Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor

My clients are looking to appoint a Quantity Surveyor on a permanent basis to be based at their regional office in Leeds. My clients projects include housing, extra care & retirement living projects.

The successful candidate will be expected to be responsible for overall commercial management of several construction schemes.


Key Accountabilities:

- Build working relationships with supply chain, consultants, and clients where appropriate.
- Procurement of sub-contractors in line with target programme and company policy
- Contract administration of sub-contracts
- Timely and accurate assessment and payment of sub-contractors' applications and issue of payment notifications to sub-contractor
- Measurement of quantities both on site and from drawings, where required
- Timely and accurate evaluation of variations/provisional sum expenditure and monitoring of the same
- Civils -Weekly direct labour & plant subcontractor payments if required
- Accurate production of internal valuations, sub-contract liabilities and cost value reconciliations in line with the Commercial reporting timetable
- Ensure good quality & accurate records are maintained
- Delay identification/notification/ in tandem with project team
- Effective change management in line with contract
- Manage and minimise non recoverable costs on projects
- Price and effectively agree all project variations


Experience & Qualifications:

- Relevant HND, Degree in Quantity Surveying, Built environment or equivalent, desirable
- Minimum of three years' experience working on projects within construction sector
- Working knowledge of contract conditions such as NEC,JCT
- Proficient in the use of MS Office
- Appropriate CSCS card -desirable
- Valid Driving licence


On offer is a very attractive salary, car package, annual bonus, generous holiday allowance, contributory pension scheme and life assurance. For more information on this role please contact Hayden Tucker-White on the number supplied or via email on (url removed)