Senior Quantity Surveyor - Planned Maintenance & Refurbs

Howells Solutions Limited; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car/allowance

Benefits package

Job summary

Howells Solutions Limited is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a leading contractor in Lincolnshire, working on planned maintenance for Local Authority and Housing Association clients. You will report to the Commercial Manager and oversee the commercial, contractual and financial elements of projects.

You will manage valuations, variations and cash flow, supervise junior staff and ensure concurrent project delivery within budget.

Qualifications

• Degree or technical qualification required.
• Experience as a Quantity Surveyor with a main contractor.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to deliver on time and budget.
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and V-Look Up.
• Knowledge of Supply Chain management.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Commercial awareness

Negotiation

Communication

Presentation skills

Supply chain knowledge

Education

Degree or technical qualification

RICS/CIOB (Preferred)

Tools

Excel (pivot tables, V-Lookup)

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Lincolnshire based

Up to £65K+ package

We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a leading contractor based in Lincolnshire, 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
• Strong commercial awareness
• Proven track record delivering contracts on time and within budget
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and V-Look Up
• Data interrogation skills
• Contractual awareness
• Negotiating, communication & presentation skills
• Knowledge of Supply Chain management
• RICS / CIOB qualification - Preferred

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 company car / allowance and benefits package along with genuine opportunities to progress.