Senior Quantity Surveyor

 

Main characteristics

Location

West Midlands (County)

Company

Constructions Senior Talent

Salary

£75000 - £85000/annum Car, pension, healthcare, etc

Employment type

Permanent

Category

Construction / Skilled Trades

Job summary

Senior Quantity Surveyor West Midlands
We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor for a Design & Build contractor. As Senior Quantity Surveyor the role will involve overseeing all commercial responsibilities for a £25 Million, Design & Build project in Birmingham. The project has been negotiated with one their key clients and has a build programme of approximately 12 months.
Why you would want to work there
* Projects local to where you live. With an established presence in the midlands spanning decades they enjoy a large degree of repeat, local and diverse range of business.
* Home and flexible working. They recognise that getting their best from their people and being a place where people want to work means being a flexible employer.
* Real career opportunities and career paths. Their whole philosophy as a business is to promote from within and set clear milestones for people to advance their career and gain promotions.
* Investment in your career and qualifications. A company that consistently invests in the careers of their people by paying for professional membership or funding new qualifications and training.
* Stable and growing business. Financially stable and secure the company carries zero debt and has a pipeline of work stretching into 2024 and beyond.
* Financial reward. In addition to offering competitive salaries their staff enjoy car allowances, pension, private healthcare, generous holiday entitlement, flexible benefits, travel allowances, expenses and regular pay reviews.
Senior Quantity Surveyor role and responsibilities
Our client is looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor with experience of major construction projects - valued at £10+ Million. The company is one of the largest contractors in the region with an annual group turnover in excess of £1 Billion. The business has been established for several years and enjoys an excellent reputation with both their clients and employees alike. The Senior Quantity Surveyor opportunity is for their construction division who undertake a broad range of projects including sectors such as commercial, education, healthcare and residential. Predominantly Design & Build, projects are typically valued at between £10 Million to £100 Million.
The Senior Quantity Surveyor position will be responsible to a Commercial Manager - working on all commercial aspects of the project including:
* Use of company systems and processes and applying best practice
* Subcontractor procurement from enquiry to order placement
* Manage subcontractor accounts from commencement or works through to negotiation and settlement of final account
* Prepare timely submission to client for payments
* Produce monthly Cost Value Reconciliation reports
* Liaise with and develop supplier and subcontractor relationships
* Manage risk throughout the project lifecycle
* Liaise with and develop client relationships
* Work closely with the Project Manager and operations teams
* Prepare all final accounts
The company
Since becoming established the company has grown consistently in recent years with future growth plans meaning excellent opportunities for career progression. The business is in an excellent financial position, with a healthy order book for 2023 and beyond. In addition to offering a competitive salary and benefits package for the position of Senior Quantity Surveyor, the company is also keen to invest in the personal and career development of their members of staff.
The company has already established an excellent reputation as a great place to work. Combined with strong financials, a healthy order book and excellent client relationships; they are well positioned to expand considerably over the next 5 years.
They operate as a main contractor on Traditional and Design & Build contracts typically valued at £2 Million to £20 Million. With a diverse portfolio their clients include local authorities, the NHS, private developers and end users. They have a pipeline of projects across education, healthcare, commercial, care homes and industrial/logistics.
They have ambitious targets to grow the business in a sustainable and profitable way so there will be excellent opportunities to progress beyond the Senior Quantity Surveyor role. Established for several decades they have a network of offices across the country and the midlands office is one of their most successful.
Required experience
Successful applicants will have a proven track record of undertaking the role of Quantity Surveyor for a main contractor who undertake projects of a similar size and nature. In addition successful applicants should hold an HNC or degree level qualification in a construction discipline or be from a trades background.
Construction Senior Talent and our partner clients are equal opportunities employers

Benefits: Car, pension, healthcare, etc