Quantity Surveyor Housing

Tradeline Recruitment; Bedford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join a 5-star housebuilder's commercial team in Central Bedfordshire. You will manage subcontract procurement, oversee account management, and prepare risk assessments. Ideal candidates possess a degree in Quantity Surveying and strong IT skills. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £60,000 plus a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Bonus Scheme

Car Allowance

Company Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

26 days holiday

Holiday Buy Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

24/7 GP

Qualifications

• Experience in managing housing development projects in a similar role.
• Proven ability to measure to scale drawings.
• Knowledge of standard forms of contract such as JCT.

Responsibilities

• Managing the project subcontract procurement process.
• Preparation and review of project risk and opportunity schedules.
• Production of project Cost Value Reconciliation reports.

Skills

Ability to read and understand drawings

Knowledge of construction processes

Excellent Communication skills

High standard of IT skills

Education

Degree level Quantity Surveying qualification

Tools

Bluebeam

Coins

MS Office

Job description

Quantity Surveyor (Housing) - Central Bedfordshire - Up to £60K plus package

Our client is a 5 star rated housebuilder who is looking for a talented and enthusiastic Quantity Surveyor to join their award winning commercial team, based in Central Bedfordshire.

About the role

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will provide quantity surveying services within the Commercial department on multiple projects, ensuring commercial procedures are followed to maximise the project's commercial success. The quantity surveyor will be required to work closely with the rest of the project team to ensure all commercial risks and opportunities are managed and reported accurately.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Managing the project subcontract procurement process, ensuring that buying opportunities are maximised and best value is achieved through each subcontract order.
• Preparation of value engineering schedules to identify opportunities to provide best value to the project throughout the detailed design and procurement process, liaising with the project design and technical team, attending design team meetings to ensure value engineering options are considered and group procurement agreements/suppliers are utilised whenever possible.
• Oversee subcontract account management including monthly subcontractor valuations, agreeing value of subcontractor variations, administering of contra charges and preparation and agreement of final account statements.
• Preparation and regular review of project risk and opportunity schedules, liaising with the project team to identify and record any project risks and opportunities which could have an impact on the project costs.
• Production of project Cost Value Reconciliation reports on a quarterly basis for each project ensuring the accurate forecasting.
• Production and quarterly updates of cashflow forecasts for affordable housing revenue and construction cost.
• Production of subcontractor accruals.
• Administration of subcontractor vetting including review SMAS approval, credit checks, suitable insurance cover and CIS and bank details in collaboration with accounts.
• Contract administration.

About The Candidate:

• Degree level Quantity Surveying qualification or similar.
• Ability to read and understand drawings, programmes and technical specifications alongside a good knowledge of construction processes and technologies.
• Successfully managing housing development projects in a similar role.
• Ability to measure to scale drawings using Bluebeam or similar.
• Must demonstrate a high standard of IT skills, proficient in the use of Coins and MS Office, in particular Excel and Word.
• Knowledge of commonly used standard forms of contract such as JCT.
• Excellent Communication skills both written and verbally.
• Ability to prioritise workload with proven experience of being methodical and organised.
• The ability to work collaboratively with the rest of the project team including, technical, design, construction, sales and customer care to ensure projects commercial success.

Benefits package includes:

• Bonus Scheme.
• Car Allowance.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• 26 days holiday with additional bank holidays.
• Holiday Buy Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• 24/7 GP.