Senior Quantity Surveyor
We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to be based at our clients Oxford office.
You will have experience of undertaking tenders valued £1m+ and will be an enthusiastic individual who is able to understand a customer’s key criteria and ascertain what areas of scope can be engineered to provide best commercial opportunities.
Role Purpose:
Provide a quantity surveying service across a range of projects, reporting to a Managing Surveyor, to ensure they are delivered on time and within budget and that accurate and timely reports are produced for senior management.
Role Responsibilities: Lead the following:
- Liaise with customers and project managers
- Management of commercial and contractual aspects of relationships with customers, consultants and subcontractors
- Measure, price, negotiate and agree budgets and costs for variations to project scope
- Check project costs are correct and raise/resolve queries where necessary
- Attend pre-contract meetings, liaise with a wide range of construction professionals, and ensure timely completion of agreed actions
- Produce and maintain up to date procurement schedules
- Compile and issue invitations to tender, analyse subcontractor quotations and make recommendations for placement of orders
- Compile subcontract orders for approval
- Visit site to measure and value works completed
- Assess subcontractor payment entitlement and process payments
- Carry out reconciliation of cost and value to date/forecast to keep the management team informed of project performance
- Work closely with contract and site management staff to support the smooth running of the office and the site, carrying out other duties as required
- Assist in the guidance and development of junior surveyors
- Other commercial matters as required Applicant Requirements:
The successful applicants will:
- Hold a relevant degree (e.g. Quantity Surveying or Construction Management);
- Demonstrate depth of experience in a commercial role within construction;
- Be able to work well both in a team and individually;
- Possess good communication skills;
- Be self-motivated, detail orientated and very organised, with an aptitude for working with numbers and absorbing and analysing technical information;
- Have good IT skills (including proficiency in using Microsoft Excel and Word)
- Hold a full driving licence.
This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding candidate who is looking to take their career to the next level.
The package includes a generous salary, a great range of benefits, and excellent career progression and development.