Senior Quantity Surveyor in Kent

75,000

85,000

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Our client is a leading Southern Home Counties house builder who produce fantastic family homes of high quality. Due to their continued growth and ambition in a challenging market, they are seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their well established commercial team and work on developments across the Southern Home Counties.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor your duties will include:

  • Receive initial tender information and assist in the preparation of the proposed tender lists and updating of subsequent procurement programmes.
  • Working closely with other departments, including Land, Development and Construction, you will attend design meetings to advise on all areas that may have a cost implication.
  • Attend development meetings when appropriate, contract pre-start and subcontract package review meetings.
  • Upon receipt of Contract Documentation, you will be responsible for checking all contract drawings to identify errors, omissions, anomalies and areas where unnecessary cost may arise..
  • Distribute design information packages and tender drawings, whilst preparing all tender documentation and letters including carrying out preliminary checks on subcontractors.
  • Preparing construction cost analysis, which includes analysis of quotations resulting from the tender enquiry, requesting additional and outstanding information as required.
  • Assess site staffing levels and build programmes with the Construction Director to ascertain preliminary costs, including collating all cost information and preparing the start on site budget.
  • Arrange and adjudicate budget settlement meetings, with the support of the wider Commercial team.
  • Prepare stage payment schedules to assist in the financing of the works.
  • Place subcontractor orders, including interviews and checking references on selected subcontractors. You will then negotiate the contract sum within the budget, including finalising costs to cover all late variations.
  • Issue variation orders and development changes alongside providing cost advice on major variations prior to issue. You will issue revised contract drawings to subcontractors; negotiating the cost of variations including liaising between Buyers and Build Managers. You will provide a full range of pricing information for purchaser’s extras.
  • Check all costs posted to each contract, collate and reconcile all costs resulting from subcontract works, variation orders, site instructions, material order and preliminary / running costs.
  • Check and arrange subcontractor payments, obtaining necessary authorisation for passing payments for all elements of subcontractor works. You will agree final accounts with subcontractors, ensuring all works have been carried out within budget and analysing costs to assist on future estimates.
  • Take responsibility for the preparation of documents for the basis of external valuation with the client’s agent (CSA, Stage payment schedule, Tack offs).
  • Attend site meetings, project team meetings, subcontractor meetings and surveying meetings as required.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Previous experience in a similar role with another well established house builder
  • Degree in quantity surveying (preferred)
  •  

    Previous experience in the sector

REWARDS AND BENEFITS

In return you will receive continued support as well as a very competitive base salary, full package. You would also be working in a fantastic working environment as this company happen to have one of the best staff retentions in the South East.

  • Car allowance
  • Private health care
  • Pension scheme

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About this Recruiter

John Cavender
Managing Director

A bit about me

I have 20 years of experience in the recruitment industry and with previously running successful businesses. I have a vast network of valuable connections, which I utilise to build successful careers. I work in partnership with my clients, to build long-lasting relationships and learn their needs, to provide them with the best talent possible. I work closely with my candidates and actively listen to their needs, to match them to the ideal role, which aligns with their future aspirations. I have a large depth of knowledge and enjoy being in my element, which is when I am working hard to build success, one career at a time.
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