Commercial Senior Building Surveyor

1 week ago

Plymouth Devon, United Kingdom Vistry Group Full time

As our Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for managing all costs relating to new build residential developments. Your focus is to minimise the costs of a project and enhance value for money, whilst still achieving the required standards and quality.
Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Private Healthcare
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Competitive contributory pension scheme
Life assurance - 4 x your annual salary
Share incentive schemes
Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality
HNC / HND in Surveying or equivalent
Proven experience as a PQS / SQS / Commercial lead working within a residential house builder (dependent on position level)
Experience maybe gained from a similar position or promotion
A good understanding or building regulations and legal obligations
A good knowledge or construction methods and materials
Negotiating and networking skills
Degree in Surveying or similar
Working towards being a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), or Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Attend the site pre-start meeting to receive construction issue drawings and determine build and sales strategy.
Compile tender packages for all sub-contract trades and despatch in accordance with Commercial Best Practice Manual.
Compile analysis sheet for each trade comparing tender levels with CV1/CV2 estimates and latest management plan.
Compile and present CV2 tender summary sign-off in accordance with parameters determined in the Commercial Best Practice Manual. Compile and present CV1 tender summary sign-off in accordance with parameters determined in the Commercial Best Practice manual. Obtain authorisation to 'let' all sub-contract orders valued over thresholds as noted in Commercial Best Practice Manual.
Place and issue sub-contract orders in accordance with Group Policy and Commercial Best Practice to budget and within programme requirements.
Attend and minute all sub-contract order adjudication meetings.
Compile reports on contract letting vs. Liaise with build department on sub-contractors' performance and compliance with order conditions.
Attend and project team meetings as required.
Complete sub-contract orders to accord with site programmed build requirements in accordance with Group Policy and Group Rebate schemes and fully adjudicate prior to issue of documentation.
Set up and regularly review with the site management team the PPQA tick sheet to facilitate sub-contract contract work payment.
To provide such monthly reporting as required by the Commercial Manager.
Review professional fee provisions and statutory service cost, and credits, with the technical department.
Ensure invoices/applications for payments are processed in accordance with Bovis Homes Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract.
Issue Payment Withhold Notices, where a contractor application, or part thereof, is in dispute in accordance with Construction Act.
Immediately advise management of notification of impending claim or legal action arising from a disputed claim or payment from a Sub-Contractor/service provider.
Where necessary, determine a sub-contract order in accordance with Standard Terms and Conditions of Employment and liaise with Build Department in this respect.
Diligently use the Bovis Homes construction system to manage site project administration, including orders, variations, valuations, etc.
Agree and process all sales variation requests, including works to show homes, stock plots and sales incentive works in accordance with group procedures.
Properly categorise on the construction system 'unscheduled' and 'scheduled' order amendments.
Settle all variation invoices/applications for payment in accordance with Bovis Homes Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract.
Process groundwork's payments/applications for payment using the Bovis Homes AGA payment system as outlined in Commercial Best Practice Manual.
Ensure the collection of retention against all sub-contract orders in accordance with Group Policy. Complete and agree sub-contract final accounts within 6 months of the last legal completion on-site and prior to the first release of retention to the individual sub-contractors.
Maintain final account schedule.
Complete formal site closedown procedure in accordance with Group Policy.
Assist the Commercial Director / Manager to ensure:
correct financial controls of sites is maintained at all times.
all sub-contract payments are recorded and processed through the surveyors and payments clerks in accordance with the general terms and conditions of purchase orders.
Inform the management team of any abnormal cost or circumstances which will have a significant effect on cost or have long term cost implications.
Mentor, manage and develop assistant/ junior surveyors and ensure the efficient running of the surveying team.
Ensure you keep up to date with legislation changes and attend training and technical training as and when require by the Company.
Our core values of integrity, caring, and quality shape all we do; our partnership-led approach helps us build sustainable communities where they're needed most.
You're probably familiar with our unmatched portfolio of brands: Linden Homes, Bovis Homes, and Countryside Homes. We also have Vistry Works, our timber frame manufacturing operation, and Vistry Services, our support functions. We're proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process.

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