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Senior Quantity Surveyor - House Builder

Building Careers UK
Posted a day ago, valid for 21 days
Location

Manchester, Greater Manchester M24WU, England

Salary

£65,000 - £75,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Our client is a leading independently owned housebuilder in the UK, seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor (QS) for open market housing and timber frame projects.
  • The role requires managing the commercial team, handling contract issues, and overseeing subcontractor procurement and payments.
  • Candidates should have previous team management experience, preferably in a sub-contractor environment, with timber frame experience being desirable.
  • The position offers a competitive salary of £65,000 - £75,000 and requires a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
  • Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Commercial Specialist Mark Harris or apply with their CV.

Our client stands as one of the UK's leading independently owned housebuilders, boasting a stellar reputation for creating exceptional family homes across the country.

They are recruiting for Senior QS to join their business and work on open market housing and timber frame build projects.

Primary responsibilities to include:

  • Managing the commercial team across all contracts.
  • Dealing with all contract issues of a commercial nature.
  • Procurement of kit-erect subcontractors and the issue of subcontract documentation. On-going assessment of the same to ensure cost efficiency.
  • Managing, overseeing, processing and issuing regular subcontract payments.
  • Managing, overseeing, compiling, negotiating, and agreeing final accounts with main contractors and subcontractors.
  • Re-measurement of value related items, where necessary.
  • Maintenance of all files and records relating to our contracts and the issue of project documentation to contracts managers or supervisors as required.
  • Assisting the commercial team, our contract managers and supervisors with site related commercial issues from main contractors and subcontractors.
  • Attending pre-award meetings, where required.
  • Assisting with the compilation of Health and Safety documentation relating to our subcontractors.
  • Managing, overseeing retention recovery from the clients and main contractors.
  • Managing, overseeing CVR monitoring and interface with all other parts of the business on this (i.e. estimating, procurement, design, production, supervisor etc).
  • Regularly updating the Financial Director with regard to any commercial issues that may influence the financial position of contracts.

Skills and experience required:

  • Previous experience of managing a team
  • Previous experience working in a sub-contractor environment is preferred
  • Experience in the timber frame industry is desirable but not essential
  • Proficient in MS Office

Apply: If you're interested in this opportunity, then please get in touch today with our Commercial Specialist Mark Harris, or apply with your CV.

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