Quantity Surveyor

The role & about the client:

On behalf of our client, ITS Building People (Southampton) are searching for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join a five star house builder in Berkshire

Due to sustained and continuous growth they are looking to add to their commercial team.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Produce draft budgets and site start budgets for each site allocated
• Produce quarterly valuations and complete material ‘cost to complete’ exercises for each site the Quantity Surveyor is responsible for.
• Produce sub-contract payments and final accounts, ensuring that the sub-contractor has signed these off.
• Produce sub-contract orders, ensuring they are authorised by the authorised representative, together with all necessary documentation to comply with Group Commercial Policy.
• Complete on-site measurements and assess payments to contractors.
• Attend and contribute to various meetings, such as pre-order meetings, quarterly valuation meetings and project review meetings with senior management, construction team as well as external contractors.
• Manage all sub-contract orders on site, meeting sub-contractors as and when required.
• Maintain trade specifications.
• Price customer extras and liaise with sales department as necessary.
• Manage Professional Fees Budget.
• Assist with material buying when required.
• Assist the Estimator and / or Commercial Manager with take-off’s for land appraisals when required

The ideal candidate

They require a candidate with excellent analytical, numerical, presentational, and interpersonal skills, who should be willing to take responsibility, build strong client relationships and demonstrate a real enthusiasm for the role.

Essential Qualifications/ experience required/ specific requirements for the role:

• Construction/Building related HNC or higher qualification (Or equivalent)
• 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.

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 2380600/07435735610

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