Quantity Surveyor

• Candidate required: Quantity Surveyor – Main Contracting
• Job Type: Permanent
• Start date: Immediate 
• Industry: Construction professionals South
• Location: Winchester
• Salary & package dependant on experience: £DOE

The role & about the client:

On behalf of our client, ITS Building People (Southampton) are searching for a Quantity Surveyor  to join a dynamic and forward-thinking Main Contractor based in Winchester. Due to sustained and continuous growth as well as an order book stretching well past 2024 they are looking to add to their Commercial team. The successful Surveyor would be responsible for Design and Build/Refurbishment projects across Commercial, Education, Health Care and Leisure sectors including new build and refurbishment projects up to £7M.
 
Key Responsibilities
 
• Have an understanding on the JCT Standard and D&B forms of contract.
• Have both new build, refurbishment and design & build experience on commercial projects
• Excellent IT skills with ability to use Excel & Word to generate documents.
• Able to communicate effectively with clients, architects and other professionals as well as sub-contractors and suppliers.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.

Specific Duties

• Be responsible for maintaining budget control throughout the project programme.
• Procurement and appointment of sub-contractors / suppliers
• Monitoring of sub-contractor accounts through the final account agreement
• Processing sub-contractor payments
• Producing weekly cash flow forecasts
• Producing monthly cost reports for presentation to the Directors.
• Agreeing valuations with clients/PQS’s including the monitoring and pricing of variations.
• Assist with Estimating when required
 
The ideal candidate
 
The ideal candidate will have previous experience working as a Quantity Surveyor within the sectors the client operate in
 
Essential Qualifications/ experience required/ specific requirements for the role:

• – Construction/Building related HNC or higher qualification (Or equivalent)
• – New build and Fit Out/Refurbishment experience
• – Excellent communication skills in both written and verbal form.
• – Produce accurate commercial reports.
• – Ability to use a range of IT packages including Microsoft Office.
• – Good time management
• – Ability to make decisions within authority.
• – Able to read, understand and measure from Working Drawings.

Training/Progression opportunities:

• Future opportunities to progress into Senior Quantity Surveyor level role

 
Where a range of rate of pay is quoted the level of experience, qualifications & related training required is the minimum required in order to qualify for the lowest rate of pay quoted.
 
How to apply:
 
Please send an up-to-date CV in strict confidence or contact me on 02380 2380600/07586 086766
 
The ITS Group is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. You and any job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We welcome all applicants and are committed to an inclusive environment for all.