Quantity Surveyor - Bristol

VIVO Defence Services; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Company car/car allowance

Single private medical cover

Life assurance at 2 x base salary

6% employer matched pension contribution

Excellent career progression opportunities

Job summary

A leading facilities management company is seeking a Quantity Surveyor for a full-time role in Bristol. The position involves estimating costs, managing project timelines, and liaising with various stakeholders on multiple construction projects in the South West region. Candidates should be able to commute to MOD Abbey Wood and must hold a full UK driving licence. This role offers great career progression and a competitive salary with additional benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in quantity surveying or as an assistant QS.
• Ability to manage multiple construction projects simultaneously.
• Full UK driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Estimate costs, quantities, and project timelines.
• Facilitate relationships between the team and customers.
• Report on project progress and compliance.
• Liaise with Senior Leadership to report on progress; attend Risk Meetings; ensure Health & Safety, Sustainability and Quality compliance.
• Support change initiatives and identify alternative solutions.
• Travel across sites in the South West region; manage 3–4 projects concurrently on-site at Bristol/MOD Abbey Wood.

Skills

Cost estimation

Project management

Communication

Health and Safety compliance

Job description

Overview

Quantity Surveyor - Bristol role at VIVO Defence Services. VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. VIVO embodies both experience and innovation.

Location: Bristol.

Salary: Competitive + Company car/car allowance + Benefits

Hours of work: Monday to Friday, full time, permanent

VIVO are currently recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor to support the Projects Team across the South West region. The role will require you to be on site at MOD Abbey Wood in Bristol regularly, so it is preferred that candidates live within a reasonable commute.

This role will see you work on a variety of refurb and new build projects.

Responsibilities

As Quantity Surveyor you will be responsible for helping to estimate costs, quantities and project timelines and providing business support to the Projects Team. This will include facilitating the working relationship between the team and internal and external customers, ensuring the completion of project reports and documentation, build controls and milestones into plans and programmes, identify business priorities and opportunities for improvements and provide cost advice and support to the Billable Works Team.

In addition to this, you will liaise with the Senior Leadership team to report on progress of projects, attend Risk Meetings, ensure compliance across Health and Safety, Sustainability, Quality and other statutory requirements, as well as support change initiatives and identify alternative solutions.

This role will cover sites in the South West region, so you will be required to travel as the business demands.

This role will involve working across 3-4 projects at any one time in construction, so it is essential that you are able to manage a large workload.

This role would suit a competent Assistant QS who is looking for the next step in their career, as well as established QS's.

Due to the vetting requirements candidates must be able to pass SC Clearance, and candidates must hold a full UK driving licence.

What We Offer

• 25 days annual leave
• Company car/car allowance
• Single private medical cover
• Life assurance at 2 x base salary
• 6% employer matched pension contribution
• Excellent career progression opportunities

VIVO Defence Services is a joint venture between Serco and EQUANS. By applying for this role, please be aware that information contained within your CV may be shared between VIVO Defence Services, Serco and EQUANS during the recruitment process.

At VIVO, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. Therefore, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool.

We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working and operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly a Disability Confident Leader. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. If candidates wish to request extra time to apply then they should contact 0345 010 4000 and ask to speak to a VIVO Recruiter.

Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting