Quantity Surveyor

Churchill Living Ltd; Byfleet; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retirement living firm is seeking an experienced Surveyor for a 6-month full-time contract in Byfleet. The role involves managing the financial cycle of contracts, engaging with internal stakeholders, and overseeing subcontractor procurement. Ideal candidates will have a background in construction and experience in residential development. They offer competitive pay and excellent benefits including a company car or allowance, private medical, and various colleague perks.

Benefits

Company car or cash for car allowance

Annual holiday entitlement of 24 days + Bank Holidays

Day off on your birthday

Life Assurance

Private Medical

Health Screening

Training Courses and Professional Memberships paid

Peer recognition programme

Colleague referral bonus

Access to Employee Assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience as a Surveyor in residential development.
• Membership of a professional body (RICS or CIOB) preferred.
• Comfortable with relevant terminology.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial cycles for multiple contracts.
• Prepare anticipated build costs and oversee payment processes.
• Conduct monthly cost forecasting and reporting.

Skills

Commercially astute negotiation

Measuring drawings

Tender analysis

Understanding architect drawings

Self-motivation

Prioritisation

Education

HNC or HND or similar qualification

Job description

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• Reward & Benefits:Competitive salary, company car or car allowance and excellent Colleague benefits
• Contract: 6 month full time contract with opportunity of extension

About us

We are Churchill Retirement Living, the fastest growing company in the UK retirement house building sector, and we have an exciting opportunity available to join our expanding Commercial team.

We’re a family-owned business and we’re going places. We’re proud of what we do, and the people we work with. We have ambitious growth plans for the future, now employing over 700 people and growing all the time.

We pride ourselves on building beautiful, quality, purpose-built one and two bedroom apartments in desirable locations across the UK for those looking for an independent lifestyle in later life. Developments are designed to take away all the hassle and fears that can be experienced by older people and provide security, peace of mind and independence.

We’ve won a host of awards; including being recognised by The Sunday Times as the 02nd Best Company to Work for in the UK and became the first ever retirement living specialist to be crowned overall ‘Housebuilder of the Year’ by the WhatHouse? Awards.

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Surveyor on a 6 month full time contract to join our expanding Commercial team in Byfleet working on projects in our South East region.

You’ll manage the entire financial cycle of two to three contracts, from the assisting with the preparation of anticipated build costs through to the procurement, payment and final evaluation of subcontractors & including monthly cost forecasting & reporting.

You will have the opportunity to work with a variety of key internal stakeholders from Construction and Procurement through to the Managing Director. You’ll also be working with our external contractors and consultants; agreeing trading terms and contract negotiations.

You will be responsible for subcontractor procurement, monthly subcontractor valuations & payments, monthly cost forecasting & reporting & assisting in the preparation of construction budgets on approximately three developments concurrently.

Hours of work are 9.00am - 5.30pm Monday to Thursday and 9.00am – 5.00pm on Friday. You’ll make at least one visit to your sites per week and some additional overtime may occasionally be required.

About you

You’ll have a background in Construction, with previous experience as a Surveyor, preferably in residential development.

You’ll hold the HNC or HND or similar qualification and we’d prefer it if you were a member of a professional body, RICS or CIOB (but not essential).It goes without saying that you’ll be comfortable understanding architect drawings, specification documents and the relevant terminology.

It’s important that you’re a commercially astute negotiator and have experience in measuring drawings, tender analysis and other standard surveying techniques. Comfortable working independently and collaboratively with a wide range of responsibility, you’ll have huge self motivation, the ability to prioritise.

How you’ll be rewarded:

• Company car or cash for car allowance
• Annual holiday entitlement of 24 days + Bank Holidays
• Day off on your birthday
• Excellent Colleague benefits including:
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical
• Health Screening
• John Lewis vouchers - £200 to all expectant mums and dads
• Training Courses and Professional Memberships paid
• Colleague well-being initiatives and ambassadors
• Peer recognition programme
• Colleague referral bonus
• Access to Employee Assistance programme
• Land introduction bonus
• Friends & family discount against the cost of a new Churchill apartment
• Charitable match-funding programme for Colleagues wishing to raise money for their chosen charities

Join the Churchill familyand be part of an ambitious and successful business who value and appreciate their people. Apply today!

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