Senior Quantity Surveyor

2 days ago

Low Fell ampamp Chowdene, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Senior Quantity Surveyor

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At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success, and we are committed to building an inclusive culture that values and respects differences combined with creating a safe and inclusive working environment for all colleagues. This means we are positive about making adjustments as well as providing flexible working and we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you.

There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK’s largest house builders. Our North East Division, located in Team Valley, Gateshead is looking to recruit a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join the Division’s Commercial department.

The Role

The role of Senior Quantity Surveyor is responsible for managing the commercial aspects of each development. This includes managing the costs for each site and ensuring that targets are met by managing and controlling the budgets and valuations. Senior Surveyors are typically allocated sites that are more complex by nature, whether this is due to the type of construction, the speed of construction, or whether it is a multi-phase site or a consortium site (shared infrastructure with another developer).

The Senior Quantity Surveyor reports to the Head of Commercial.

Principal accountabilities of the role include:

Produce draft budgets and site start budgets for each site allocated to the Quantity Surveyor

Produce quarterly valuations and complete material ‘cost to complete’ exercises for each site the Quantity Surveyor is responsible for

Produce sub-contract payments and final accounts, ensuring the sub-contractor has signed these off

Produce sub-contract orders, ensuring they are authorised by the authorised representative, together with all necessary documentation to comply with Group Commercial Policy

Complete on-site measurements and assess payments to contractors

Attend and contribute to various meetings, such as pre-order meetings, quarterly valuation meetings, and project review meetings with senior management, the construction team, and external contractors

Manage all sub-contract orders on-site, meeting sub-contractors as and when required

Maintain trade specifications

Price customer extras and liaise with the sales department as necessary

Manage Professional Fees Budget

Assist with material buying when required

Assist the Estimator and/or Commercial Manager with take-offs for land appraisals when required

Experience, Qualifications, and Skill

Experience

Experience working as a Quantity Surveyor or Surveyor with a residential house builder

Knowledge of cost control systems and valuation reporting

Ideally experience managing Housing Association contracts

Qualifications and Training

HND/HNC Building Studies

GCSE Grade C/4+ or equivalent in English and Maths

Current CSCS card or equivalent is desirable

RICS Professional Membership is desirable

BSc in Quantity Surveying desirable

Skills and Aptitude

Strong communication and listening skills, with good negotiation skills

Highly motivated to deliver quality developments

Ability to work on your own as well as part of a team

Excellent attention to detail and demonstrates ability to meet deadlines

IT literate and the ability to adapt to new systems

Good administration skills

Committed to diversity and inclusion

The Role and Working Conditions

Willing to be flexible with respect to day to day duties and hours worked

Office-based role, with travel within the Divisional area

Ability to travel to development sites as and when required

Please note this role is subject to a basic DBS and financial pre-employment checks

In return we can offer you:

Competitive salary

Competitive car allowance

Optional salary sacrifice car scheme

Competitive annual bonus

Contributory pension scheme

25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

Access to discounts and benefits portal

ShareSave Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Life assurance

Purchase Holiday Scheme

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received

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