I am recruiting for a prestigious housebuilder based in Surrey. The position on offer is for a Quantity Surveyor and is offering anywhere in the region of £40,000-£60,000 per annum (dependant on experience). Housebuilding experience in the UK is a necessity with this position. Experience with a PLC housebuilder for 3+ years is also preferred.
Please see below for some details on the role, including responsibilities and duties:
As part of this position, you will be reporting to and working alongside the Commercial Manager, holding responsibility for the commercial and surveying responsibilities for handling sites of up to 200 units. You must be able to effectively manage costs for the site, and ensure targets are met by managing and controlling the budget and valuations, including monthly updating of the estimated final costs, show absolute cost and value reconciliation.
You’ll be responsible for managing all sub-contractor procedures and processes, and materials and goods, if necessary, whilst always ensuring compliance with Group Policies and Procedures.
You will be expected to:
- Maintain all cost control procedures, and working within the guidelines set out within the company’s policies and procedures
- Be responsible for the compilation of all weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports as required.
- Be responsible for all cost control procedures, including managing and controlling the budget and valuations by always updating the estimated final costs, and having the ability to show absolute cost and value reconciliation
- Carry out forensic surveying duties alongside the Commercial Manager to correct and identify legacy issues
- Contribute to the conceptual designs/options to ensure the design is kept within the budgeted values
- Compile Site Start budget, liaising with all Departments to ensure document is completed on time to allow the construction to commence, and Sales to start marketing
- Lead the value engineering, including updating Group and Regional site review documents, to ensure we achieve best value
- Maintain budget control throughout development; and manage cost overruns within contingency levels
- Complete accurate costing for each aspect of site development
- Analyse and report on costs and cash flow using the support systems available
- Prepare tenders and procure sub-contractors, goods, and materials, using Group Procedures
- Compile subcontractor recommendations for approval
- Evaluate and agree variations and instructions, always aware of budgetary constraints, and ensuring that approval is obtained prior to agreement of variations more than the respective allowances
- Be aware of new materials and methods of construction which the business may employ
- Liaise with site personnel and subcontractors to maximise productivity
- Attend all project and team meetings as required, and present the Commercial position to the meeting
- Compile and Present valuations at Divisional valuation meetings
What you’ll need?
To be successful in the role, we are looking for:
- Must have a full understanding of current market conditions and rates
- Must be able to control cost to complete on all trades and on all provisions to ensure live cost certainly
- Highly numerate with excellent attention to detail, able to gather, interpret and present data to facilitate preparation of budgets and subsequent valuations
- Methodical, conscientious, and organised, works to deliver high standards
- Strong IT skills, working knowledge of computer systems within the commercial environment, i.e., project management/payment and valuation software
- Articulate, clear and credible, and able to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced environment
- Able to contribute towards the resolution of disputes, problems, and cost issues
- Able to work on own initiative, with the drive to take ownership of projects
If this role sounds to be of interest to you, please apply to the role with an updated copy of your CV and I will be in touch to discuss the position in detail.
