Quantity Surveyor

Integral UK LTD; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance

Car Allowance

Private health scheme

25 days holiday + bank holidays + buy

Job summary

Hall & Kay in Manchester is seeking a commercial professional to lead financial delivery for diverse projects, from £100k to £4m. You will manage interim payments, final accounts, and budgets, while guiding the project team on variations, notices and contract compliance.

The role demands experience in fire protection/building services, strong contract knowledge, and excellent negotiation and reporting abilities. A dynamic, team‑focused environment offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial role within fire protection or building services.
• Good base knowledge of standard forms of contract.
• Proficient in cost control techniques and software.
• Awareness of dispute resolution procedures and managing disputes.
• Produce accurate monthly cost and value reports.
• Able to negotiate with clients and sub-contractors.
• Experience on final accounts.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Effective communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Holds a Quantity Surveying degree or currently pursuing one.
• Knowledge of construction methods and regulations relevant to Fire Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Agree interim payment amounts with clients and monitor payments.
• Negotiate final accounts and monitor cost projections monthly.
• Prepare project budgets with Sales/Project Manager as needed.
• Monitor budgets against costs and report to management monthly.
• Assist with final accounts of troublesome subcontractors.
• Ensure contractual obligations are fulfilled across projects.
• Work with project team on variations, delays, etc., and record them.
• Prepare contractual notices with Project Manager and Directors.
• Attend site visits for variations and quality checks as needed.
• Attend client meetings and tender stage reviews with Sales.
• Build relationships with clients, consultants and colleagues.
• Mentor junior team members when required.

Skills

Cost control

Negotiation

Final accounts

Dispute resolution

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

MS Project

Excel

Word

Outlook

Attention to detail

Independent work

Quantity Surveying degree

Pursuing degree

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Pursuing degree

Tools

MS Project

Excel

Outlook

Word

Job description

Summary of Role

To ensure the successful financial delivery and completion of projects, protecting the exposure of the Company to financial risks, together with adherence of the commercial procedures of the Business. With the expanding growth within our Manchester office, the successful applicant will be responsible for the commercial management of a variety of different sized projects, offering commercial expertise for both our main contracts and small works divisions, with current project values varying between £100k and £4m.

What you will be doing

• Agreement of interim payment amounts with clients, monitoring when payments notices are due/received/outstanding.
• Final Account Negotiations.
• Preparing project budgets in conjunction with the Sales team and / or Project Manager as and when required.
• Monitoring budgets against costs and projections on a monthly basis and reporting upline on a monthly basis.
• Assisting with troublesome subcontractor final accounts.
• Ensuring that we fulfil all our contractual obligations.
• Working with Project team and Directors regarding all commercial matters (variations, delays etc.) and ensuring that they are identified and recorded.
• Assist Project Manager and Directors in the preparation of contractual notices.
• Attend site visits to monitor for variations and quality matters if required to suit Client needs, whilst ensuring site records are produced and are accurate.
• Attendance at client meetings as and when needed.
• In conjunction with our Sales team, tender stage terms and conditions review and input.
• Maintain good relationships with clients, consultants and colleagues.
• Mentoring of junior team members where required.

What we will need from you

• Experience of working in a similar commercial role within the fire protection sector or building services industry (essential).
• Good base knowledge of standard forms of contract (essential).
• Proficient in cost control techniques and software applications (essential).
• Awareness of dispute resolution procedures and experience of managing disputes (essential).
• Ability to produce accurate monthly cost and value reports (essential).
• Ability to negotiate with clients/ sub-contractors (essential).
• Experience of working on final accounts (essential).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skill (essential).
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy (essential).
• Effective communication and negotiation skills (essential).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team (essential).
• IT/Software specific experience e.g. MS Project, Excel, Word, Outlook, etc (essential)
• Holds a degree in Quantity Surveying or currently working towards a degree (desirable).
• Knowledge of construction methods, materials, and regulations
  relevant to the Fire Engineering industry (desirable).

What you can expect in return

• Competitive & negotiable salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and option to buy 5 days and sell 2 days
• Contributory company pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Car Allowance
• Private health scheme
• Hours: 36.5 hours per week (Monday to Thursday 8.45 - 16.40, Friday 8.45 - 4pm).

Additional Company information

What sets us apart? Our culture. What we call ‘the Hall & Kay way’.…it’s a people thing. Put simply, we know we can achieve more when we work as a team – with clients, with the communities we serve and in our own business. Our people create safety every single day, using their skills and experience to adapt to changing situations and rise to the challenges presented to them. It’s our people that make us trusted to deliver.

Find out more about us and what our people say about us.

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