Quantity Surveyor

3 days ago

Banbridge District, United Kingdom Black Fox Solutions Full time
Job Opportunity: Commercial Quantity Surveyor

Location: Northern Ireland

Salary: DOE (Open to negotiation)

A leading multi-disciplinary building services engineering contractor is seeking a Commercial Quantity Surveyor to join their team. This innovative company serves a diverse range of sectors, including residential, hospitality, education, commercial, and healthcare.

Role Overview:

As a Commercial Quantity Surveyor, you will manage costs for mechanical and electrical building construction projects from design to completion. You will ensure the financial success of projects by controlling costs, managing monthly valuations, and handling variations and changes.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Ensure the financial success of mechanical and electrical projects through cost control, monthly valuations, and variation management.
  • Build and maintain relationships with clients, contractors, construction professionals, suppliers, and site staff.
  • Maintain financial control of projects, including monthly valuations, job costing reviews, and final accounts.
  • Ensure timely payments by following up on monthly valuations as per agreed contract conditions.
  • Prepare and submit project documentation and correspondence within agreed timeframes.
  • Report to the Commercial Manager and Managing Director.
  • Review and approve contracts before signing, highlighting potential issues, assumptions, and caveats.
  • Develop and implement robust processes and controls to increase efficiency and improve performance.
  • Perform other duties as required to fulfill the role's requirements.
Qualifications:

Essential:

  • Third-level qualification in Quantity Surveying.
  • Working toward or qualified with RICS, CIOB, or ICES.

Experience and Knowledge:

  • Minimum of 3 years of post-qualification experience in a surveying role, preferably within a building construction environment.
  • Exceptional IT literacy, including strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products and cost value reporting procedures.
  • Experience with JCT form of contract administration from both client and subcontractor perspectives.
  • Strong commercial awareness and understanding of commercial risks.

Desirable:

  • 5 years of post-qualification experience in a surveying role, preferably within a building construction environment.
Abilities and Skills:

Interpersonal Skills: Effective communicator with a positive demeanour, able to engage with team members and external clients.

Tenacity: Ability to persist with a problem or thought process until a resolution is reached.

Ownership: Takes responsibility for delivering work tasks/projects and takes pride in achievements.

Decisiveness: Able to evaluate alternatives, make decisions, and take action.

Critical Thinking: Capable of drawing sound inferences from facts, recognising assumptions, and reasoning logically.

Detail Handling: Able to manage the details associated with paperwork effectively.

Initiative: Proactively influences events, sees opportunities, and acts on them.

Proven Record: Demonstrates a history of delivering quality work on time, within budget, and with minimal supervision.

Planning and Organisation: Establishes efficient courses of action to meet deadlines and goals.

Company Benefits:
  • Cash Health Plan, including Employee Assistance Programme
  • 4x Salary Death in Service cover
  • Auto Enrolment Company Pension scheme (Salary Sacrifice)
  • Company Sick Pay Scheme, increasing with service
  • Enhanced maternity & paternity benefits
  • Paid professional subscriptions
  • Variety of employee discounts
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Branded clothing
  • Active Social and Wellbeing Committees
  • Annual Health Checks
  • Full use of on-site state-of-the-art gym
  • Awards for long service
  • Additional annual leave based on length of service
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Free on-site parking

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