Quantity Surveyor

Contracts Manager

Senior Planner

I’m looking to recruit an intermediate Quantity Surveyor to join our client’s team, which is based in several offices in the Southwest.

  • Exeter
  • £40,000-£45,000 + car allowance
  • Permanent

They are flexible about which office you work out of, as this will be a mixture of office and site work.

Ideally, you will have a background in Water, Civils or Utilities but they are open to reviewing candidates from experience in all sectors.

For this role, you will mainly cover repairs and work from a schedule of rates with pre-agreed rates.

General Duties

  • Managing Subcontractor packages
  • Valuations & Variations
  • CVRs Measurements & final accounts

Candidate Requirements

  • Experience working on projects ranging from £500k to £2m
  • Experience using SAGE 200 for reporting desired
  • Full driving License

On offer is a salary up to £45,000 + car allowance, 28 days holiday (including bank holidays), and cashback benefits for healthcare.

Next steps:

For an informal discussion please call Cat or Jo on 01752 421888 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.

I am working with a privately owned, quality-driven, local house builder to recruit a Contracts Manager.

  • Liskeard
  • Permanent

You will act as an integral part of the Senior Management team.

You will report to the Head of Construction and manage a team of Site Managers to ensure all live developments are running to schedule and budget, whilst making sure Health & Safety standards are high throughout.

This is a permanent and full time role offering a package of £75,000 (salary & car allowance) and an impressive bonus scheme as well as other company benefits.

Suitable candidates will possess the following:

  • Previous experience in the same role within house-building
  • A good understanding of all house-building methods
  • Must be happy to cover numerous sites across Devon & Cornwall

Next steps:

For an informal discussion please call Abbie on 01752 421888 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.

I’m currently recruiting a Senior Planner to join a Tier 1 contractor.

  • Devon/Cornwall
  • Permanent – Full time
  • £65,000-£80,000 & Enhanced benefits package

You will manage the Pre-construction & Construction Delivery Teams to offer planning expertise on multiple projects. Ideally, you will be based in either Devon or Cornwall as our client has projects starting in both regions so your location can be flexible.

Responsibilities:

  • Produce fully integrated programmes incorporating all disciplines
  • Production & monitoring of tender event schedule
  • Developing information for tender settlements including benchmarking
  • Liaising with sub-contractors
  • Attending regular site visits

Requirements:

  • Have construction planning experience gained within the main contractor environment.
  • You have a solid history of working on build tenders and live projects between £5M – £100M+ in value.
  • You are an experienced user of Asta Powerproject software.
  • Able to use Bluebeam (or similar) for take-offs, logistic plans, etc.
  • You have strong knowledge of JCT & NEC contract conditions and how this affects planning.
  • Experience in developing claims / CE’s.

On offer

  • Competitive Salary & Car / Allowance
  • Excellent healthcare benefits
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Flexible benefits package

Next steps:

For an informal discussion please call Cat or Jo on 01752 421888 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.