Senior Quantity Surveyor

Construction, Property and Engineering; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contractor in the UK is seeking an experienced Senior QS to manage multiple large-scale construction projects in Basingstoke and surrounding areas. The role entails overseeing project delivery effectively, managing budgets, and ensuring commercial success. Exceptional candidates will receive competitive salary and benefits, with opportunities for personal input on project management strategies. Apply now for this exciting opportunity.

Qualifications

• Experience managing projects in the construction industry.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects on time and to budget.
• Manage the commercial health of projects.
• Oversee sub-contract packages and procurement.

Job description

Overview

We are working with a Tier 1 national contractor who need an experienced Senior QS to join and initially help on a range of new schemes in Southampton, Reading, Oxford and Newbury.

All the schemes have been procured and won on either a negotiated basis or frameworks and are a mix of local authority, commercial, mixed use, student and education and are all in excess of £40 million.

Responsibilities

• Work with the design and delivery teams to ensure the scheme is delivered on time and to budget for a client that has potentially 2 or 3 more schemes to follow on in a negotiated format should this be a success.
• You will be working alongside and managing a Project and Assistant level QS on site and have overview and responsibility for the commercial health of the projects including managing sub contract packages, procurement of materials and plant, remeasure, valuations, payments, managing variation accounts, forecasting, CVR's etc.

Benefits

They have excellent salary and benefits available for the right people and are fully committed to the region from a regional hub in Reading and have secured pipeline of work through to 2029 on a range of framework and 2 stage negotiated schemes so if you want a real challenge and have the ability to manage large, complex packages and be able to implement your own ideas then apply today.

Diversity and Equality

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Eligibility

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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