Quantity Surveyor | Bournemouth, Dorset | £60K-£70K + Package | Full time

MacStaff Limited; Lower Blandford St Mary; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Health and safety training

Autonomy

Career development

Collaborative team

Impactful work

Job summary

MacStaff Limited is seeking an experienced Quantity Surveyor for a Bournemouth/Poole based role. You will manage budgets, cost plans, CVRs, and cash flow, working with delivery teams to maximise project profitability.

This well-established regional contractor delivers in Dorset, Hampshire and the South of England; you will take ownership of subcontract procurement, valuations, variations and final accounts, with strong commercial reporting to senior management.

Qualifications

• Proven quantity surveying experience within main contracting or building construction.
• Experience with refurbishment, construction or building improvement projects.
• Strong knowledge of subcontract procurement, cost control and commercial reporting.
• Confidence preparing CVRs, valuations, variations and final accounts.
• Good understanding of construction contracts, ideally including JCT.

Responsibilities

• Manage project budgets, cost plans, commercial targets and financial reporting.
• Prepare monthly CVRs, forecasts and cash flow projections.
• Take ownership of subcontractor and supplier procurement, enquiries and negotiations.
• Monitor project costs, committed expenditure, margins and forecasts to completion.
• Manage valuations, applications for payment, variations and change control.
• Identify commercial risks, opportunities and potential overspend.
• Administer main contract and subcontract commercial obligations, notices and warranties.
• Negotiate subcontractor accounts, commercial settlements and final accounts.
• Work collaboratively with delivery teams to maximise project profitability.
• Provide accurate commercial reporting and advice to senior management.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Subcontract procurement

Cost control

Commercial reporting

Final accounts

Negotiation

JCT contracts

Communication skills

Education

Relevant QS/Construction qualification

Job description

Quantity Surveyor - Construction

Location: Bournemouth/Poole, Dorset

Salary: £60K-£70K + Package

You will like

Quantity Surveying for a well-established and respected regional building contractor delivering construction, refurbishment and building improvement projects across Dorset, Hampshire and the South of England.

You will join a successful, independently operated construction business with a longstanding reputation for quality, repeat business and strong client relationships across commercial, education, healthcare and public-sector projects.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Quantity Surveyor / Construction QS who enjoys commercial ownership, varied projects and working closely with an experienced construction management team.

More specifically

• Manage project budgets, cost plans, commercial targets and financial reporting.


• Prepare monthly Cost Value Reconciliations (CVRs), forecasts and cash flow projections.


• Take ownership of subcontractor and supplier procurement, enquiries and negotiations.


• Monitor project costs, committed expenditure, margins and forecasts to completion.


• Manage valuations, applications for payment, variations and change control.


• Identify commercial risks, opportunities and potential overspend.


• Administer main contract and subcontract commercial obligations, notices and warranties.


• Negotiate subcontractor accounts, commercial settlements and final accounts.


• Work collaboratively with delivery teams to maximise project profitability.


• Provide accurate commercial reporting and advice to senior management.

You will enjoy a responsible, commercially influential position with genuine involvement throughout the project lifecycle.

You will have

• Proven Quantity Surveying experience within main contracting or building construction.


• Experience of refurbishment, construction or building improvement projects.


• Strong knowledge of subcontract procurement, cost control and commercial reporting.


• Confidence preparing CVRs, valuations, variations and final accounts.


• Good understanding of construction contracts, ideally including JCT.


• Excellent commercial judgement, negotiation and communication skills.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with project teams.


• Relevant Quantity Surveying or Construction qualification advantageous.

You will be proactive, commercially astute and confident taking ownership of project financial performance.

You will get

• £60K-£70K salary depending on experience.


• Additional benefits package, details to be confirmed.


• Established and respected regional construction business.


• Varied construction, refurbishment and improvement projects.


• Regular professional health and safety training.


• Meaningful commercial responsibility and autonomy.


• Collaborative working with experienced construction professionals.


• Opportunity to make a direct contribution to project and business success.

If you are an experienced Quantity Surveyor looking for a rewarding opportunity with a respected building contractor in the Bournemouth/Poole area, we would welcome your application.