Senior Quantity Surveyor - Construction / Building - Dorchester + some remote working
OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN ONE OF UK's LEADING TIER 1 BUILDING MAIN CONTRACTORS
COMPANY:
Our client is a well established, very stable building contractor, as a result of securing further projects and more business growth, this employer is looking to recruit a Senior Quantity Surveyor to work on multi-million pound build sector projects local to Dorchester.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing business, with a busy workload and a vibrant environment for career progression.
ROLE:
To ensure the successful financial completion of projects, protecting the exposure of the Company to financial risks, together with adherence to the commercial procedures of the Business. Responsible for the commercial management of a large project or on a number of smaller projects.
DUTIES:
- To co-operate with, report to and implement the reasonable directives of the Regional Director/Manager and the Commercial Manager (functional reporting).
- To ensure the timely submission of all relevant data required to monitor and analyse individual contract performance on a monthly and quarterly basis thereafter.
- To liaise with contracts management in the day to day commercial administration of contracts to ensure the financial success of construction operations and to keep the Commercial Manager appraised of all material events.
- To ensure the full and proper implementation of the Group’s Commercial Procedures where delegated authority so requires.
- To prepare accurate draft sub-contracts and/or to approve such drafts as prepared by subordinates within the Region to the level of responsibility dictated by the Group’s Commercial Procedures.
- To ensure that a high personal standard of professionalism is evident to all external clients, peers and subordinates in the day to day management of the Regions activities.
- To supervise, mentor and encourage all junior staff in their personal professional development.
- To ensure in consultation with contracts management that all necessary notices and submissions required by the various forms of contract are given in an expedient manner so as to protect the Group’s position in its trading activities.
- To ensure in consultation with contracts management that main contract payment applications contain all necessary admeasure/additional cost claims and that the timely submission of detailed claims and final accounts is achieved.
- To assist contracts management in the administration of sub-contractor performance so as to ensure the economic and timely completion of all sub-contractor liabilities written into the sub-contract.
- To ensure the prompt and regular submission of main contract payment applications and subsequent cash collection together with the preparation of sub-contractor payments (strictly in accordance with specified payment terms).
- Involvement in dispute avoidance/resolution.
- Responsible for managing meetings.
- Line management responsibility for members of the commercial team.
REQUIREMENTS:
To be considered for this Quantity Surveyor role you must meet the following criteria:
- Knowledge of Building Sector.
- Previous employment as a QS, Quantity Surveyor, Project Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor.
- Previous experience in private building sector projects such as Commercial, Education, Healthcare, Mixed Use, Apartment Blocks, Student Accommodation, Hotels, Extra Care Housing or Industrial.
- Previous Main Contractor employment
- Relevant industry qualification (Degree / HND / HNC etc).
REMUNERATION:
The successful Senior Quantity Surveyor will receive:
*Competitive Basic (Dependent on experience)
*Car / Allowance
*Healthcare
*Pension
To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now.
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