Senior Quantity Surveyor

ZipRecruiter; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property developer seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor for high-end residential projects in Central London and Home Counties. The role involves managing commercial cost appraisals, procurement, and ensuring compliance with quality standards. Applicants should possess extensive experience and demonstrate strong financial acumen and communication skills.

Benefits

Car/travel allowance

25 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

• Ambitious individual with strong communication skills, flexible approach.
• Demonstrate innovative problem-solving and negotiation abilities.
• Handle financial and mathematical demands effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support and mentor junior staff.
• Maximise profitability on contracts and monitor costs against budgets.
• Identify risks and prepare estimates, including subcontract procurement.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Problem Solving

Numeracy

IT Skills

Education

Experience as a SQS with the NEC form of contract

Job description

Job Description

We're currently looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor, our client is a leading property developer/main contractor working in Central 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 alongside 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 individual 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 subcontract 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:

• £90,000 - £95,000 (basic)
• Car/travel allowance
• 25 Days Annual Leave + 8 Days Bank Holiday + 3 Christmas Days
• 1 Day off For Birthdays
• Private Health Care through Vitality Health
• Gympass
• NEST Pension