Quantity Surveyor

GBR Recruitment Limited; Newark on Trent; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency specializing in construction roles is seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor for a prominent civil engineering firm. The role demands strong QS experience across civil works and entails managing financial and contractual elements of various construction projects. Benefits include a company car or allowance, and generous holiday entitlement. Great opportunity for growth in a progressive company.

Benefits

Company Car or Allowance

34 days Holiday

Private Medical Insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in managing financial aspects of construction projects.
• Ability to conduct quantity take-offs from drawings.
• Strong understanding of cost control measures and profit/loss reporting.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre-contract reviews and quantity take-offs.
• Manage valuations and cost variations for construction projects.
• Conduct regular site visits to ensure project execution.

Skills

Strong QS experience across Civils

Site preparation and excavation

Experience with NEC / JCT contracts

Working with end users as principal contractor

Conquest Software experience

Job description

GBR Recruitment Limited are proud to be working on a new and highly interesting opportunity for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join our clients highly progressive Lincolnshire based Civil Engineering, Groundworks and Building Services business (inc. full turnkey industrial and commercial builds, up to c.£10M) across Lincolnshire / South Yorkshire.

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will play a key role in the overall success of both small and major construction projects, successfully managing and monitoring the financial, plus contractual elements of all contracts.

This is your chance to work across a variety of construction projects, across a multitude of industry sectors.

The role involves carrying out Quantity Surveying on not only civils & ground works, but also full turnkey builds across the industrial and commercial sectors (described in the construction industry as large sheds).

Responsibilities

• Pre-contract review of tender documents, performing quantity take-offs from drawings to confirm the amount of each item required for the successful project delivery
• Surveying of Civil Engineering Projects (project values worth anywhere from £20K to £7M)
• Production and management of accurate valuations, including subcontract enquiries, cost monitoring, Cost Value Reconciliations (CVRs), cost variations, preparation of valuations and final accounts
• Cost control measures, reporting monthly figures for profit and loss (P&L) with a full understanding of the scope of the works required to be carried out within the project/s
• Regular site visits to ensure works are running as expected and that all quantities are recorded
• Management of sub-contractors, measuring the value of work completed
• Working closely with clients, commercial and contract delivery teams on NEC contracts and others
• Working to a standard set of BOQ to allow multiple contractors to price the same quantities, to ensure they can submit a fair and accurate bid for consideration

Attributes

• Strong QS experience across Civils, Groundworks (Site preparation, excavation, surfacing, utility systems such as water, sewage, power networks, public highways infrastructure such as roads, pathways, car parks etc., plus concrete structures and irrigation solutions), this is a must
• Commercial and Industrial construction experience, across various builds such as office buildings (including full Cat A and Cat B fit outs), warehouses, schools, sports and leisure facilities and more
• NEC / JCT contracts QS experience is ideal
• Experience of working with end using clients as the principal contractor and subcontracting to other main contractors, experience of quantity surveying on both sides would be ideal
• Experience of Conquest Software would be an advantage, or similar as training will be given

Benefits

• Company Car or Allowance (you choose)
• 34 days Holiday (inc. 26 Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays)
• Private Medical Insurance

This Quantity Surveyor role is commutable from Lincoln, Newark, Sleaford, Spalding, Boston, Grantham, Gainsborough, Bardney, Horncastle, Louth, Brigg, Scunthorpe, Retford, Worksop, Skegness, Grimsby and areas close to these locations.

This position is 5 working days (Monday to Friday) in the office or out on the clients sites, some hybrid working maybe available in the near future.

Interviews are to take place immediately, apply today.