Senior Quantity Surveyor

Taylor Wimpey plc; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts

Life insurance

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Share plans

Extra annual leave

Job summary

Taylor Wimpey plc is seeking a Commercial Manager to oversee full commercial management of housing projects from inception to completion. You will provide land purchase cost information, manage the flow of Health and Safety data from the Commercial Department, and perform CDM‑defined duties.

You will monitor costs, prepare detailed site budgets, and drive value engineering to optimise profit and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Wide experience in 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 (COINS system preferred).
• Preferably member of CIOB or RICS.

Responsibilities

• Full commercial management of housing projects from conception to completion.
• Provide information for land purchase exercises to enable cost consideration.
• Manage flow of Health and Safety information from the Commercial Department.
• Carry out Commercial duties as defined within CDM.
• Monitor and report build costs with savings/overs.
• Prepare site budgets and share with the Site Manager.
• Value engineering to optimise profit and efficiency.
• Price and manage subcontractors for the Customer Options system.
• For land opportunities, prepare estimates of prime costs and use COINS for feasibility.

Job description

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.

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

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.

Job Summary

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

Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements

• 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

What We Offer At Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we are committed to enabling you to make a home with us. Our work is not just about building homes; it's about doing work that matters, making a positive impact on the lives of our customers and the communities we serve.

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. Our total reward offer works perfectly with our culture, we are a welcoming community where everyone can feel at home.

We create a home to your future by providing opportunities for growth and development. We offer industry leading professional training and development, which supports you to unlock your potential and fulfil your career and personal goals in a variety of opportunities and environments. We look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging your qualities and appreciating your unique competencies, skills and expertise that, when we come together, make this a great place to work.

If you want to do work that matters and build a career that lasts, make a home at Taylor Wimpey.

Inclusivity Statement

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. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us during the application process that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.

Internal Applicants

Please inform your line manager if you wish to apply for this role.