Quantity Surveyor

Caralex Recruitment; Reading; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Caralex Recruitment Limited have been asked to recruit a Quantity Surveyor to bolster a commercial department of a well-regarded new build residential developer, with site work across Berkshire and surrounding counties.

You will report to the Commercial Manager, prepare contracts, budgets, plans, and cost control, undertake feasibility studies, valuations and value engineering, and liaise with Materials Buyers and the Technical & Sales teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management.
• Experience with a housebuilder or main contractor as a Quantity Surveyor.
• Willing to work on sites in Berkshire and surrounding counties.

Responsibilities

• writing reports and preparing documents such as contracts, budgets and plans.
• feasibility studies.
• cost control, estimation, planning and forecasting.
• cost benefit analysis.
• dispute resolution.
• valuations and value engineering.
• providing information to Materials Buyers, the Technical & Sales teams etc as necessary.

Skills

Cost control

Budgeting

Reporting

Planning

Forecasting

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Job description

Caralex Recruitment Limited have been asked to recruit a Quantity Surveyor to bolster a commercial department of a well-regarded new build residential developer.

The role will entail running sites in Berkshire and the surrounding counties with the support of a trainee Quantity Surveyor whilst reporting to the Commercial Manager.

The day-to-day work will include:

• writing reports and preparing documents such as contracts, budgets and plans.
• feasibility studies.
• cost control, estimation, planning and forecasting.
• cost benefit analysis.
• dispute resolution.
• valuations and value engineering.
• providing information to Materials Buyers, the Technical & Sales teams etc as necessary.

You will ideally hold a degree in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management, have previously worked with a housebuilder or main contractor as a Quantity Surveyor and now be ready for a new challenge.