Senior Quantity Surveyor - Planned Maintenance

HOWELLS SOLUTIONS LIMITED; Sutton Coldfield; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent, full-time role

Job summary

HOWELLS SOLUTIONS LIMITED in Birmingham seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage commercial, financial and contractual elements of projects. You will control profitability and ensure compliance with contracts for planned maintenance on social housing, working with Local Authority and Housing Association clients.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will lead commercial activity, engage in valuations and variations, and support cash flow through invoicing and subcontractor payments.

Qualifications

• Degree or technical qualification required.
• Experience as a Quantity Surveyor with a main contractor.
• Proven track record delivering contracts on time and within budget.
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and VLOOKUP.
• Knowledge of supply chain management.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial expertise to contracts, including valuations, budget monitoring and performance data.
• Support authorisation and submission of project variations.
• Maximise cash flow through measurement, valuation and invoicing.
• Manage junior team members and develop them.
• Value work by sub-contractors and certify payments (interim/final).

Skills

Valuations & cash flow

Contract administration

Subcontractor coordination

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or relevant

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor
Birmingham based
Up to £65K+ package

We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a leading contractor based in the West Midlands, working on planned maintenance projects within Social Housing, on behalf of Local Authority and Housing Association clients.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will take responsibility, ownership and accountability of the successful management of the commercial / financial and contractual elements of projects. You will control and maximise the company's profitability, protect the company's legal and contractual obligations under the contract and manage all day to day commercial activity.

Senior Quantity Surveyor Key responsibilities:

• Provide commercial expertise to contracts, to include the production and submission of valuations, claims, budget monitoring, and contract/work-stream performance data
• Support the authorisation and submission of project variations.
• Maximise cash flow through the control, measurement (including quality) and valuation of work, and the invoicing of customers and payment of suppliers
• Manage junior team members, supporting and developing them
• Value work executed by sub-contractors and certify interim and final payments

Senior Quantity Surveyor Essential experience:

• Degree or other technical qualification
• Quantity Surveying experience with a main contractor
• Proven track record delivering contracts on time and within budget
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and V-Look Up
• Knowledge of Supply Chain management

Senior Quantity Surveyor Salary & Benefits:

You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believe the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the groups success. This is a permanent, full time role for which you will receive a competitive salary of up to £65k plus benefits package along with genuine opportunities to progress.