Senior Quantity Surveyor

Taylor Wimpey Plc; Hunton Bridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing development firm is looking for an experienced commercial manager in Hunton Bridge. You will oversee housing projects from start to finish, manage costs, and ensure compliance with building regulations and health and safety norms. Ideal candidates should possess strong managerial and negotiation skills along with relevant business qualifications. The position offers excellent benefits including life insurance and private healthcare.

Benefits

Excellent retail discounts

Company funded life insurance

Private healthcare

Quality pension scheme with contributions

Discounted house purchase scheme

Qualifications

• Wide experience in the discipline within the house building industry.
• Strong knowledge of Building Regulations and Health and Safety requirements.
• Working knowledge of contract law.

Responsibilities

• Full commercial management of housing projects from conception to completion.
• Calculate all prime costs on developments within the business.
• Monitor costs and report savings/excesses periodically.

Skills

Strong managerial skills

Negotiation skills

Knowledge of Building Regulations

Health and Safety knowledge

IT literacy

Education

Industry related business qualification

Tools

COINS system

Job description

Full commercial management of a number of housing projects from conception to completion. Provide information, where necessary, for the land purchase exercise that will enable clear materials and labour costs to be considered at that stage.

Manage the flow of Health and Safety information from the Commercial Department. Carry out Commercial duties as defined within CDM. Monitor and report build costs periodically reporting any savings and excesses.

Primary Responsibilities

• Full commercial management of housing projects
• Calculate all the prime costs on developments within the business, reporting any movements in the costs since the preparation of the land purchase exercise. Prime costs to include but not restricted to house pricing, labour costs, site work operations and remediation work.
• Maintain and fully reconcile whole site infrastructure budgets and reconcile against phased developments.
• Provide a detailed cost budget and share with the Site Manager at the appropriate time.
• Implement wherever possible value engineering solutions & strategies to optimise profit and efficiency for the business.
• Maintain schedules of quantities (Bill of Quant's site database) and price them individually for prime cost budget.
• Preparation of Site Budgets for authorisation by the Business Unit Management Team at the appropriate time.
• Manage the adoption process of public works.
• Assist in finalising/agreeing Housing Association contracts.
• Manage Housing Association valuations and attend meetings on site.
• Manage Closed Contracts provisions and orders.
• Assist Customer Services in assessing the best commercial outcome for dealing with defects (incl cost recovery within Contract Agreements).
• Ensure the surveying team are run using consistently processes, documents & procedures.
• Responsible for the pricing and management of subcontractors for the Customer Options system. Provide information for land purchase exercise.
• Once land opportunities are identified, familiarise the geographical area and consider site issues.
• Prepare estimates of all prime costs including subcontract and materials.
• Use COINS systems to present feasibility study of the site incorporating all development costs. Monitor and report costs.
• Complete the apportionment of total prime costs to individual plots and produce a profit analysis for the Director.
• Monitor and explain subcontractor cost movements.
• Responsible for procurement of subcontractors including payments, variation orders and day works and settlement of final accounts.
• Undertake valuations of production at budgeted cost on a monthly basis and split the cost of profit completions and potential future profit to estimate a value for work in progress.
• Report on savings and excesses against budget costs to the Director.
• Forecast final accounts.

General

• Be aware of all codes of practice that impact on estimating e.g. Building Regulations, NHBC requirements, HSE etc.
• Monitor, reconcile and recharge any costs, which relate to shared cost items with either other businesses within the Group or external Companies.
• Attend relevant project, concept, pre-tender, pre-start, specification and any other relevant meeting as required.
• Input and maintain any computer-based databases or systems.
• Attend site regularly to complete Commercial functions and support the site teams to running an efficient development.

As a proud Disability Confident Employer, Taylor Wimpey is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities.

Qualifications

• Wide experience in the discipline within the house building industry.
• Strong knowledge of Building Regulations, NHBC and Health and Safety requirements.
• Industry related business qualification.
• Strong managerial and negotiation skills with internal and external clients.
• Working knowledge of contract law.
• IT literate (Although COINS system preferred).
• Preferably member of CIOB or RICS.

About Taylor Wimpey

Make a Home at Taylor Wimpey At Taylor Wimpey, we don't just build houses; we build futures. Not just for the people who live in our homes, but for our own people too. When we bring our collective skills together, we make amazing things happen - for ourselves, for each other and for our customers. There are incredible opportunities on your doorstep, and we want you to discover them all.

With 22 regional offices across the UK and operations in Spain, we bring our vision to life locally. Here, you'll be given the tools to develop your skills and the freedom to explore new avenues. Share your ideas, experience a no-blame culture, and shape your work around your life.

Every single one of us plays a vital role in bringing to life incredible places and spaces, where anyone can thrive. We believe in making a positive difference to our planet, as well as to people.

Home to work that matters, and you can be a part of it.

We enjoy many benefits as standard, including excellent retail discounts, company funded life insurance and private healthcare, and access to a quality pension scheme with company contributions. We also offer our discounted house purchase scheme, car leasing scheme and share plans, as well as the opportunity to tailor your benefit package to suit your needs with options such as buying extra annual leave or adding dependants to your benefit cover.

Inclusivity Statement