Quantity Surveyor - Super Prime

Hill & Hill Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property developer in the Greater London area is seeking a Quantity Surveyor to join their team. The role involves supporting site development, managing commercial cost appraisals, and overseeing procurement and site budgets for high-end residential projects. Ideal candidates will have experience in dealing with super prime projects, alongside strong communication and negotiation skills. This position offers a competitive benefits package, including generous leave, private healthcare, and options for personal development.

Benefits

23 Days Annual Leave + 8 Days Bank Holiday + 3 Christmas Days

1 Day off For Birthdays

Private Health Care through Vitality Health

Gympass

NEST Pension

Qualifications

• Ambitious individual with great communication skills.
• Experience as a QS working with the NEC form of contract.
• Ability to handle financial and mathematical demands.

Responsibilities

• Support and mentoring of junior staff.
• Maximise profitability on contracts.
• Monitoring contract costs against budgets.
• Identifying potential risks and evaluate options for control.
• Preparation of estimates.

Skills

Communication skills

Numeracy skills

IT skills

Problem solving abilities

Negotiation skills

Job description

Hill & Hill are currently headhunting for a Quantity Surveyor, Our client is a leading property developer working in London and home counties. They have a top class multi million pound project portfolio, dealing with super prime high end residential projects. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a self-build property developer working along side some of the best talent on the market.

This role entails reporting to the Commercial Director, you will support site development and the attainment of targets by ensuring/managing: commercial cost appraisals and viability/ feasibility analysis; the procurement of sub-contractors, materials and goods; the preparation and monitoring of site costs and budgets; and site set-up health and safety and including all technical, engineering and architectural aspects of the business from land acquisition through to site completions and final adoptions.

Our client is currently looking for an individuals who has had experience dealing with super prime high-end residential projects, high end refurbishments, new build and fit out projects for exclusive and prestigious clientele.

Main Duties

• Support and mentoring of junior staff.
• Maximise profitability on contracts.
• Monitoring contract costs against budgets.
• Identifying potential risks and evaluate options for control.
• Preparation of estimates.
• Procurement of sub-contractors, including preparation of sub contract documents.
• Assessment and certification of interim and final payments to subcontractors.
• Preparation and agreeing main contract variations.
• Assist in the preparation of documents for resolution of disputes (adjudications / arbitrations and the like).
• Ensure all work complies with quality, safety and environmental policies and the requirements of the company procedure.

Must haves

• Ambitious individual with great communication skills, who is confident with a flexible approach.
• Demonstrate innovative approaches to problem solving and the ability to negotiate across the various levels of any construction environment.
• Handle the financial and mathematical demands of the role by possessing impressive numeracy and IT skills.
• Experience as a QS working with the NEC form of contract.

Excellent benefits package and personal development opportunities

• 23 Days Annual Leave + 8 Days Bank Holiday + 3 Christmas Days
• 1 Day off For Birthdays
• Private Health Care through Vitality Health
• Gympass
• NEST Pension