Quantity Surveyor

Howells Solutions Limited; Watford; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Howells Solutions Limited in Luton is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to manage commercial/financial and contractual elements on planned maintenance and voids projects for Local Authority and Housing Association clients.

You will report to the Commercial Manager, control profitability, and ensure contractual obligations are met, while overseeing day-to-day commercial activity and junior staff development.

Qualifications

• Degree or technical qualification and main-contractor QS experience.
• Strong commercial awareness and track record delivering on time and budget.
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and V-Look Up.
• Data interrogation skills and contractual awareness.
• Negotiating, communication and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of supply chain management; RICS/CIOB preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial expertise, valuations, claims, budget monitoring and performance data.
• Support authorisation and submission of project variations.
• Maximise cash flow through measurement, invoicing and payments to suppliers.
• Manage junior team members and develop them.
• Value subcontractor work and certify interim/final payments.

Skills

Excel (Pivot Tables, V-Lookup)

Commercial awareness

Negotiation & communication

Contract management

Data analysis

Education

Degree or other technical qualification

RICS / CIOB qualification - Preferred

Tools

Excel

Job description

Quantity Surveyor
Luton
Up to £70K+ package

We are looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join a leading contractor based in Luton, working on planned maintenance and voids projects within Social Housing, on behalf of Local Authority and Housing Association clients.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will take responsibility, ownership and accountability of the successful management of the commercial / financial and contractual elements of projects. You will control and maximise the company's profitability, protect the company's legal and contractual obligations under the contract and manage all day to day commercial activity.

Quantity Surveyor Key responsibilities:

• Provide commercial expertise to contracts, to include the production and submission of valuations, claims, budget monitoring, and contract/work-stream performance data
• Support the authorisation and submission of project variations.
• Maximise cash flow through the control, measurement (including quality) and valuation of work, and the invoicing of customers and payment of suppliers
• Manage junior team members, supporting and developing them
• Value work executed by sub-contractors and certify interim and final payments

Quantity Surveyor Essential experience:

• Degree or other technical qualification
• Quantity Surveying experience with a main contractor
• Strong commercial awareness
• Proven track record delivering contracts on time and within budget
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and V-Look Up
• Data interrogation skills
• Contractual awareness
• Negotiating, communication & presentation skills
• Knowledge of Supply Chain management
• RICS / CIOB qualification - Preferred

Senior Quantity Surveyor Salary & Benefits:

You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believe the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the groups success. This is a permanent, full time role for which you will receive a competitive salary of up to £70k plus benefits package.

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