Senior Quantity Surveyor

Gleeson Homes; Warrington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday + BH

Job summary

Gleeson Homes in the United Kingdom is recruiting a Senior Quantity Surveyor to drive comprehensive commercial management across designated developments, ensuring robust expenditure control in line with site budgets and programmes.

You will report to the Commercial Director and collaborate with the wider team to optimise profitability, manage costs, cash flow and subcontractor performance, and deliver clear KPI updates.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of Quantity Surveying in high-volume housebuilding.
• Strong understanding of cost control, budgeting and cash flow management.
• Familiarity with contractual procedures and commercial systems.

Responsibilities

• Take a whole-company view of performance to enhance profitability and operating effectiveness.
• Actively manage build and infrastructure costs, cash flows, movements and budgeted financial information at site level.
• Ensure policies are followed and report on all development/build expenditure to deliver regional commercial objectives.
• Review monthly site valuations and costs using the approved system.
• Manage relationships with Housing Associations, subcontractors and third parties to meet contractual terms.
• Procure subcontract trades following Group policies ensuring best value and prequalification compliance.
• Provide cost/budget analysis by development and advise on cost reduction opportunities.
• Contribute to site start programmes and timelines.
• Host regular meetings with subcontractors to review performance.
• Produce KPI status reports and updates for the Commercial Director.

Skills

Quantity Surveying

Financial management

Construction industry knowledge

Excel

Organisational skills

Contractual procedures

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Gleeson Homes are now recruiting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to conduct comprehensive commercial management and oversight of a number of designated developments, implementing robust control and reporting of all development/build-related expenditure in line with site budgets and programmes and cash control requirements to meet the Region's business plan and future growth requirements.

Reporting to the Commercial Director, your role will be to proactively collaborate with commercial team members and colleagues from different disciplines to contribute to a shared approach to building homes, changing lives at Gleeson.

Main Responsibilties:

• Take a ‘whole company’ perspective to the performance of Building Homes. Changing Lives by positively influencing business objectives and enhancing the profitability and operating effectiveness of the business, whilst being Passionate, Collaborative and Respectful.
• Actively manage build and infrastructure costs, cash flows, cost movements and variations and budgeted financial information at site and plot level as per Group policies and processes.
• Ensure Group policies and processes are followed and reported fully on all development/build-related expenditure adding value to the wider business and delivering the commercial objectives of the region.
• In accordance with the prescribed timetable review and agree monthly site valuations (including cost) to complete assessments using the approved system.
• Manage the working partnership with Housing Associations, third party providers and sub-contractors to ensure that all contractual terms are met and ensure that all orders are place, managed and settled as per Group policies and processes.
• Procure all subcontract trades involving other internal departments, in accordance with the Group’s policies and procedures ensuring the best value is obtained and all subcontractor prequalification criteria has been supplied.
• Provide detailed cost/budget analysis on a development by development and cost item basis relative to the build programme to Contracts Managers and Site Management as required and provide advice and guidance on how build management can take advantage of cost reduction opportunities and mitigate and/or recover cost overruns.
• Engage fully in the process of determining and agreeing site start programmes and timescales.
• In collaboration with Construction management team, host regular meetings with subcontractors to re-view performance.
• Produce key status reports and updates on all KPIs relating to the commercial function.
• Management of agreed performance indicators including regular updates to the Commercial Director.

The Ideal Candidate:

• In depth knowledge and experience within the Quantity Surveying field within a high volume housebuilding company
• A good understanding of all aspects of surveying and contractual procedures
• Understanding of the financial implications of the methods and sequences of build
• In-depth knowledge of the construction industry
• Good knowledge of commercial and financial management systems and controls
• Strong personal organisational skills
• Ability to work in isolation but also as part of a team within a growing business
• Computer literacy especially in Microsoft Excel
• Generous holiday entitlement of 26 days per annum + bank holidays