Senior Surveyor

JR United Kingdom; Theale; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned business in the UK is seeking a motivated Surveyor to join their commercial team. The role involves managing financial administration, overseeing subcontractors, and ensuring value for money on company developments. The company offers a competitive package, flexible working, and various benefits to support employee wellbeing.

Benefits

Competitive package + Car Allowance

26 days holiday (increasing with service)

Generous Pension Scheme (Up to 15% total contribution)

Discretionary Bonus

Flexible Working

Discounted gym membership

Private healthcare through BUPA

Life assurance up to 8x annual salary

Training & development opportunities

Qualifications

• Approximately 5-7 years+ relevant work experience.
• Good working knowledge of spreadsheets.
• Methodical approach to tasks.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial administration of procurement and payment of subcontractors.
• Prepare formal orders and produce building estimates for each site.
• Negotiate contract values and develop relationships with subcontractors.

Skills

Excellent IT skills

Excellent numerical skills

Analytical mind

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

MS Excel

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A family-owned business who are committed to building high-quality homes backed up with first-class customer service. Our strength lies in the care and attention given to all our design, specification of fixtures and fittings and a high-quality finish.

Things you may not know about Croudace:

• 5-star Customer Satisfaction recipients from the Home Builders Federation 12 years in row
• Our new homes come with EV Charging points as standard.
• Croudace are the proud sponsor of Duratec racing driver Michael Gibbins

Position:

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a motivated Surveyor to join our professional commercial team in our North Thames region. Reporting to the Commercial Director, your primary responsibility will be to manage the financial administration of the procurement and payment of subcontractors and other similar bodies operating on Company developments, ensuring the Company achieves value for money and provide regular updates on the financial performance of each site.

Some of the Key responsibilities:

• Manage Surveyors and Assistant Surveyors as allocated, provide support as required and arrange training as necessary. Report progress and development needs to Building Manger.
• Prepare a formal order which is to be placed with the successful subcontractor no later than commencement of the works. Notify all unsuccessful subcontractors.
• Produce the building estimate for each site, within 12 weeks of site commencement, for the approval of the Building Manager. Ensure all costs known at the time of preparing the estimate are included either as actual amounts or provisions, including current sales values, advise whenever estimated costs are used. Present final draft to Building Director with analysis to previous estimates
• Develop positive relationships with all subcontractors and suppliers seeking continuous improvements in quality.
• Negotiate contract values and cost variations with the objective of achieving best value

Key requirements:

• Degree in Quantity Surveying.
• Approximately 5-7 years+ relevant work experience.
• Excellent IT skills (good working knowledge of MS excel and spreadsheets)
• Excellent numerical skills and an understanding of financial administration.
• Analytical mind and methodical approach.

What we can offer you:

• Competitive package + Car Allowance (With free parking & EV charging at our offices)
• 26 days holiday (increasing with service) with an additional day for your Birthday
• Generous Pension Scheme (Up to 15% total contribution)
• Discretionary Bonus
• Flexible Working, providing you with flexibility around your hours and location
• A range of benefits to support physical & mental wellbeing (including discounted gym membership, EAP programme with mental health support, health cash plan, private healthcare through BUPA, and access to a discount platform)
• Life assurance, providing cover up to 8x your annual salary
• Up to 3 paid volunteer days per year to support with one of our volunteering projects
• Training & development opportunities, with funding towards professional membership