Quantity Surveyor

Bellway Homes Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK house builder is looking for a Quantity Surveyor to manage commercial aspects of development projects. Responsibilities include managing budgets, producing valuations, and attending key meetings with contractors. Ideal candidates will have experience in residential construction, a relevant qualification, and strong negotiation skills. The role offers a competitive salary and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car allowance

Annual bonus

Pension scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in a Quantity Surveyor role with a residential house builder.
• Current CSCS card or equivalent is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage commercial aspects of each development.
• Produce draft budgets and site start budgets.
• Attend meetings with senior management and contractors.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Negotiation skills

Attention to detail

IT literate

Good administration skills

Education

HND/HNC in Building Studies

GCSE Grade C/4+ in English and Maths

Job description

At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success, and we are committed to building an inclusive culture that values and respects difference combined with creating a safe and inclusive working environment for all colleagues. This means we are positive about making adjustments as well as providing flexible working and we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you.

There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK’s largest house builders. Our Wessex Division, located in Hampshire is looking to recruit a Quantity Surveyor to join the Division’s Commercial department.

The Role

This role of Quantity Surveyor is responsible for managing the commercial aspects of each development. This includes managing the costs for each site and ensuring that targets are met by managing and controlling the budgets and valuations.

The Quantity Surveyor reports to the Commercial Director.

Principal accountabilities of the role include:

Produce draft budgets and site start budgets for each site allocated to the Quantity Surveyor.
Produce quarterly valuations and complete material ‘cost to complete’ exercises for each site the Quantity Surveyor is responsible for.
Produce sub-contract payments and final accounts, ensuring that the sub-contractor has signed these off.
Produce sub-contract orders, ensuring they are authorised by the authorised representative, together with all necessary documentation to comply with Group Commercial Policy.
Complete on-site measurements and assess payments to contractors.
Attend and contribute to various meetings, such as pre-order meetings, quarterly valuation meetings and project review meetings with senior management, construction team as well as external contractors.
Manage all sub-contract orders on site, meeting sub-contractors as and when required.
Maintain trade specifications.
Price customer extras and liaise with sales department as necessary.
Manage Professional Fees Budget.
Assist with material buying when required.
Assist the Estimator and / or Commercial Manager with take-off’s for land appraisals when required
Experience, Qualifications and Skills

Experience

Experience of working as a Quantity Surveyor or Surveyor with a residential house builder.
Qualifications and Training

HND/HNC Building Studies
GCSE Grade C/4+ or equivalent in English and Maths
Current CSCS card or equivalent is desirable
Skills and Aptitude

Strong communication and listening skills, with good negotiation skills
Highly motivated to deliver quality developments
Ability to work on own as well as part of a team
Excellent attention to detail and demonstrates ability to meet deadlines
IT literate and the ability to adapt to new systems
Good administration skills
Committed to diversity and inclusion
The Role and Working Conditions

Willing to be flexible in respect to day to day duties and hours worked
Office based role, with travel within the Divisional area
Ability to travel to development sites as and when required
Please note this role is subject to a basic DBS and financial pre-employment checks
In return we can offer you:

Competitive salary
Competitive car allowance
Optional salary sacrifice car scheme
Competitive annual bonus
Contributory pension scheme
25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
Access to discounts and benefits portal
ShareSave Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Life assurance
Holiday Purchase Scheme
Earn and Learn Opportunities
We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received.