Senior Quantity Surveyor

Berkeley Group Plc

Watford

On-site

GBP 65,000 - 85,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days

Private Medical Insurance

Online discount platform access

Berkeley Foundation volunteer day

Private pension plan

Group life assurance

Job summary

A leading construction company in the UK seeks a Project Quantity Surveyor for its Hertford Locks development team. The role involves budget determination, liaising with various teams on sustainability issues, and managing subcontracting processes. Candidates should have experience in residential schemes and a relevant qualification in quantity surveying. Benefits include up to 33 days of annual leave, private medical insurance, and a pension plan.

Qualifications

Experience within a developer or main contractor undertaking residential schemes.
Site based experience.
Relevant educational background in quantity surveying or relevant subject.
Professional qualification.

Responsibilities

Determine budget for approval in cooperation with peers.
Liaison with technical team and design consultants to ensure alignment.
Monitor costs and changes continuously.
Develop definitions of the scope of works.
Manage subcontracting and costing processes.
Manage subcontract tendering and procurement in line with sustainability objectives.
Oversee subcontractor payments and issue documentation for signing.
Produce subcontractor variation reports and final accounts within targets.

Skills

Experience within a developer or main contractor

Site based experience

Relevant educational background in quantity surveying

Professional qualification

Education

Quantity surveying or relevant subject

Professional qualification

Job description

Overview

St Joseph is Berkeley's newest brand, created to bring our passion for quality, place making and building communities to Birmingham and the West Midlands.

Department and Location

Department: Commercial

Location: Hertford, Hertfordshire

The role

This role is part of our Hertford Locks development team, based onsite and will form part of a multi-discipline project team, reporting to the Commercial Manager. In this role, you will provide value to the business and insight on sustainability issues for St Joseph division, with a focus on ensuring the division meets Berkeley Group Sustainability Strategy and Standards. Key to this role is the ability to liaise with different teams across the business including Construction, Technical and Land and Planning teams. This will include setting out approaches to meet the divisional and group targets; helping to deliver work streams; and monitoring, reporting and communicating local performance. Due to the multi-phase nature of St Joseph divisional projects there will be opportunity to get involved in strategic sustainability initiatives and delivery of sustainability related targets under Our Vision 2030 as well as overseeing the day to day environmental issues.

Responsibilities

Determination of budget for approval in cooperation with their peers.
Liaison with the technical team and design consultants to ensure design concepts and proposals are developed in line with the approved budgets and procurement tracker.
Monitoring changes to continuously identify the status of costs.
To establish subcontract sources early in the programme so that they can contribute to the design in terms of value engineering and alternative solutions.
Develop robust and inclusive definitions of the scope of the works.
Ensure procurement of all subcontract elements of the development are completed in accordance with the company requirements and sustainability objectives.
To directly manage the surveying function on a number of developments.
Preparing scope and works and trade packages.
Preparing selected tender list for approval.
Subcontract tendering.
Recommendation of subcontractors on “Level Playing Field” ensuring complete scope of works is covered and all qualifications addressed.
Holding and taking minutes of Subcontract Post-Tender and Pre-Order Meetings.
Preparing subcontract documentation for signing by both parties in accordance with BH’s Call Off Contract procedure.
Raising subcontractor payments.
Sending agreed number of copies of all Contract Drawings and any revised drawings as issued to subcontractors.
Forecasting value of design variations.
Agreeing variations with subcontractor.
Countersigning site instructions.
Producing subcontractor instruction/variation reports.
Agreeing final account with subcontractors, no later than one month after practical completion of their works.
Fully completing monthly cost reports for approval.
Attending Design Team Meetings as required.
Attending subcontractor progress meetings as required.
Attending miscellaneous meetings at various locations as required to assist with the continual progress of the contract.
Writing contractual letters when / if required to subcontractors in conjunction with the Project Manager.
Assisting Project Manager with financial implications of site progress decisions.
Monitor with Project Manager preliminary expenditure / forecasts on a weekly / monthly basis for the purpose of preparing cost reports.
Monitor with Technical Manager Fee expenditure / forecasts on a weekly / monthly basis for the purpose of preparing cost reports.
Monitor with the Buying Department material / Purchase Ledger expenditure / forecasts on a weekly / monthly basis for the purpose of preparing cost reports.
Preparing and maintaining sub contract monitoring spreadsheets such as procurement programmes and appointment records.
Provide cost data as required to estimating department to assist in the pricing of future contracts / phases.

Experience Required

Experience within a developer or main contractor undertaking residential schemes.
Site based experience.
Relevant educational background in quantity surveying or relevant subject.
Professional qualification.

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