Managing Quantity Surveyor

Cotech Building Careers; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cotech Building Careers is seeking an experienced Managing Quantity Surveyor to join a Major contractor operating in the Education sector. Projects range from £20m to £100m, with leadership responsibility for a QS team delivering new and refurbishment/extension schemes in the South London and Kent regions.

The role involves advising on financial feasibility, managing subcontractor returns, CVR reporting and producing comprehensive financial reports for clients and senior management.

Qualifications

• Experience advising on financial feasibility for projects at early stages.
• Experience assessing returns from subcontractors and awarding packages.
• Monitoring and reporting actual expenditure vs budget through CVR.
• Ability to produce accurate financial reports from multiple sources.

Responsibilities

• Advise on financial feasibility for new/refurbishment projects in education sector.
• Manage and mentor QS team delivering schemes in South London and Kent.
• Oversee CVR reporting, expenditure tracking and reporting to stakeholders.
• Prepare and present financial reports to clients and internal teams.

Skills

Financial feasibility

Subcontractor management

CVR reporting

Budget monitoring

Two-stage bids

Team mentoring

Education

Quantity surveying degree

Job description

A great opportunity for an established Managing Quantity Surveyor to join a Major contractor in the Education sector. The company have an enviable workload in the sector, with projects ranging from £20m - £100m in value.

Requirements

We are urgently seeking a Managing QS, with experience managing teams delivering new and refurbishment / extension projects in the South London and Kent regions.

• You will be responsible for advising on financial feasibility on projects at early stages
• Assessing returns from sub contractors and awarding work packages
• Monitoring and measuring actual expenditure against budgeted project expenditure through CVR reporting
• Checking, collating information from your team and producing accurate financial reports

This is a great role for you if you have experience in working on two stage bids, prior recent relevant experience in the sector in a tier One contracting environment and the confidence and drive in dealing with the clients team, sub contractors and external stakeholders. Its also important that you enjoy motivating and mentoring your team, and junior members of staff.

Benefits

• The company has a strong commitment to rewarding team members, and the salary and benefits package is excellent.
• As well as financial reward, the company offer an encouraging and progressive environment, where opportunity for progression is available and encouraged.

For more information about this, and other unadvertised positions, please contact Andy Hayton at Cotech Building Careers on 0203 195 1100