Senior Quantity Surveyor

Wates Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK construction firm is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team in Birmingham. This role involves managing project commercial teams and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations. Ideal candidates will have a strong financial acumen and a passion for advancing in the construction industry. The position offers competitive salary and benefits, along with opportunities for career development within a supportive team.

Benefits

Competitive salary & profit share scheme

Flexible working

Car Allowance / Company Car

Private Medical

Pension with 8% employer contribution

Health and Wellness programme

26 days holidays plus bank holidays

Extensive learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing project commercial teams effectively.
• Strong understanding of procurement processes and contract management.
• Ability to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.

Responsibilities

• Manage the project commercial team to meet contract obligations.
• Submit Monthly Cost Reports and Progress Reports.
• Agree valuations upstream/downstream for positive cash flow.

Skills

Project management

Contractual compliance

Financial acumen

Team leadership

Communication

Job description

Overview

The Vacancy

Wates are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Construction Team in the Westfocussing on high profile, technically complex projects across multiple sectors.

If you are passionate about the commercial aspects of Construction and are looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

About the Role

Our Senior QuantitySurveyors are a valuable part of our business, where they lead the team on a project or cluster of packages having full accountability for the development and implementation of all pre and post contract strategies, commercial functions and contract reporting. Senior QuantitySurveyors take the lead; working collaboratively with our customers and industry specialists with a firm focus on added value, compliance, commercial viability, and best practice.

As our Senior Quantity Surveyor you will :

Responsibilities

• Manage the project commercial team ensuring all Wates Main Contract obligations are met and process obligations are complete with particular reference to Procurement, Sub-contract orders, Managing Supply Chain, Measurements and Valuations, Contractual Notices and Valuing Change
• Complete and submit Monthly Cost Reports, Procurement Strategy Updates and Internal / External Progress Reports alongside developing and implementing internal and external tender stage and delivery strategies
• Agree external valuations upstream / downstream to maintain a positive project cashflow and produce and agree main and subcontract final accounts

What we offer

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role / Grade)
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.

We are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams, to help us grow and innovate as a business. Although you may not have all of the skills listed, many of them may be transferable to other roles within the WATES Group.

As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

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Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises :

Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.

Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.

Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

Awards

BEST PROJECT

Inside Housing Development Awards

WINNER

2022 Construction News Awards Winner

GOLD AWARD

Investors in People 2022

GOLD AWARD

Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards

TOP 50 EMPLOYERS

2022 Top 50 Employers for Women

WINNER

2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards