M&E Senior Quantity Surveyor

V7 Recruitment Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Car allowance

Bonus scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Healthcare

Pension matched at 6%

Regular social events

Job summary

V7 Recruitment is assisting a forward-thinking M&E contractor in Manchester to recruit a Quantity Surveyor and Senior Quantity Surveyor. The role covers delivering commercial management on high-rise residential and commercial schemes, from inception to final account.

You will prepare valuations, cost reports, budgets, and cash-flow forecasts, manage procurement, subcontractor accounts, and lead value engineering while coordinating with site teams and clients.

Qualifications

• Experience working on high-rise residential and/or commercial developments.
• Strong M&E quantity surveying background.
• Experience managing projects from pre-construction through to final account.
• Strong commercial, negotiation and communication skills.
• Able to work independently while building effective relationships with site and operational teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver commercial management of M&E projects from inception to completion.
• Produce monthly valuations, cost reports and contract forecasts.
• Develop and manage project revenue and cash-flow forecasts.
• Prepare budgets, cost estimates and financial reports.
• Managing procurement of materials and subcontractors, including tender documentation and bid analysis.
• Agree main contract sums and managing subcontractor accounts and payments.
• Reviewing and managing variations, change orders and claims.
• Monitoring project progress, assessing cost performance and identifying potential cost overruns.
• Carrying out value-engineering exercises to optimise project budgets.
• Working closely with site teams, clients, Project Managers, contractors and subcontractors.
• Attending project progress meetings and providing weekly and monthly reports to the directors.
• Preparing and agreeing final accounts.
• Supporting and mentoring junior members of the commercial team where required.

Skills

High-rise projects

M&E QS background

End-to-end experience

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Job description

Our client is a forward-thinking and rapidly growing M&E contractor delivering bespoke high-rise residential and commercial schemes. Due to an increase in workload, they are looking for a Quantity Surveyor and Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team in Manchester.

In return, my client is offering:

• Competitive salary
• Car allowance
• Bonus scheme
• Generous holiday allowance
• Healthcare
• Pension matched at 6%
• Regular social events

Ideal candidate:

• Experience working on high-rise residential and/or commercial developments
• Strong M&E quantity surveying background
• Experience managing projects from pre-construction through to final account
• Strong commercial, negotiation and communication skills
• Able to work independently while building effective relationships with site and operational teams

Duties will include:

• Commercially delivering M&E projects from inception through to completion.
• Producing monthly interim valuations, cost reports and contract forecasts.
• Developing and managing project revenue and cash-flow forecasts.
• Preparing budgets, cost estimates and financial reports.
• Managing procurement of materials and subcontractors, including tender documentation and bid analysis.
• Agreeing main contract sums and managing subcontractor accounts and payments.
• Reviewing and managing variations, change orders and claims.
• Monitoring project progress, assessing cost performance and identifying potential cost overruns.
• Carrying out value-engineering exercises to optimise project budgets.
• Working closely with site teams, clients, Project Managers, contractors and subcontractors.
• Attending project progress meetings and providing weekly and monthly reports to the directors.
• Preparing and agreeing final accounts.
• Supporting and mentoring junior members of the commercial team where required.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking for a fresh challenge with a company that offers autonomy, progression and exposure to high-profile projects.

V7 Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. All applications will be considered solely on merit and suitability for the role.

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