Senior Quantity Surveyor

We are seeking a highly skilled and 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, minimizing costs while achieving required standards and quality.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage all costs related to new build residential developments
• Minimize costs while achieving required standards and quality
• Attend specification meetings to confirm site-specific specification requirements
• Attend site pre-start meetings to receive construction issue drawings and determine build and sales strategy
• Compile tender packages for all sub-contract trades and dispatch in accordance with Commercial Best Practice Manual
• Receive tenders and qualify, compile analysis sheets 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
• Coordinate the activities of the Material Buyer and Company Estimator to achieve CV1 and CV2 sign-off
• Obtain authorization 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. estimate for each site periodically, as required
• Liaise with build department on sub-contractors' performance and compliance with order conditions
• Ability to 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 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
• Liaise with company management and provide all necessary forecast and site budget information to meet the business's reporting requirements
• 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, i.e., Site Instructions and site purchase orders
• 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
• 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
• 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.
• 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 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 as outlined in Commercial Best Practice Manual
• 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 and prior to the first release of retention to the individual sub-contractors
• 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
• 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
• 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

About Vistry Group:

Vistry Group is the UK's leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. 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.

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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