Senior Quantity Surveyor - Flexible Working, Residential Projects

Bellway Homes; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Competitive car allowance

Optional salary sacrifice car scheme

Competitive annual bonus

Contributory pension scheme

25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

Discounts portal access

ShareSave Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Life assurance

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Earn and Learn Opportunities

Job summary

Bellway Homes in Leeds is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to oversee the commercial aspects of developments, controlling budgets and valuations across sites. The successful candidate will join our Yorkshire Division and manage sub-contractor payments and cost reporting while coordinating with management and external contractors.

The role offers a challenging, site-based environment with opportunities to lead multi-phase projects, maintain trade specifications, and contribute to overall

Qualifications

• Experience of working as a Quantity Surveyor or Surveyor with a residential house builder.
• Knowledge of cost control systems and valuation reporting.
• Ideally experience of managing Housing Association contracts.

Responsibilities

• Produce draft budgets and site start budgets for each site allocated to the Quantity Surveyor.
• Produce quarterly valuations and complete material 'cost to complete' exercises for each site the Quantity Surveyor is responsible for.
• Produce sub-contract payments and final accounts, ensuring that the sub-contractor has signed these off.
• Produce sub-contract orders, ensuring they are authorised by the authorised representative, together with all necessary documentation to comply with Group Commercial Policy.
• Complete on-site measurements and assess payments to contractors.
• Attend and contribute to various meetings, such as pre-order meetings, quarterly valuation meetings and project review meetings with senior management, construction team as well as external contractors.
• Manage all sub-contract orders on site, meeting sub-contractors as and when required.
• Maintain trade specifications.
• Price customer extras and liaise with sales department as necessary.
• Manage Professional Fees Budget.
• Assist with material buying when required.
• Assist the Estimator and / or Commercial Manager with take-off's for land appraisals when required

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Team working

Attention to detail

IT literacy

Diversity & inclusion

Education

HND/HNC Building Studies

GCSE English/Maths

RICS membership desirable

BSc Quantity Surveying desirable

CSCS card desirable

Job description

Bellway Homes in Leeds is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to oversee the commercial aspects of developments, controlling budgets and valuations across sites. The successful candidate will join our Yorkshire Division and manage sub-contractor payments and cost reporting while coordinating with management and external contractors.

The role offers a challenging, site-based environment with opportunities to lead multi-phase projects, maintain trade specifications, and contribute to overall