Managing Quantity Surveyor

Kenton Black; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in the UK is looking for an experienced Managing Quantity Surveyor to oversee a multi-million pound MOD project. This hybrid role offers a salary of up to £90,000, along with a company car allowance, workplace pension, and bonus. The ideal candidate will have extensive main contracting experience and be able to effectively manage sub-contractors while providing commercial input to the management team.

Benefits

Company Car / Allowance

Workplace Pension

Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor or Managing QS.
• Ability to work independently with confidence and decisiveness.
• Proactive approach to tasks and challenges.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial input including financial performance forecasts.
• Prepare monthly cost/value reports and review results.
• Manage sub-contractors and agreement of accounts.

Skills

General main contracting experience

Self-motivated

Positive can-do attitude

Job description

Description

Managing Quantity Surveyor (Hybrid role)

Reading

£90,000 plus package with annual salary reviews

Our client is actively recruiting for a Managing Quantity Surveyor for the next phase of a multi-million pound MOD project near Reading. They pride themselves on being professional and approachable and are looking for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to share their drive and passion.

Our client is one of the largest UK Main Contractors and deliver multi million pound projects. This particular scheme has a contract value of more than £250 million and a duration of 2.5 years. They are a privately owned business and operate on a regional basis.

This role is available on hybrid basis and the client is happy to accommodate, 3 days on site and 2 days from home.

The Candidate:

As a Managing Quantity Surveyor you should have well-rounded general main contracting experience gained through working on a variety of project types with the ability to work independently with confidence and decisiveness. Candidates should be self‑motivated, proactive with a positive can‑do attitude and experience within the role as a Senior Quantity Surveyor or Managing QS.

Key duties will include, but not limited to:

• Provide commercial input including financial and contractual performance forecasts to the management team. Help ensure that business targets and KPI's are exceeded
• Preparation of monthly cost / value reports for area, together with review of results and consideration of trends with other contract team members
• Production of commercial reports together with review of results and consideration of trends with other contract team members
• Physical measurement of works and agreement of same with client and subcontractors
• Agreement of certification and payment of subcontractor accounts - monitoring of such accounts against forecasts
• Managing sub-contractors including sending out enquiries, collating prices, comparing with tender, negotiation, order placement, agreement of account and payment

The Package:

• Salary: Up to £90,000 with 2 annual salary reviews
• Company Car / Allowance
• Workplace Pension
• Bonus

If you are interested please apply with your most up to date CV, or contact Ben Symonds, Kenton Black, Birmingham