Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor

Harrogate

£55,000 - £60,000 + Package

My client are is a privately owned, multi award winning construction and integrated support services business with 50 years’ experience. Building for generations and working with select clients nationally, the company offers a holistic range of services; acquire, design, build, operate and maintain.

Their contracts are primarily in the care, residential and education sectors; New Care and Back to the Garden Childcare, as well as supporting revered clients with their nationwide rollout programmes in the health care and food retail arenas.

Due to sustained growth we are now looking to recruit a Quantity Surveyor based out of our Altrincham office.

You will be working on a project in Harrogate.

Role Responsibilities

Client valuations including thorough measurement as work progresses, through to final account

Cash flow forecasts and monitoring against programme

Accurate valuation, forecasting and monitoring of site Preliminaries

Ensure full recovery and valuation of variations/instructions

Provision of timely and accurate documentation, warranties and the like, both internally and externally

Ensuring that the procurement of subcontractors is undertaken in a timely and cost effective manner

Administration of subcontractor contracts and accounts

Ensuring that payments/notices are issued in accordance with the Subcontract and Construction Act

Timely production of subcontract final accounts, including re-measurement and valuation of all variations as necessary to facilitate the optimum result

Keep the Managing Surveyor informed of the progress of both client and subcontractor accounts through to their finalisation, including the release of retentions

Compile monthly Cost/Value reconciliations and forecasts, including future risks and opportunities, and present to the senior management team

Ensure any commercial threats to projects are identified swiftly and communicated to the Managing Surveyor and all contractual notices are issued correctly and on time

Attend meetings and ensure that surveying information and cost advice is provided in an accurate, timely and proficient manner

Requirements 

Surveying Degree or equivalent qualification/experience

Experience of working for a Main Contractor

Design and build experience 

Excellent communication skills 

Experienced in commercially managing large scale projects 

Benefits

6% Employer Workplace Pension

25 days’ holiday + Statutory

Holiday ‘Buy Back’ scheme + bonus birthday holiday

Healthcare Scheme

1 days paid ‘Change the World’ volunteering day