Senior Quantity Surveyor

1 month ago


Chelmsford, 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 difference 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 Essex Cherry Hinton Division, located in Essex is looking to recruit a Senior Quantity Surveyor or Quantity Surveyor depending on experience to join the Division’s Commercial department.

The Role

This 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 Project Director.

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 that 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, construction team as well as 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 sales department as necessary.

* Manage Professional Fees Budget.

* Assist with material buying when required.

* Assist the Project Director with take-off’s for land appraisals when required

Experience, Qualifications and Skill

Experience

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

* Knowledge of cost control systems and valuation reporting.

* Ideally experience of managing Housing Association contracts.

This role could be offered as a Senior Quantity Surveyor or a Quantity Surveyor depending on experience.

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

* 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 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 in 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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