Intermediate Quantity Surveyor

Rigby & Rigby; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Rigby & Rigby in Chelsea, London, is seeking an Intermediate Quantity Surveyor to manage the commercial aspects of bespoke residential construction from procurement through final account. You will collaborate with the Senior QS, site team, subcontractors and client representatives to ensure cost control and value delivery on high-end projects.

Key duties include reviewing drawings, preparing quantities, cost plans, evaluating tenders, placing orders, valuing subcontractors, and producing monthly

Qualifications

• Review drawings, specifications and schedules.
• Prepare and check quantities and measurements.
• Assist with cost plans and project budgets.
• Review tender returns and subcontractor quotations.
• Carry out tender comparisons and commercial analysis.
• Identify scope gaps, exclusions and potential risks.
• Assist with value engineering proposals.

Responsibilities

• Review drawings, specifications and schedules.
• Prepare and check quantities and measurements.
• Assist with cost plans and project budgets.
• Review tender returns and subcontractor quotations.
• Carry out tender comparisons and commercial analysis.
• Identify scope gaps, exclusions and potential risks.
• Assist with value engineering proposals.
• Prepare subcontract enquiries and scopes of work.
• Issue tender packages to subcontractors.
• Analyse quotations and negotiate rates.
• Prepare subcontractor recommendation reports.
• Place subcontract orders and/or assist with subcontract agreements.
• Ensure packages are properly scoped to minimise variations and disputes.
• Maintain the project cost/value reconciliation (CVR).
• Monitor committed costs against the approved budget.
• Prepare monthly cost reports and forecasts.
• Track cost to complete and anticipated final cost.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities.
• Monitor cash flow and expenditure profiles.
• Report commercial performance to the Senior QS/Commercial Manager.
• Review subcontractor applications for payment.
• Measure and value completed works.
• Agree monthly valuations.
• Assess variations and compensation events where applicable.
• Monitor subcontractor commitments and outstanding orders.
• Prepare and agree subcontractor final accounts.
• Resolve payment and valuation queries.
• Prepare monthly client valuations/applications.
• Maintain valuation backup and supporting documentation.
• Value instructed variations and additional works.
• Maintain the project change register.
• Assist with agreeing variations with the client/QS.
• Monitor the financial impact of client changes.
• Support the Senior QS with final account negotiations.
• Manage highly detailed bespoke finishes and specifications.
• Price client changes to kitchens, bathrooms, joinery, stone, MEP, finishes and specialist installations.
• Monitor allowances, provisional sums and design development.
• Track upgrades and bespoke client selections.
• Coordinate commercial information between design, procurement and site teams.
• Ensure expensive finishes and specialist packages are properly measured, procured and cost-controlled.
• Administer the commercial requirements of the relevant JCT contract.
• Maintain notices, instructions and contractual records.
• Review subcontract conditions.
• Assist with extensions of time, loss and expense and other contractual matters.
• Maintain an auditable record of changes and commercial correspondence.
• Escalate significant contractual risks to the Senior QS/Commercial Manager.
• Regularly visit site and understand progress against the programme.
• Measure works completed.
• Check that costs correspond with actual progress.
• Work with the Site Manager/Project Manager to identify potential overspends.
• Monitor labour, plant, materials and subcontractor costs where applicable.
• Challenge unnecessary expenditure.

Skills

Review drawings

Prepare quantities

Tender evaluation

CVR / cost reconciliation

Subcontract procurement

Contract administration

Value engineering

Job description

Job Title: Intermediate Quantity Surveyor - Prime Residential Construction

Location: Chelsea, SW3, United Kingdom

Job Type: Full-time

Reporting To: Senior QS

Job Type: Full-time

Job Summary:

The Intermediate Quantity Surveyor, working as part of a high-performing commercial team, you will take responsibility for the commercial aspects of residential projects from procurement and pre-construction through to final account. You will work closely with the Senior QS, site team, subcontractors, consultants and client representatives. The Intermediate QS will process all day-to-day cost-related aspects of high-end, bespoke residential construction projects, including tender and procurement processes, tender evaluation, placement of orders, subcontract valuations and the preparation of Client valuations and accounts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review drawings, specifications and schedules.
• Prepare and check quantities and measurements.
• Assist with cost plans and project budgets.
• Review tender returns and subcontractor quotations.
• Carry out tender comparisons and commercial analysis.
• Identify scope gaps, exclusions and potential risks.
• Assist with value engineering proposals.

Subcontract procurement

• Prepare subcontract enquiries and scopes of work.
• Issue tender packages to subcontractors.
• Analyse quotations and negotiate rates.
• Prepare subcontractor recommendation reports.
• Place subcontract orders and/or assist with subcontract agreements.
• Ensure packages are properly scoped to minimise variations and disputes.

Commercial management

• Maintain the project cost/value reconciliation (CVR).
• Monitor committed costs against the approved budget.
• Prepare monthly cost reports and forecasts.
• Track cost to complete and anticipated final cost.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities.
• Monitor cash flow and expenditure profiles.
• Report commercial performance to the Senior QS/Commercial Manager.

Subcontractor account management

• Review subcontractor applications for payment.
• Measure and value completed works.
• Agree monthly valuations.
• Assess variations and compensation events where applicable.
• Monitor subcontractor commitments and outstanding orders.
• Prepare and agree subcontractor final accounts.
• Resolve payment and valuation queries.

Client-side commercial management

• Prepare monthly client valuations/applications.
• Maintain valuation backup and supporting documentation.
• Value instructed variations and additional works.
• Maintain the project change register.
• Assist with agreeing variations with the client/QS.
• Monitor the financial impact of client changes.
• Support the Senior QS with final account negotiations.

Prime residential-specific commercial duties

• Manage highly detailed bespoke finishes and specifications.
• Price client changes to kitchens, bathrooms, joinery, stone, MEP, finishes and specialist installations.
• Monitor allowances, provisional sums and design development.
• Track upgrades and bespoke client selections.
• Coordinate commercial information between design, procurement and site teams.
• Ensure expensive finishes and specialist packages are properly measured, procured and cost-controlled.

Contract administration

• Administer the commercial requirements of the relevant JCT contract.
• Maintain notices, instructions and contractual records.
• Review subcontract conditions.
• Assist with extensions of time, loss and expense and other contractual matters.
• Maintain an auditable record of changes and commercial correspondence.
• Escalate significant contractual risks to the Senior QS/Commercial Manager.
• Regularly visit site and understand progress against the programme.
• Measure works completed.
• Check that costs correspond with actual progress.
• Work with the Site Manager/Project Manager to identify potential overspends.
• Monitor labour, plant, materials and subcontractor costs where applicable.
• Challenge unnecessary expenditure.

Final accounts

• Prepare subcontractor final accounts.
• Agree variations and outstanding commercial matters.
• Reconcile the final account against the original order.
• Prepare supporting documentation for client final accounts.
• Close out outstanding purchase orders and commitments.

Commercial reporting & governance

• Produce monthly reports for senior management.
• Maintain procurement schedules and package trackers.
• Update risk and opportunity registers.
• Ensure costs and commitments are captured in the company's commercial system.
• Provide accurate forecasting and early warning of potential issues.