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Our tier 1 contractor client are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their Facades team based out of Solihull/Uxbridge.
The end client works across all sectors in construction operating throughout London and the South East. They develop bespoke solutions to precisely meet customer's specific requirements, whilst offering a high quality and professional service from bid to completion stages.
Responsibilities
- Attending tender handover meetings on secured projects and take responsibility for all relevant cost information.
- Form contract budgets from tender information calculating total profit/loss forecasts.
- Carry out monthly budget monitoring, updating budget for works in progress
- Providing interim cost and value reconciliation, monitoring cashflows for projects on Oracle.
- Preparation and agreement of interim Applications for Payment and Final Accounts, all aspects of measurement
- Procurement of subcontractors, including obtaining agreement on rates, measurements and placing subcontract orders.
- Preparation and compilation of subcontract documentation with appropriate orders.
- Implement subcontract payment controls, evaluating contract works, variations, materials, contra charges and claims.
- Recording confirmed verbal instructions that have a cost and/or time effect to ensure their recovery.
- Miscellaneous procedures, including notices to subcontractors for payment, general correspondence, and office administration.
- keeping record keeping of site progress, with photographs, written records, marked up drawings and collection of data together, ensuring compliance with company procedures.
- Monitoring progress and reporting on delays with Notices of Delay to Client, including preparation and submission of prolongation costs for payment.
- Liaise and co-ordinate with all business unit departments to improve all levels of communication to benefit and develop the companies' objectives.
Qualifications/skills/experience
- Strong commercial and technical knowledge to align with key accountabilities.
- Proven Track record of managing commercial staff across multiple sites.
- Experience of residential and commercial sectors using differing construction systems.
- Motivational individual - good leadership qualities.
- Aware of individual Health and Safety responsibilities and adheres to company health and safety policy and procedures.
- Good sound contract knowledge and experience in various subcontract types
- Managerial experience - track record of managing commercial staff across multiple sites.
- Experience in BMS and associated commercial procedures i.e. cost reporting.
- Sound contract knowledge of JCT and Industry Standard Contracts.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety procedures and policies.
- Experience of PLC policies and procedures relating to BMS / Quality / Employment.
Benefits
- Competitive salary (open to QS/SQS levels - 45-70k range)
- Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
- A wide range of corporate discounts
- Cycle to Work schemes
- Comprehensive pension plan
- Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
- Private medical scheme options
- Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
