QUANTITY SURVEYOR

Connect Scaffolding Ltd; East Hertfordshire; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension after 3m

30 days leave

Gym membership

Life & accident cover

EV salary sacrifice

Private healthcare

Job summary

Connect Scaffolding Ltd is seeking a proactive Quantity Surveyor to blend site-based commercial work with estimating and tendering responsibilities. You will oversee multiple scaffolding projects from award to final account, negotiate terms, and support bids to secure commercially sound proposals.

The role requires strong analytical and negotiation skills, excellent communication, and the ability to travel to site for valuations and meetings. A focus on teamwork and cost control is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in estimating and/or quantity surveying is required.
• Solid understanding of scaffolding systems, materials, and methods is advantageous.
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills are essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and ability to work with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple scaffolding projects from contract award to final account.
• Negotiate terms and manage commercial risk in line with scope.
• Maintain relationships with clients, suppliers, and team members.
• Monitor progress and resolve obstacles to ensure budget and programme adherence.
• Document variations, change management, and project updates.
• Prepare payment applications and cost-value reconciliations.
• Support estimating, bid preparation, and tender analysis for proposals.
• Forecast revenue for projects under commercial control.
• Travel to site for valuations and account meetings as required.

Skills

Estimating

Quantity Surveying

Excel

Communication

Negotiation

Teamwork

Cost analysis

Tools

MS Excel

O365

Job description

We are looking for a proactive Quantity Surveyor to join our team, supporting both project delivery and our estimating function. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys a mix of site-based commercial work and contributing to project bids and tendering.

Connect Scaffolding Ltd is an award winning scaffolding contractor based on the outskirts of Hertfordshire, serving London and the South East. Starting as a successful family run business over 30 years ago, we became employee owned in 2023 and have continued to grow and thrive since.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for overseeing the successful completion of multiple scaffolding projects from contract award to final account, including:

• Negotiating contract terms and managing commercial risk in line with project scope and priced schedules.
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients, suppliers, colleagues, and all other stakeholders.
• Monitoring project progress and resolving any obstacles to ensure contractual compliance.
• Collaborating with contracts managers and site supervisors to deliver projects on budget and programme.
• Accurately documenting change management, variations, and project updates.
• Preparing timely payment applications and performing internal cost value reconciliation
• Maintaining familiarity with estimating and tendering processes to ensure accurate project bids and valuations.
• Providing commercial support and input to aid estimating, bid preparation, and tender analysis for commercially sound proposals.
• Forecasting anticipated revenue for projects under your commercial control.
• Traveling to site for valuation of works and account meetings as required.

Qualifications / Key Skills

• Prior experience in Estimating and/or Quantity Surveying.
• Solid understanding of scaffolding systems, materials, and methods of work advantageous.
• Strong analytical skills to accurately assess project costs and quantities to support pricing of variations and valuation of works.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Highly competent with Microsoft Excel and confident with O365
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

If you do not meet all the above requirements don’t let that hold you back. We care more about finding someone who's the right fit and eager to grow with us.

Details of Package

• Pension contributions after 3 months service.
• 30 days annual leave per annum, including bank holidays.

Personal Investment

• Career progression; training and development opportunities with a focus on promoting from within the business.
• Annual Performance review, with a focus on personal and professional development.

Benefits

• Bonus opportunities, based on performance and the business achieving targets.
• Annual team events.
• Gym membership after 1 month service.
• Accident & life cover after 3 months service.
• Access to electric car salary sacrifice scheme, after 2 years service.
• Option to join the company's private healthcare scheme after 2 years service.

If you are interested in the position outlined above and are looking to work for (and grow with) a successful business, then we look forward to hearing from you.