Senior Quantity Surveyor

An excellent opportunity for Quantity Surveyors to gain invaluable experience and to progress their career with a highly reputable construction company

• Coalville
• £52k – £80k plus company car

Progress your career with a highly reputable construction company, within a high standards and high rewards environment. I’m looking for a senior quantity surveyor to join our office in Coalville.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Understand the implications of health and safety regulations to the Company sites.
• Understand the principles of safety on site and ensure that any concerns are addressed immediately with the support of the safety team and/ or Directors as appropriate.
• Prepare and/ or review tenders with estimators assisting with understanding the client’s requirements and offering value engineering.
• Value completed work and ensure timely payment.
• Understand construction issues, offer advice on drawings and works and ensure the project has all current drawings/up-to-date information to work from.
• Identify commercial risks and provide appropriate solutions/responses.
• Undertake cost analysis working with Company buyers.  Advise on procurement/ cost control.
• Learn the Company procurement function its interaction with the site and its impact on overall job cost and performance.
• Allocate work to sub-contractors including assistance with procurement when required Learn how to value completed work and arrange payments.
• Knowledge of various construction contracts.
• Assist with training and development of trainee Quantity Surveyors.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 A-Levels at Grade B and above or equivalent BTEC.
• Minimum 3 years relevant and a background working with sub-contractors in residential groundworks.
• Proficient computer skills particularly in Excel.
• General knowledge of contracts/ contractual terms.
• General reasoning ability and ability to take on new concepts quickly and efficiently.
• Good negotiation and management skills.
• Extremely high level of confidentiality and discretion.
• Understand the importance of establishing and maintaining positive client relationships.

Package:

• Company Car
• Discretional bonus scheme (this is based on Personal, Company and Regional Performance)
• Pension scheme
• 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with the length of service (we also offer the opportunity to buy extra annual leave)
• Group Life Insurance / Death in Service
• We have a Learning and Development department to support any professional development
• Progression opportunities (most of our Director’s started out as Trainee’s / QS’s)
• Employee Assistance Programme (employees get access to discounts, can get remote GP appointments ect)

For an informal discussion please call Connor on 07990 569 825 or use the red button to apply online.

Sphere Solutions is a market leader in the Southwest & Wales construction recruitment sector, with offices in Truro, Plymouth, Bristol, Taunton, Gloucester and Cardiff.

We pride ourselves on building long-term relationships with local, regional and national contractors, developers and consultancies and offer a bespoke, discreet and professional service delivered by highly experienced consultants.