Senior Quantity Surveyor

4 weeks ago


Low Fell ampamp Chowdene, United Kingdom Bellway Homes Full time
Senior Quantity Surveyor
When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed.
At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success, and we are committed to building an inclusive culture that values and respects difference combined with creating a safe and inclusive working environment for all colleagues. This means we are positive about making adjustments as well as providing flexible working and we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you.
There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK’s largest house builders. Our North East Division, located in Team Valley, Gateshead is looking to recruit a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the Division’s Commercial department.
The Role
This role of Senior Quantity Surveyor is responsible for managing the commercial aspects of each development. This includes managing the costs for each site and ensuring that targets are met by managing and controlling the budgets and valuations. Senior Surveyors are typically allocated sites that are more complex by nature, whether this is due to the type of construction, the speed of construction, or whether it is a multi-phase site or a consortium site (shared infrastructure with another developer).
The Senior Quantity Surveyor reports to the Head of Commercial.
Principal accountabilities of the role include:
Produce draft budgets and site start budgets for each site allocated to the Quantity Surveyor.
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 Head of Commercial with take-off’s for land appraisals when required
Experience, Qualifications and Skill
Experience
Experience of working as a Quantity Surveyor or Surveyor with a residential house builder
Knowledge of cost control systems and valuation reporting.
Ideally experience of managing Housing Association contracts.
Qualifications and Training
HND/HNC Building Studies
GCSE Grade C/4+ or equivalent in English and Maths
Current CSCS card or equivalent is desirable
RICS Professional Membership is desirable
BSc in Quantity Surveying desirable
Skills and Aptitude
Strong communication and listening skills, with good negotiation skills
Highly motivated to deliver quality developments
Ability to work on own as well as part of a team
Excellent attention to detail and demonstrates ability to meet deadlines
IT literate and the ability to adapt to new systems
Good administration skills
Committed to diversity and inclusion
The Role and Working Conditions
Willing to be flexible in respect to day to day duties and hours worked
Office based role, with travel within the Divisional area
Ability to travel to development sites as and when required
Please note this role is subject to a basic DBS and financial pre-employment checks
In return we can offer you:
Competitive salary
Competitive car allowance
Optional salary sacrifice car scheme
Competitive annual bonus
Contributory pension scheme
25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
Access to discounts and benefits portal
ShareSave Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Life assurance
Purchase Holiday Scheme
We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received

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