Quantity Surveyor

BOUYGUES UK; Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and property development company is seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor for a large-scale student accommodation project in Exeter. Responsibilities include ensuring commercial returns, preparing reports, and finalising accounts. The ideal candidate should have prior QS experience, strong attention to detail, and excellent communication skills. This position offers competitive compensation and benefits including up to 30 days annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Lifestyle benefits

Volunteering opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Quantity Surveyor.
• Strong commercial awareness.
• Demonstrates strong attention to detail and produces accurate work.
• Communicates information and ideas proactively and confidentially.

Responsibilities

• Ensure optimum commercial return for the project.
• Accurately prepare cost/value reconciliation reports.
• Agree interim valuations on schedule for commercial advantage.
• Prepare and finalise client accounts with senior management.
• Control subcontractor accounts and minimise variation costs.
• Evaluate and agree on interim valuations and stage payments.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Attention to detail

Effective time management

Proactive communication

Job description

Bouygues UK is a leading construction and property development company in the United Kingdom. It is part of Bouygues Construction which employs 35,600 people around the world, all driven by the greatest and most exciting responsibility of all – building for life.

Job Purpose and Scope

The project is a large scale (~£185M) and long term (3 year duration) student accommodation scheme, comprising of 6 new-build blocks and a refurbishment of an existing block. This is great opportunity for a QS who is keen to work as part of a larger team.

Accountabilities and Key Tasks

• Ensure optimum commercial return for the project.
• Accurately prepare cost/value reconciliation reports.
• Agree interim valuations on schedule for commercial advantage.
• Prepare and finalise client accounts with senior management.
• Finalise subcontractor accounts to maximise margins.
• Prepare subcontract orders per company procedures, aligned with procurement schedules and contract programs.
• Control subcontractor accounts and minimise variation costs.
• Manage subcontractor valuations and correspondence.
• Prepare turnover cash flow forecasts, updating and recording actuals as required.
• Submit interim valuations and projected final accounts with each report.
• Evaluate and agree on interim valuations and stage payments.
• Support in resolving delays and document relevant information.
• Report potential problems to the Line Manager and seek guidance.
• Provide feedback to the project team and estimating department.
• Possess knowledge of relevant contracts and assist in resolving disputes.
• Re-measure subcontractor values and arrange payments as per company procedures.
• Attend project meetings as directed.

About You

• Previous experience as a Quantity Surveyor.
• Strong commercial awareness.
• Demonstrates strong attention to detail and produces accurate work.
• Communicates information and ideas proactively and confidentially in a way which is received positively, both verbally and in writing. Shares knowledge with others.
• Manages time effectively.

Benefits

• 26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days.
• Pension scheme.
• Life insurance.
• Private medical insurance.
• BY Extra - opt into lifestyle benefits.
• Volunteering opportunities.

Day in day out our teams deliver some of the most technically innovative and challenging projects across the UK and the world. With a strong corporate culture, we look for people who demonstrate our key values – Respect, Commitment, Pioneering, Sharing. We offer competitive basic salaries coupled with generous company benefits including 26 days annual leave, a pension scheme, life insurance, private medical insurance, lifestyle benefits and volunteering opportunities.

Bouygues Construction UK was awarded the Top Employers United Kingdom and Top Employers Europe certification! Together with our partners and clients, Bouygues UK delivers award-winning construction, development and regeneration projects to the most exacting standards across public and commercial private sectors.

We are an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We value your privacy and we are committed to protecting your personal details. If you choose to apply for this role, please do not include any sensitive data on your CV which reveals (directly or indirectly); your race or ethnic origins, your political, philosophical or religious opinions, or your membership of a trade union, your social security number, or information which relates to your health or sexual orientation or to any criminal convictions.