Senior Quantity Surveyor - Social Housing Retrofit

Howells Solutions Limited; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contractor in Cambridge seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor to manage commercial elements for planned maintenance and retrofit refurbishments. The ideal candidate should have a degree or technical qualification, extensive Quantity Surveying experience with a main contractor, and advanced Excel skills. You will enjoy a competitive salary package of up to 62k plus benefits, within a dynamic team environment focused on growth and success.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Degree or other technical qualification required.
• Experience as Quantity Surveyor with a main contractor is essential.
• Must demonstrate strong commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial expertise to contracts.
• Support the authorisation and submission of project variations.
• Maximise cash flow through monitoring and valuation of work.

Skills

Commercial expertise

Strong commercial awareness

Negotiating skills

Communication skills

Advanced Excel skills

Data interrogation skills

Contractual awareness

Knowledge of Supply Chain management

Education

Degree or other technical qualification

RICS / CIOB qualification

Job description

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Cambridge based 62K+ package

We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a leading contractor based in Cambridge, who are currently enjoying a substantial period of growth due to recent contract wins. This role is working on planned maintenance and retrofit refurbishments 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 issues.

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 highly competitive salary of up to 62k plus benefits package.

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