Quantity Surveyor

Ian Williams Ltd; Chipping Sodbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Mileage scheme

Pension contribution up to 7%

Life & Medical Insurance

23 days annual leave

Lighthouse Charity access

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Job summary

Ian Williams Ltd is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join our Capital works contracts inCheltenham and the South Cotswolds. You will measure and prepare cost estimates, manage budgets, and build strong client and supplier relations to ensure timely project progress and profitable outcomes.

You'll work with the Contracts Manager to align productivity targets and milestones, taking responsibility for costs and cash flow while using COINS to produce weekly and monthly cost reports and valuations.

Qualifications

• Experience in quantity surveying for capital works.
• Proven ability to manage contracts up to £3 million.
• Strong cost estimation and reporting skills.
• Experience using COINS software.

Responsibilities

• Measure and prepare cost estimates for contracts and tenders, highlighting risks and solutions.
• Prepare budget cost value reconciliations, identifying commercial risks and opportunities.
• Work closely with the Contracts Manager to ensure productivity targets and contract milestones are agreed and issued before contract start.
• Build strong client and supplier relations for proactive variation discussion and progress.
• Take purchase, credit and debtor responsibility using COINS to achieve expected cash flow.
• Complete and analyse weekly site reporting with cost information (labour rates, progress, budget variance, safety).
• Produce monthly contract valuations.

Skills

Cost estimation

Budget reconciliations

Client relations

COINS software

Tools

COINS

Job description

Our Quantity Surveyors value the breadth of their roles, the fact that they’re not silo-ed but have a view of both commercial and operational sides of the business. This collaboration between teams gives them a real opportunity to make an impact on our stable, long-running contracts with Cheltenham Borough Council and Stroud District Council.

We're looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join us on our Capital (Planned Works/ Refurbishment) contracts in Cheltenham and the South Cotswolds.

What we do matters - Every repair we complete improves someone's home - and makes a real difference to their life.

Benefits

• Be part of the company profit share scheme (9% of base salary achieved this year)
• Private mileage scheme and fuel card
• Let us help you prepare for your future with an enhanced employer pension contribution of up to 7% OR a savings scheme.
• Life, Medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• 23 days annual leave, but you may want longer or less, so buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year.
• Access to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to support your health and wellbeing, including free legal and financial advice.
• Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay.

The Quantity Surveyor Role

• Measure and prepare cost estimates for contracts and tenders, highlighting any risks and solutions for mitigating these.
• Prepare budget cost value reconciliations, identifying commercial risks and opportunities to ensure correct contract planning from the beginning.
• Work closely with the Contracts Manager to ensure productivity targets and contract milestones are agreed and issued before contract start, including direct labour incentives.
• Build strong client and supplier relations, to ensure any variations and the progress of contracts is discussed and resolved proactively.
• Take purchase, credit and debtor responsibility using COINS to achieve expected cash flow.
• Complete and analyse weekly reporting from site has adequate cost information (including labour rates and performance exceptional to budget, value, progress, quality, and safety)
• Produce monthly contract valuations.

What will you bring as Quantity Surveyor?

• You will be inquisitive, organised, and honest as well as being a genuine ‘people person’ who thrives when collaborating with clients, trade teams and immediate colleagues, fostering a real ‘working together’ environment.
• Proven experience in a similar quantity surveying. Project surveying role
• Experience of successfully managing a value of works up to £3 million.
• A key eye for identifying areas to save money, reduce costs and maximise value.

Additional Benefits Include

• Annual pay reviews
• Training and development opportunities
• Trade discounts from our preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family
• Specsavers vouchers
• For information on all other additional benefits, we do to enhance your work/life balance, please visit our website.

About Ian Williams Ltd

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We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date based on application volumes.

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