Quantity Surveyor

Stroud, Gloucestershire
Foresight Search Ltd

Title: Quantity Surveyor

Location: Stroud

Salary: £45,000 to £55,000 + car allowance

Sector: Framework contracts, Maintenance and Refurbishment

Start Date: Immediate

The Company:

Our client is an ambitious and fast growing regional main contractor with an established reputation within the South West market and beyond from their regional office in Bristol and Stroud. Typical projects are maintenance (kitchen & bathoroms, painting, roofing, internals, externals) and refurbishment projects across commercial and residential sectors as part of large framework contracts.

Quantity Surveyor – The Role:

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join the regional commercial team. You will be responsible for assisting in the day to day commercial aspects of one or more tenders or projects. This position will report to a Commercial Manager. The role has excellent progression opportunity and great financial benefits

Typical duties & responsibilities:

• To ensure optimum commercial return is achieved for the project.
• Take offs. measurments, estimating
• Prepare the cost / value reconciliation reports accurately
• Prepare and agree interim valuations at the agreed dates to gain the best commercial advantage for the company.
• Agree final accounts with subcontractors to maximise project margins.
• Ensure sub contract orders are prepared in accordance with company procedure with reference to the date given on the procurement schedules and / or in accordance with the contract programme having achieved the appropriate approvals.
• Maintain control of sub contractor s accounts and minimise the cost of any variations.
• Manage subcontracts in terms of valuation and correspondence.
• To carry out duties as quantity surveyor on projects as instructed.
• To ensure optimum commercial return is achieved for the project in their control.
• Prepare or assist with cost / value reconciliation reports on a monthly basis accurately reporting the forecast final financial position of the project.
• Prepare turnover cash flow forecasts as directed by line manager at the commencement of all projects, updating as required and recording actual valuation achieved against forecast.

Quantity Surveyor – The Person

• You will ideally either have HND or degree
• Experience with either a national or regional main contractor
• Demonstrable experience of delivering refurbishment projects or maintenance projects beneficial
• Experience workiing to NHF rates is desireable (of other shedule of rates)
• Innovative – ability to identify better ways of doing things
• A good team player, someone who wants to be part of a growing business to achieve common goals.

The Reward:

• Competitive salary
• Bonus scheme
• Company car allowance
• Company benefits package
• Varied and unique residential developments
• Continued local work within the South West region

Please contact Foresight Search for more information on this, or any other vacancy (phone number removed)