Senior Quantity Surveyor
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Burgess Hill
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 03 Sep 2020
- Closes
- 01 Oct 2020
- Sectors
- Construction & Skilled Trades, Surveying
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Here at Jackson we are a big believer that happy people do a good job!
We're savvy enough to recognise that it's the people on the ground who make our organisation work and that's why we invest in all our staff, to help them develop inspiring and enjoyable careers.
Due to increased workload we are now recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Southern team to work on interesting civil engineering schemes. The initial role will be working on a major Highways scheme in West Sussex.
Main Duties:
* Support and mentoring of junior staff
* Maximise profitability on contracts
* Monitoring contract costs against budgets
* Identifying potential risks and evaluate options for control
* Preparation of estimates
* Procurement of sub-contractors, including preparation of sub contract documents
* Assessment and certification of interim and final payments to subcontractors
* Preparation and agreeing main contract variations
* Assist in the preparation of documents for resolution of disputes (adjudications / arbitrations and the like)
* Ensure all work complies with quality, safety and environmental policies and the requirements of the company procedure
Are you the person we are looking for?
We're after an ambitious individual with great communication skills, who is confident with a flexible approach.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate innovative approaches to problem solving and the ability to negotiate across the various levels of any construction environment as well as handle the financial and mathematical demands of the role by possessing impressive numeracy and IT skills.
The ideal candidate must have experience working on civil engineering schemes including Highways, Structures, River works and Flood Protection with a main contractor and experience as a SQS working with the NEC form of contract.
We also offer some fantastic perks!
We don't just offer a great place to work with a family feel atmosphere, we also offer life assurance cover, company car or car allowance, company pension scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We also place high importance on our inclusive recruitment policy and will do our very best to support those applicants who may need adjustments in order to take part in the recruitment process. Please do let us know if you require any additional assistance or adjustments.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within two weeks please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful
We're savvy enough to recognise that it's the people on the ground who make our organisation work and that's why we invest in all our staff, to help them develop inspiring and enjoyable careers.
Due to increased workload we are now recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Southern team to work on interesting civil engineering schemes. The initial role will be working on a major Highways scheme in West Sussex.
Main Duties:
* Support and mentoring of junior staff
* Maximise profitability on contracts
* Monitoring contract costs against budgets
* Identifying potential risks and evaluate options for control
* Preparation of estimates
* Procurement of sub-contractors, including preparation of sub contract documents
* Assessment and certification of interim and final payments to subcontractors
* Preparation and agreeing main contract variations
* Assist in the preparation of documents for resolution of disputes (adjudications / arbitrations and the like)
* Ensure all work complies with quality, safety and environmental policies and the requirements of the company procedure
Are you the person we are looking for?
We're after an ambitious individual with great communication skills, who is confident with a flexible approach.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate innovative approaches to problem solving and the ability to negotiate across the various levels of any construction environment as well as handle the financial and mathematical demands of the role by possessing impressive numeracy and IT skills.
The ideal candidate must have experience working on civil engineering schemes including Highways, Structures, River works and Flood Protection with a main contractor and experience as a SQS working with the NEC form of contract.
We also offer some fantastic perks!
We don't just offer a great place to work with a family feel atmosphere, we also offer life assurance cover, company car or car allowance, company pension scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We also place high importance on our inclusive recruitment policy and will do our very best to support those applicants who may need adjustments in order to take part in the recruitment process. Please do let us know if you require any additional assistance or adjustments.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within two weeks please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful