Senior Quantity Surveyor

Soben; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and diverse team as a Senior Quantity Surveyor at an innovative firm that values your contributions. This role offers the chance to lead procurement and commercial strategies for exciting construction projects while fostering professional relationships across all levels. With a focus on personal development and a culture that promotes inclusion, you'll thrive in a fast-paced environment that encourages autonomy and growth. Enjoy a flexible work-life balance and the opportunity to work on some of the industry's most impactful projects.

Benefits

Flexible schedules

Remote work opportunities

Ongoing training and personal development

Market-leading pay and conditions

Qualifications

• Significant experience in quantity surveying with a track record in managing complex contracts.
• Intermediate/advanced skills in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Certifying contractor payments and providing NEC contract administration support.
• Compiling monthly commercial dashboards and managing junior team members.

Skills

Quantity Surveying

Contract Administration

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Negotiation Skills

Leadership Skills

Education

Master's degree in Quantity Surveying

Professional qualification (RICS, CIOB, ICES)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

About the opportunity

We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our growing team. You'll be joining Soben at an exciting time, playing a key role in helping us achieve our ambitious growth targets. Supporting one of our key Construction clients in the region, you will be responsible for developing and implementing key procurement and commercial strategies across a range of projects in our business.

In this role you will

• Receiving and certifying contractor payments.
• Providing essential NEC contract administration support to Project Managers e.g. replying to compensation event notifications, agreement of compensation events, use of our contract administration system.
• Compiling monthly commercial dashboards reporting on project performance.
• Managing junior members of the commercial team in assisting with duties described herein.
• Raising accruals including all cost reporting required by Client prior to P6 closure.
• Dealing with all internal and external contract and commercial documents/queries on demand including claims.
• Working with our Project Managers to agree/compile all documents needed.
• Responsible for liaising with all external and internal stakeholders to enable the projects to progress without delay, ensuring that all reasonable requests are met in a timely efficient manner.
• Produce quality reports in a timely, professional and legible manner and follows instructions, questioning the decisions and directions of others where necessary.

About you

• Significant quantity surveying experience and business acumen, a demonstrable track record in managing complex, high-value value and varied contracts from a commercial/quantity surveying perspective
• Master's degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar
• It is not essential, but helpful if the candidate has a Professional qualification and/or membership of the RICS, CIOB, ICES or other relevant Chartered Institute
• Experienced in using Word, Excel, PowerPoint to an intermediate/advanced level and SA
• Good work ethic with a focus on producing meaningful and important outputs
• A seasoned commercial/quantity surveying professional who has excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills
• Has the ability to communicate with all levels of senior management, and can provide clear and concise communication in all formats
• Expert analytical skills to make informed, balanced business decisions and report findings back to clients and internal stakeholders
• Proven ability to develop and maintaining professional relationships with both service providers and internal stakeholders – including the confidence and stature to work alongside executives and other senior managers
• Strong teamwork and leadership skills.

About life at Soben

We're on a mission to rewrite the rules.

We're a diverse team of professionals who consider our work a vocation, not just a job. This sense of purpose and affinity for what we do is what fuels our ambition, driving us to keep learning and seeking new challenges. Inclusion is at the heart of our company's culture. We're proud of our unique personality, and we know that our diverse team brings a wealth of perspectives that enrich our work.

Grow with us

Our people are our greatest asset, so you'll get ongoing training and personal development to help you flourish, building a long-term and successful career with us. We're small but mighty – you'll have opportunities to progress quickly and be trusted with responsibilities you could only dream of in a larger organization, including the chance to work on some of the industry's most exciting projects

What you'll get in return

Soben's start-up mentality means every person has the autonomy to make a difference within a fast-paced dynamic organization. As well as market-leading pay and conditions, we provide an environment where everyone can flourish. We value work-life balance. Flexible schedules and remote work opportunities give you the opportunity to thrive at work and in your personal life.

Our Leadership Principles

Soben's Leadership Principles are at the heart of our culture. They guide how we engage with each other and with our clients, and how we help our talented employees flourish in their careers.

1. We always deliver on our promises, no matter how small

2. We are driven to solve our clients' problems as if paying our rent or mortgage depends on it

3. We have a bias for action. Actions make things happen

4. We employ the best people who are ambitious, hardworking, humble, and open to feedback. We empower them to "proceed until apprehended"

5. We have a business owner mentality to cost management

6. We are open, honest, and direct in our communications

7. We have a growth mindset

8. We reinvest our profits to create a sustainable business for the long term