Quantity Surveyor

7 days ago

Wolverton, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Fortem Cares Full time

The Role

We are seeking a driven and professional Quantity Surveyor to support the delivery of a capital works programme for our client, the Guinness Partnership. The successful candidate will work on a full-time basis, responsible for enhancements to properties, including bathrooms, kitchens, roofs, and electrical works.

The Project

The Quantity Surveyor will be responsible for ensuring the company secures its full entitlement within the parameters of the contract and further commercial negotiations. They will also be responsible for the application schedule of rates, acting as a subject matter expert for contractual arrangements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure the company secures its full entitlement within the parameters of the contract and further commercial negotiations.
  • Understand the company values and procedures internally and externally.
  • Ensure the project team achieves or exceeds budgeted targets.
  • Responsible for the application schedule of rates, acting as a subject matter expert for contractual arrangements.
  • Maximise cash flow through monthly invoicing, the implementation of appropriate procedures to resolve client queries, and ensuring cash is received when due.
  • Monitoring and analysis of management information and job cost against job revenue, supporting the operations and finance and enablement of data-driven decision making.
  • Identify potential disputes in a timely manner and report to line manager.
  • Ensure sub-contractor orders accurately reflect main contract requirements and scope of works.
  • Supporting the Senior Quantity Surveyor in the preparation and timely reporting of information, including Cost Value Reconciliations (CVR), Cost Value Comparison (CVC), and management accounts, providing governance of budgets through robust cost control.

Essential and Desirable Criteria

The successful candidate will meet the following criteria:

  • QS degree or equivalent training relevant experience.
  • Excellent numeracy and organisation skills.
  • Use data interrogation skills.
  • Excellent IT knowledge, including a high level of Excel skills (incl. V-Lookup, Pivot tables, and formula development).
  • Contractual awareness.
  • Negotiating and communication skills.
  • Line management experience and the development of people.
  • Detailed knowledge of relevant contract conditions.
  • Re-measurement of high-risk packages and trades.
  • Controlling costs in accordance with budget.
  • Providing feedback for new and effective systems and controls for the business.
  • Positively reacting to change and assisting in its implementation in the business.

Personal Qualities

At Fortem Cares, we look for a balance of skills and experience, but just as important to us are your values and behaviours. We are looking for people to join our team aligned to our values, which are: honest and trustworthy.

You will be able to:

  • Recognise your own strengths and limitations, play to your strengths, and use strategies to minimise the impact of your limitations.
  • Reflect regularly on your own experiences and performance, and constantly seek to improve.
  • Model behaviour that shows respect, helpfulness, and co-operation.
  • Respond positively and with resilience to setbacks.
  • Recognise people's needs and motivations and acknowledge the feelings and views of all parties.
  • Recognise when there are conflicts, acknowledge the feelings and views of all parties, and redirect people's energy towards a common goal.
  • Make best use of available resources and seek new sources of support, when necessary.
  • State your own position and views clearly and confidently in conflict situations.
  • Share, and encourage others to share, information and knowledge.
  • Recognise the importance of relationships and build these across the organisation.
  • Understand and address stakeholders' needs.
  • Identify your customers' needs and expectations and strive to deliver them.

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