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Position Managing Quantity Surveyor
Location Leeds, West Yorkshire
Salary 65,000 - 70,000 + package
Randstad are working alongside a renowned house builder who are known for building quality homes. They are seeking a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join their team!
The Commercial team deals with everything to do with cost-effective building, including quantity surveying, estimating, procurement and material buying.
Role and responsibilities
- Attend pre start, design team and any other relevant meeting as required. Input and maintain any computer based estimating database or systems
- Be aware of new materials and methods of construction which would assist the business in maintaining or increasing its targets, and report on same
- Prepare estimates of all construction costs, including all site abnormalities, professional fees, site management costs and preliminaries. Input of all development costs into appraisals/viability's. Support 'value engineering' exercises at appraisal/pre-start stage.
- Provide information for all land purchase exercises
- Identify specific scheme abnormality's, prepare estimates of all prime costs, co-ordinate input of all development costs into appraisals/viability's, input into "value engineering" exercise at appraisal/pre-start stage, input and maintain master appraisal costs
- Liaise with all Departments as necessary to achieve a viable final cost position
- Prepare Group viability's for all acquisitions
- Calculate all prime costs on developments within the business, reporting any movements in costs since the preparation of the land purchases exercise
- Prime costs to include but not restricted to house pricing, labour costs, site work operations and remediation work, up to commencement on site
Skills & Requirements
- Industry related business qualification with a valid CSCS card
- Must have the ability to manage a team
- Methodical, conscientious and organised, works to deliver high standards
- Articulate, clear and credible, and able to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced environment
- Wide experience in the discipline within the house building industry
- Strong knowledge of Building Regulations, NHBC and Health and Safety requirements etc.
- Professional and pleasant manner in dealing with internal and external customers
Benefits
Competitive Salary
Competitive Bonus Scheme
Private Medical Cover - Single Cover
Company Car or Cash Allowance
Annual Medical Health Assessment
26 days' holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years' continuous service up to 29 days)
Choice of Flexible Benefits
Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
If this position is of interest, click apply!
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
