Senior Quantity Surveyor - Build

Pinnacle Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK construction firm is urgently seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor for a significant £350m new build project in Berkshire. The ideal candidate will possess a degree and be RICS accredited or working towards it. Responsibilities involve managing large packages valued around £50m, preparing schedules, monitoring subcontract activities, and supporting team development. This opportunity offers a stable work environment and career development.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified.
• Member of RICS, ICES or CIOB or working towards it.
• Experience in commercial management of large construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Commercially manage large packages of works valued c 50m.
• Prepare activity schedules, resource schedules, and analyze tender documents.
• Monitor subcontract activities and respond appropriately.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Cost Engineering

Project Management

Estimating

Procurement

Education

Degree qualified

Member of RICS, ICES or CIOB or working towards it

Job description

Highly regarded Tier 1 Major Contractor urgently seek a Senior / Quantity Surveyor for a major Construction project in Berkshire

The company are one of the UKs most prolific contractors who are well respected and successfully bid and win on some of the most prestigious projects throughout the UK. They have an excellent reputation for the successful delivery of projects and in addition can boast an incredible staff retention record, progressive career paths and an excellent cohesive and professional work environment to thrive in.

The project is a c 350m newbuild of multi discipline packages where works consist of: Steel / RC Structures, industrial and traditional build projects. This role will be to commercially manage large packages of the works, valued c 50m, the project has at least another 5 years to run.

Duties and responsibilities will include:

• Analytical Thinking & Decision Making
• Orders information and systematically checks data
• Cost Engineering
• Prepares Activity Schedules, Resource Schedules & analyses tender documents
• Estimating
• Critically appraises, estimates and negotiates the above with 3rd parties
• Planning
• Reviews complex contract programmes such as Time-Location,
• Assists with the preparation of delay and disruption programmes
• Project Management
• Monitors subcontract activities, measure and respond appropriately
• Analyses the commercial progress and report to senior project staff
• Procurement
• Undertakes constructability analyses using construction programmes
• Prepares procurement programme and helps develop the strategy
• Commercial Management
• Analyses rates & prices, agreement of variations and or compensation events as required
• Prepares, submits and negotiates claims when required
• Prepares Internal reports, commercial progress and financial reconciliation
• Development, Recruitment and Retention
• Maintains own Personal Development Plan
• Actively supports the development of others
• Produces plans for team to achieve goals / aspirations
• Supports recruitment of lower grades

The ideal candidate will be degree qualified and a member of RICS, ICES or CIOB or be working towards it.

If interested please do reply with a copy of your CV so you can be considered for the role.