Senior Quantity Surveyor - Super Prime Residential

Hill & Hill Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the construction industry is seeking a Senior Quantity Surveyor for a prestigious property developer in London. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing cost appraisals, procurement, and site budgeting during high-end residential projects. Key qualifications include experience with NEC contracts and strong problem-solving skills. The role offers an excellent benefits package, including generous leave and private health care.

Benefits

20 Days Annual Leave + 8 Days Bank Holiday + 3 Christmas Days

1 Day off For Birthdays

Private Health Care through Vitality Health

Gympass

NEST Pension

Qualifications

• Experience working with super prime high-end residential projects.
• Familiarity with the NEC form of contract.
• Strong IT skills related to financial demands.

Responsibilities

• Support and mentor junior staff.
• Maximize profitability on contracts.
• Monitor contract costs against budgets.
• Identify potential risks and evaluate options for control.
• Prepare estimates and procure sub-contractors.

Skills

Communication skills

Numeracy skills

Negotiation skills

Problem-solving skills

Job description

Hill & Hill are currently headhunting for a Senior Quantity Surveyor, Our client is a leading property developer working in London and home counties. They have a top class multi million pound project portfolio, dealing with super prime high end residential projects. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a self-build property developer working along side some of the best talent on the market.

This role entails reporting to the Managing Director and Commercial Director, you will support site development and the attainment of targets by ensuring/managing: commercial cost appraisals and viability/ feasibility analysis; the procurement of sub-contractors, materials and goods; the preparation and monitoring of site costs and budgets; and site set-up health and safety and including all technical, engineering and architectural aspects of the business from land acquisition through to site completions and final adoptions.

Our client is currently looking for an individuals who has had experience dealing with super prime high-end residential projects, high end refurbishments, new build and fit out projects for exclusive and prestigious clientele.

Main Duties:

• Support and mentoring of junior staff.
• Maximise profitability on contracts.
• Monitoring contract costs against budgets.
• Identifying potential risks and evaluate options for control.
• Preparation of estimates.
• Procurement of sub-contractors, including preparation of sub contract documents.
• Assessment and certification of interim and final payments to subcontractors.
• Preparation and agreeing main contract variations.
• Assist in the preparation of documents for resolution of disputes (adjudications / arbitrations and the like).
• Ensure all work complies with quality, safety and environmental policies and the requirements of the company procedure.

Must haves:

• Ambitious individual with great communication skills, who is confident with a flexible approach.
• Demonstrate innovative approaches to problem solving and the ability to negotiate across the various levels of any construction environment.
• Handle the financial and mathematical demands of the role by possessing impressive numeracy and IT skills.
• Experience as a SQS working with the NEC form of contract.

Excellent benefits package and personal development opportunities:

• 20 Days Annual Leave + 8 Days Bank Holiday + 3 Christmas Days
• 1 Day off For Birthdays
• Private Health Care through Vitality Health
• Gympass
• NEST Pension