Senior Quantity Surveyor

2 weeks ago

Devonport, United Kingdom Vistry Group Full time
Senior Quantity Surveyor Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team at Vistry Group, a leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will play a crucial role in managing costs and ensuring the successful delivery of new build residential developments.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage all costs related to new build residential developments, including minimising costs and enhancing value for money.
  • Collaborate with the Senior Estimator to ensure accurate records of current build costs and rates.
  • Attend specification meetings to confirm site-specific requirements and ensure compliance with applicable build regulations.
  • Compile tender packages for sub-contract trades and despatch in accordance with Commercial Best Practice Manual.
  • Receive and qualify tenders, compiling analysis sheets for each trade and presenting CV2 tender summaries for sign-off.
  • Coordinate the activities of the Material Buyer and Company Estimator to achieve CV1 and CV2 sign-off.
  • Authorise sub-contract orders valued over thresholds and place orders in accordance with Group Policy and Commercial Best Practice.
  • Attend and minute sub-contract order adjudication meetings and compile reports on contract letting vs. estimate.
  • Liaise with the build department on sub-contractors' performance and compliance with order conditions.
  • Deal with complex consortium sites and attend relevant meetings.
  • Complete sub-contract orders to accord with site programmed build requirements and fully adjudicate prior to issue of documentation.
  • Set up and regularly review the PPQA tick sheet to facilitate sub-contract contract work payment.
  • Provide forecast and site budget information to meet the business's reporting requirements.
  • Attend a monthly cost valuation meeting and control and report post-contract cost movements per development.
  • 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 and issue Payment Withhold Notices, where a contractor application, or part thereof, is in dispute.
  • 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 the Build Department in this respect.
  • Diligently use the Bovis Homes construction system to manage site project administration, including orders, variations, valuations, etc.
  • Assist in the regular review of materials on-site and material valuations.
  • 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 and 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 and prior to the first release of retention to the individual sub-contractors.
  • Maintain final account schedule and 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, 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, and 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 and deal with queries from site managers.
  • Maintain open lines of communication with colleagues in other regions and ensure all relevant stakeholders are informed of key departmental developments.

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