Quantity Surveyor/Estimator

Hycom; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an enthusiastic Quantity Surveyor/Estimator to join their team in Gloucester. This exciting role offers the chance to work on diverse construction projects while contributing to a family-run business that values hard work and customer focus. The successful candidate will manage cost management and quantity surveying from inception to completion, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently. With a supportive team environment and opportunities for professional growth, this position promises to be both rewarding and dynamic. If you're motivated, resourceful, and eager to learn, this role could be your next great opportunity.

Benefits

31 Days Holiday including bank holidays

Pension

On-site parking

Friendly office environment with dogs

Qualifications

• 3 years experience in Quantity Surveying or relevant industry experience.
• Strong communication skills for client and team interactions.
• Ability to manage quotations and deadlines effectively.

Responsibilities

• Estimating and preparing tender submissions for new projects.
• Managing a junior QS and ensuring administrative tasks are streamlined.
• Liaising with clients and communicating project details effectively.

Skills

Communication Skills

GCSE Maths and English Grade C or above

Quantity Surveying Experience

Detail Orientation

Self-Motivation

Problem-Solving

Teamwork

Education

GCSE Maths and English Grade C or above

Tools

CRM Applications

Job description

Hycom Gloucester, England, United Kingdom

Quantity Surveyor/Estimator

Hycom Gloucester, England, United Kingdom

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A fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic person to join our thriving family run business. This is a new role which has become available due to company expansion and increased workload. We are seeking a hard-working and customer focused individual, who will enjoy working in a fun, but busy environment. The successful candidate will be working on a selection of construction projects across a variety of sectors. They will be able to, or willing to learn how to complete all aspects of cost management and quantity surveying, from inception to completion of projects.

The Company

Hygienic Commercial Interiors Ltd (Hycom) operates within the construction industry. The company has been established for 20 years, and is growing steadily. Hycom provides hygienic products available for direct sales on a next day delivery basis, and carries out UK wide installations of hygienic wall, floor and ceiling products. The company is fast paced, process driven, forward thinking and is always looking for new products and future areas of growth.

Excellent computer skills are required as we use a variety of integrated apps to aid our work. For this role in particular, apps to assist with measuring drawings and resource tracking will be used constantly. We are very keen to be efficient with our information flow, so sharing details correctly is vital.

Working Hours: 8:30 - 16:30 Monday to Friday (40 hours a week)

This position is based in a rural location. Please consider how you would be able to commute to and from work. This position is mainly desk based, with some site visits where necessary anywhere in the UK. However these are normally towards London and The Home Counties and not normally North of Manchester. Occasionally there may be very friendly office dogs present.

Job Tasks (including, but not limited to):

• Estimating and preparing tender submissions for new projects
• Take off measures from drawings
• Appraising and approving sub-contract applications and variations
• Quote creation
• Pricing and submitting variations on a regular basis
• Dealing with customers over the phone
• Communicating with the projects team and supplying quantities ready for orders
• Liaising with the clients to agree valuations
• Surveying prospective new jobs (full training will be given)
• Attending pre-start meetings to develop knowledge
• In-house project tracking and account meetings
• Resource Tracking on our CRM, and a number of applications
• Manage a junior QS, who is currently doing an Apprenticeship
• Ensuring administrative help is also streamlined to keep quotation deadlines tracked and ahead of target
• Supporting all departments to promote continual growth

Skills Required:

• Be a great communicator with the ability to communicate both verbally, over the phone, and clearly, concisely and politely through the written word, via email
• Have achieved GCSE Maths and English Grade C or above (or equivalent)
• Have 3 years previous experience working as a Quantity Surveyor or relevant office/industry experience.
• Have the ability to see the detail in words and numbers
• Be able to stay alert within a fast paced working environment, with multiple daily deadlines
• Be happy, helpful, resourceful and keen to help solve a variety of problems
• Have a willingness to learn
• Be a self starter, and be self motivated, as well as being able to work within a team
• Be keen to take control of the quotation process and manage others to ensure our quotations are returned, both to a high standard, and within prompt competitive timelines

Personal Qualities

• It is important that the candidate is positive and has the right attitude for work, which is to be continually helpful, proactive and motivated
• The ability to work in a team
• Have good organisation skills
• Be friendly by nature (the ethos of Hycom is to be hardworking, open and honest and has led to success by continually providing great service)
• On-site parking
• 31 Days Holiday including bank holidays
• Pension

Closing Date for applications: 06/06/25

Salary: £35,000.00-£45,000.00pa negotiable according to experience

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Construction

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