Construction and Head of Customer Services.
Prepare full enquiry pack, collating all tender information, ensuring fully compliant tender packs are issued.
Analyse tenders upon return to ensure compliant bids are received.
Prepare detailed breakdown of build cost included within land acquisition pack.
Prepare tender analysis comparing individual tenders against each other and against build cost within land acquisition pack.
Prepare tender authority sheet including recommendation to Head of Commercial for placing sub-contract order.
For new contractors, ensure they are SMAS approved.
Issue a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire to all new subcontractors and update where appropriately for existing subcontractors, as the questionnaire is only valid for 2 years.
Ensure sub-contractor weekly and monthly applications for payment are analysed and checked.
Issue payless notices for differences between applied and certified amounts within the relevant timelines.
Prepare interim payments for approval by Commercial Manager / Head of Commercial.