Senior Quantity Surveyor

GORDON YATES; Driffield; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

25 days leave

Employee benefits platform

Job summary

Gordon Yates in East Yorkshire seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage high-value, complex manufacturing projects and support the commercial team. The role involves price control, contract administration, and occasional site visits, with a focus on delivering on time and within budget.

You will work hybrid, interacting with operations, manufacturing, sales, and technical teams, aiming to develop your career within a growing division.

Qualifications

• Good strong experience as a quantity surveyor in a professional construction/manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on QS work across complex projects.
• Excellent operational, commercial and organisational skills.
• Desire to grow and develop with an ambitious business.

Responsibilities

• Managing higher value (up to £6m) and complex client requirements and manufacturing projects.
• Supporting a Managing QS with team guidance and development.
• Management and submission of contracts, applications and orders.
• Close control over pricing, costings and project deliverables and timescales.
• Occasional site and customer-facing project visits
• Engaging with internal stakeholders across operational, manufacturing, sales, technical and commercial teams

Skills

Quantity surveying

Commercial awareness

Organisational skills

Job description

Title

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Introduction

Due to continued exciting growth our client, a £multi-million turnover manufacturer in the construction and temporary accommodation sector, now requires an additional experienced QS to join their commercial team.

Location

Hybrid role - 3 days office / 2 days home

East Yorkshire / Humberside location (commutable from Hull, Cottingham, Willerby, Hessle, Brough, Beverley, Goole, York, Pocklington, Malton, Bridlington, Driffield and surrounding areas).

The Job Role

The Senior Quantity Surveyor role is a newly created position following sustained growth across our client's commercial team. The role takes responsibility for:

• Managing higher value (up to £6m) and complex client requirements and manufacturing projects.
• Supporting a Managing QS with team guidance and development.
• Management and submission of contracts, applications and orders.
• Close control over pricing, costings and project deliverables and timescales.
• Occasional site and customer-facing project visits
• Engaging with internal stakeholders across operational, manufacturing, sales, technical and commercial teams

*This role offers superb potential for exciting career development within a growing division*

The Person Needed

For the Senior Quantity Surveyor role our client is happy to consider applicants from a variety of QS backgrounds and sectors, but is looking for:

• Good strong experience as a quantity surveyor, working in a professional construction related or manufacturing environment
• Prior experience of hands-on QS work across complex projects.
• Excellent operational, commercial and organisational skills.
• A desire to grow and develop with an ambitious business.
• (No leadership experience is required)

The Rewards

£50-60K Basic (depending on experience) + £3-5K Bonus

Excellent contributory pension, 25 days leave, employee benefits platform.

Key terms:

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