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Senior Quantity Surveyor

Howells Recruitment
Posted 3 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire LU7 0QU, England

Salary

£60,000 - £72,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • A leading contractor in Basingstoke is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor with a salary range of £60K - £65K.
  • The role involves managing commercial, financial, and contractual elements of reactive maintenance projects in the Social Housing sector.
  • Candidates should have experience working with a main contractor and possess strong commercial awareness, along with advanced Excel skills.
  • The position requires a degree or technical qualification and a proven track record of delivering contracts on time and within budget.
  • The company values the strengths and skills of its employees, offering a permanent, full-time role with opportunities for professional development.

Senior Quantity SurveyorBasingstoke£60K - £65k

We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a leading contractor based in Basingstoke, who are currently enjoying a substantial period of growth due to recent contract wins. The role is working on reactive maintenance within Social Housing, on behalf of Local Authority and Housing Association clients.

As the Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will take responsibility, ownership and accountability of the successful management of the commercial / financial and contractual elements of projects. You will control and maximise the company's profitability, protect the company's legal and contractual obligations under the contract and manage all day to day commercial issues.We are looking for Quantity Surveyors with experience working within the Social Housing sector, either at a Senior level, or Quantity Surveyors looking to step up into their first Senior role.

Senior Quantity Surveyor - Key responsibilities:

  • Provide commercial expertise to contracts, to include the production and submission of valuations, claims, budget monitoring, and contract/work-stream performance data.
  • Support the authorisation and submission of project variations.
  • Maximise cash flow through the control, measurement (including quality) and valuation of work, and the invoicing of customers and payment of suppliers.
  • Manage junior team members, supporting and developing them.
  • Value work executed by sub-contractors and certify interim and final payments.

Senior Quantity Surveyor Essential experience:

  • Degree or other technical qualification
  • Quantity Surveying experience with a main contractor
  • Strong commercial awareness
  • Proven track record delivering contracts on time and within budget
  • Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and V-Look Up
  • Data interrogation skills
  • Contractual awareness
  • Negotiating, communication & presentation skills
  • Knowledge of Supply Chain management

Senior Quantity Surveyor Salary & Benefits:

You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believe the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the groups success. This is a permanent, full time role for which you will receive a highly competitive salary of £60K - £65k.

Please apply online now or call Paul on for more information.

Applications

If you feel that you have the relevant experience to be successful in this position and would like to find out more please apply online today attaching a copy of your current CV. Alternatively contact us on . Howells are an Equal Opportunities employer. All applications will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. Howells acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.