Senior Quantity Surveyor

2 months ago

Kingsbridge, Devon, United Kingdom Vistry Group Full time
{"title": "Senior Quantity Surveyor Role Overview", "content": "Key Responsibilities
  • Maintain accurate records of current build costs and rates, ensuring all records are up-to-date and aligned with the Senior Estimator.
  • Attend specification meetings to confirm site-specific requirements and ensure compliance with the latest applicable build regulations.
  • Compile and present tender packages for all sub-contract trades, adhering to Commercial Best Practice Manual guidelines.
  • Receive and qualify tenders, compiling analysis sheets for each trade to compare tender levels with CV1/CV2 estimates and management plans.
  • Coordinate the activities of the Material Buyer and Company Estimator to achieve CV1 and CV2 sign-off.
  • Place and issue sub-contract orders in accordance with Group Policy and Commercial Best Practice, ensuring budget and program requirements are met.
  • Attend and minute sub-contract order adjudication meetings, ensuring all parties are informed and aligned.
  • Compile reports on contract letting vs. estimate for each site, as required.
  • Liaise with the build department on sub-contractors' performance and compliance with order conditions.
  • Deal with complex consortium sites and attend relevant meetings.
  • Attend project team meetings as required, ensuring all stakeholders are informed and aligned.
  • Complete sub-contract orders to accord with site-programmed build requirements, in accordance with Group Policy and Group Rebate schemes.
  • Set up and regularly review the PPQA tick sheet with the site management team to facilitate sub-contract contract work payment.
  • Liaise with company management to provide forecast and site budget information, meeting business reporting requirements.
  • Attend monthly cost valuation meetings, controlling and reporting post-contract cost movements per development.
  • Update CV1 and CV2 site-specific reports, providing details of all "unscheduled" and "scheduled" order revisions.
  • Review professional fee provisions and statutory service costs, ensuring accurate and timely processing.
  • Ensure invoices and applications for payments are processed in accordance with Bovis Homes Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract.
  • Maintain a half-yearly site reserve list, ensuring all necessary documentation is up-to-date.
  • Issue Payment Withhold Notices, where a contractor application or part thereof is in dispute, in accordance with the Construction Act.
  • Immediately advise management of notification of impending claims or legal action arising from disputed claims or payments.
  • Determine sub-contract orders in accordance with Standard Terms and Conditions of Employment, liaising with the Build Department as necessary.
  • 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 and applications for payment in accordance with Bovis Homes Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract.
  • Process groundwork's payments and 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 individual sub-contractors.
  • Maintain final account schedules.
  • Maintain completed development provisions 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 costs or circumstances that will have a significant effect on cost or have long-term cost implications.
  • Ensure Quantity Surveyors are proactive on sites within their daily control, advising and discussing any operations or methods where cost savings could be achieved.
  • Mentor, manage, and develop assistant/junior surveyors, ensuring the efficient running of the surveying team.
  • 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.
  • 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).
About Vistry Group

We're Vistry Group, 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.

You're probably familiar with our unmatched portfolio of brands: Linden Homes, Bovis Homes, and Countryside Homes. We also have Vistry Works, our timber frame manufacturing operation, and Vistry Services, our support functions. Together, we build more than homes, so there's nowhere better to build your career.

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. Join us in making Vistry.

Benefits
  • Agile Working: Offers a flexible way of working.
  • Annual Leave: Enjoy 28 days' holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days.
  • Pension with Legal & General: Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available.
  • Volunteer Days: With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities.
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