Quantity Surveyor
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- Maidenhead
- Salary
- 37500.00 - 37500.00 GBP Annual + GBP37500/annum
- Posted
- 22 Sep 2016
- Closes
- 06 Oct 2016
- Sectors
- Construction & Skilled Trades, Surveying
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
My client, a leading social housing contractor are currently recruiting for a quantity surveyor on a permanent basis.
They are looking to interview candidates with a housing relevant background and experience of working on domestic projects, particularly within responsive maintenance programmes, working on jobs to a value of 5k - 50k
Candidates will be commercially astute and able to demonstrate examples of past success.
With a salary and a very competitive package this is a fantastic opportunity to join an established organisation, particularly if you have 12/18 months of QS experience within the sector.
Some of the key accountabilities within the role will include:
- Measure and prepare cost estimates for contracts and tenders
- Manage pricing of tenders to maximise business wins and profitability
- Check contract/tender documents and highlight risks
- Prepare CVRs for contracts, identifying commercial risks and opportunities to ensure correct contract planning
- Procure materials, plant and subcontracts in line with BMS and contract budgets
- Ensure productivity targets are agreed and issued before contract start
- Liaise with customer to authorise all variations before execution to ensure payment and invoices are unchallenged
- Manage billing process to minimise capital usage
- Take purchase, credit and debtor responsibility using COINS to achieve excellent cash flow
- Analyse and report variance to contract budget weekly
- Liaise with Contract Manager on operational requirements and customer, subcontractors and operatives on work and scoping queries
For more information or an informal chat please contact Mike on
They are looking to interview candidates with a housing relevant background and experience of working on domestic projects, particularly within responsive maintenance programmes, working on jobs to a value of 5k - 50k
Candidates will be commercially astute and able to demonstrate examples of past success.
With a salary and a very competitive package this is a fantastic opportunity to join an established organisation, particularly if you have 12/18 months of QS experience within the sector.
Some of the key accountabilities within the role will include:
- Measure and prepare cost estimates for contracts and tenders
- Manage pricing of tenders to maximise business wins and profitability
- Check contract/tender documents and highlight risks
- Prepare CVRs for contracts, identifying commercial risks and opportunities to ensure correct contract planning
- Procure materials, plant and subcontracts in line with BMS and contract budgets
- Ensure productivity targets are agreed and issued before contract start
- Liaise with customer to authorise all variations before execution to ensure payment and invoices are unchallenged
- Manage billing process to minimise capital usage
- Take purchase, credit and debtor responsibility using COINS to achieve excellent cash flow
- Analyse and report variance to contract budget weekly
- Liaise with Contract Manager on operational requirements and customer, subcontractors and operatives on work and scoping queries
For more information or an informal chat please contact Mike on