Senior Quantity Surveyor

3 weeks ago

Kingsbridge, United Kingdom Vistry Group Full time
Job Description

Job Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team at Vistry Group. As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for managing all costs related to new build residential developments. Your focus will be on minimizing costs while ensuring the required standards and quality are met.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage all costs related to new build residential developments
  • Minimize costs while ensuring required standards and quality are met
  • Collaborate with the Senior Estimator to ensure all records are current
  • Attend specification meetings to confirm site-specific specification requirements
  • Compile tender packages for all sub-contract trades
  • Receive and qualify tenders, and compile analysis sheets for each trade
  • Coordinate the activities of the Material Buyer and Company Estimator
  • Obtain authorization to 'let' all sub-contract orders valued over thresholds
  • Place and issue sub-contract orders in accordance with Group Policy and Commercial Best Practice
  • Attend and minute all sub-contract order adjudication meetings
  • Compile reports on contract letting vs. estimate for each site periodically
  • Liaise with the build department on sub-contractors' performance and compliance with order conditions
  • Deal with complex consortium sites and attend relevant meetings
  • Attend and project team meetings as required
  • Complete sub-contract orders to accord with site programmed build requirements
  • Set up and regularly review with the site management team the PPQA tick sheet
  • Liaise with company management and provide all necessary forecast and site budget information
  • Attend a monthly cost valuation meeting
  • Control and report post-contract cost movements per development every month
  • Update CV1 and CV2 site-specific reports and provide details of all 'unscheduled' and 'scheduled' order revisions
  • 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
  • Maintain a half-yearly site reserve list
  • 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
  • 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
  • Assist in the regular review of materials on-site and material valuations
  • Agree and process all sales variation requests
  • Properly categorize 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
  • Ensure the collection of retention against all sub-contract orders in accordance with Group Policy
  • Manage and certify retention releases on completion of the development
  • Complete and agree sub-contract final accounts within 6 months of the last legal completion on-site
  • Maintain final account schedule
  • Maintain completed development provision on CV1
  • Maintain CV2 reserves as part of the 'Old Site Reserve' central file
  • Liaise with the technical department to secure site adoptions and tender, let and administer maintenance orders, as required
  • Complete formal site closedown procedure in accordance with Group Policy
  • Assist the Commercial Director/Manager to ensure correct financial controls of sites are maintained at all times
  • Inform the management team of any abnormal cost or circumstances which will have a significant effect on cost or have long-term cost implications
  • Ensure Quantity Surveyors are pro-active on sites within their daily control, advice and discuss any operation or method where cost savings could be achieved
  • 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 required by the Company
  • Attend departmental meetings as required
  • Deal with queries from site managers
  • Maintain open lines of communication with colleagues in other regions
  • Ensure all relevant stakeholders are informed of key departmental developments

Requirements:

  • 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 may be gained from a similar position or promotion
  • Good understanding of building regulations and legal obligations
  • Good knowledge of construction methods and materials
  • Strong mathematical and IT ability
  • Ability to assess and analyze information
  • Good business sense
  • Good understanding of budget management
  • Negotiating and networking skills
  • Excellent communications skills
  • Able to work under pressure, and accept criticism of work
  • Good team working skills
  • Accurate with an eye for detail
  • A methodical approach
  • Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it

Desirable:

  • Degree in Surveying or similar
  • Working towards being a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), or Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

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