Senior Quantity Surveyor

Vistry Group PLC; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their dynamic team in the East Midlands. This role offers the opportunity to work on exciting construction projects, managing contracts and ensuring financial success. With a focus on integrity and quality, the company provides a supportive environment where you can thrive. Enjoy a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and the chance to contribute to sustainable community development. If you're driven and have a passion for construction, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact.

Benefits

Company car or travel allowance

Private medical insurance

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Up to 39 days annual leave

Life assurance at 4x salary

Pension scheme

Employee rewards portal

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the construction industry, particularly in quantity surveying.
• Demonstrable experience in administering main contracts and managing accounts.

Responsibilities

• Administer contracts and manage subcontractor payments and accounts.
• Optimize profitability and ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Skills

Contract Administration

Cost Reporting

Account Management

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Commercial Management

Risk Management

Education

HNC or equivalent

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

COINS

Excel

Job description

Role Overview

In a Nutshell…

We have a great opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team within Vistry South East Midlands, at our new Top Wighay site in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. As our Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be report to the Managing Surveyor and / or Commercial Director. This role will be based on sites within the East Midlands geographic area. Main duties will include administering main contracts, subcontract management inclusive of monthly payments and final account settlement and cost reporting.

Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you…

• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
• 2 Volunteering days per annum
• Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
• Share save and share incentive schemes
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…

In return, what we would like from you…

• Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
• HNC or equivalent essential.
• Extensive experience working within the construction industry.
• Experience of administering main contracts.
• Significant experience working within the construction industry, for a main contractor and on affordable housing, retirement villages and development projects.
• Demonstrable strong account management and commercial experience.
• Entrepreneurial ability to optimize profit in a continually changing environment.
• Well-developed analytical, oral and presentation / communication skills.
• be proven in commercial and risk management on similar schemes for similar sized contractors within the region
• The successful candidate will have a reputation for integrity, maturity, and sound business judgment.
• Possess the creativity, commercial expertise, and commitment to successfully lead commercial activities on site.
• Driven by their own ability to affect the outcome of the project and achieves job satisfaction by delivering strong results.
• Able to successfully communicate, create rapport and form working relationships with members of the project, sub-contractors and management team.

Desirable –

• Degree in Quantity Surveying.
• Membership of an industry recognized professional body (CIOB, RICS, CInstCES).
• Experience of housing projects and developments.
• Staff leadership and management of junior team members.
• Experience at a similar level within a Construction organisation for at least five years.
• Experience of COINS
• Good excel skills

More about the Senior Quantity Surveyor role…

• Strive to optimise the profitability of the Contracts you work on.
• Regular assessment of work, variation assessments, processing payments and issuing notices in line with Sub-contract conditions.
• External Valuations and management of main contracts under JCT conditions or bespoke Development Agreements.
• Pricing, negotiating and agreeing variations, extensions of time and loss and expense with the client’s representative.
• Negotiating and obtaining Collateral Warranties, and other bonds, warranties or guarantees.
• Timely submissions in accordance with Contract requirements to maximise profit and cash flow.
• Generation of scopes of works against which sub-contracts will be procured by our buying team.
• Taking off and scheduling materials for procurement by our buying team, and monitoring usage and forecast cost.
• Drafting and administering design and consultant appointments in conjunction with the design co-ordinator.
• Monitoring risk and opportunity schedules and managing risk from Commencement to Completion.
• Provide input and cost and value engineering advice throughout the design life of the scheme and attend design team meetings.
• Ensure company health and safety standards and procedures are followed throughout the team.
• Proactive approach to sub-contract management and dispute avoidance.
• Producing and monitoring cash-flow and Value Cost Analysis reporting.
• Compliance with company business management system procedures.
• Monitoring of sales values, sales extras and incentives, and sales and marketing costs for the site.
• Managing statutory services providers and installers.
• Regular liaison and close working with site management teams.

Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us…

We build more than homes, we’re making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empower us to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation,and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach.

Join us in making Vistry.

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