Our construction clients based in Hampshire have an exciting opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join their growing team.
The main duties of the Quantity Surveyor will be as follows:
- Seek to minimise the cost and risk of a construction project and enhance value for money, while still achieving the required legal standards and quality.
- Prepare forecasts, estimates and costs of the work when the project is in progress, keep track of variations to the contract that may affect costs/time and create reports to show profitability.
- Be involved in every stage of the project from preconstruction to final account from a commercial aspect.
- Client engagement, attend meetings, produce and agree valuations and cash flows when required. Identify and price variations and agree with client QS.
- Procure subcontractors, negotiate price, produce order, management of SC from first contact to final account including payments and variations, production and agreement of final account
Ideal skills & Experience:
- Ideal experience working with end users
- Verbal and written communication, including ability to listen to determine client needs, communicating them to the construction crew and preparing reports
- Numerical and data analysis skills
- Customer service for client satisfaction
- Analytical thinking and problem solving
- Understanding of engineering science, construction and technology
- Understanding of current building, health and safety regulations
Working hours: Mon – Thurs 08:00am – 5:00pm – Friday 08:00 – 4:00pm
Working hours will depend on if you are out visiting site, or office based. Travel to site will be required.