Quantity Surveyor

 

Main characteristics

Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Company

Search Consultancy

Employment type

Permanent

Category

Construction / Skilled Trades

Job summary

Search are currently recruiting for a valued national contractrator in Leeds. You can expect to be working on projects ranging from £300k to £2.5m, with an average of £600k.

Within the role you can also expect to:

Develop client relationships by maintaining regular contact and meetings
Monitor contract costs against agreed budgets
Monitor contract compliance against statutory requirements, ensuring all contract correspondence is recorded
Supply relevant commercial information and reports to the Senior QS and Commercial Manager for review, such as CVR's, periodic valuations/ applications and cash flow forecasting.
Identify potential financial risks and evaluate options to mitigate these
Produce, submit and agree final accounts in accordance with contractual requirements
Liaise with the Supply Chain for the procurement, negotiation and placing of subcontract and supplier orders
Oversee the procedures for certification of contract payments/variations and settle final accounts to sub-contractors, in line with agreed terms and conditionsThe perfect candidate will have:

A minimum of 2-3 years' experience working within a contracting environment - Essential
The ability to work on own initiative and unsupervised - Essential
A HND / Degree in Quantity Surveying/ RICS or CES (or equivalent) - Desirable
General knowledge of NEC forms of contract - Desirable
Experience within the rail sector - Desirable
The ability to manage a fast paced, high volume turnover of orders, with high standards of project performance and customer satisfaction
Excellent communication skills and the confidence to engage with stakeholders
An enthusiastic attitude and ability to hit the ground running
High attention to detailAll offers are subject to two employment references, a Drugs & Alcohol and medical test.

Competitive Pay
Working from our modern offices within a Grade 2 listed building, in trendy Chapel Allerton, North Leeds
A collaborative and friendly working culture, focussed on investing in people
Up to 25 days holiday + Statutory Bank Holidays
Up to 2 working from home days per week, following a successful probation period
Company Sick Pay
Annual professional subscription costs
Excellent training & development opportunities, provided by our dedicated in house Training team
A mentoring scheme to help you settle well into the company and your new role
Paid Volunteering days and Charity events
Full access to the Aviva Digicare+ Workplace app
Annual Flu Jabs
Employee Assistance Programmes for advice and counselling
Access to a committed Mental Health First Aider team
Company Pension and Death in Service scheme of 2x annual salary
A generous Employee Referral scheme of £1000 per successful hirePlease call Jonathon Shaw - Search Construction Leeds on (phone number removed)

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age