Quantity Surveyor

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join an established construction business delivering planned maintenance and refurbishment programmes across a range of social housing clients
.

The role will focus predominantly on external planned works
, with responsibility for the commercial management of contracts valued at approximately £2m per annum
.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor with a strong planned maintenance background who is looking to take ownership of a contract and play a key role in its commercial performance.

• Manage the commercial performance of planned maintenance contracts from start through to completion.
• Take responsibility for contracts with an annual value of approximately £2m
  .
• Manage costs, budgets, valuations, variations, applications for payment and final accounts.
• Monitor project expenditure and identify commercial risks and opportunities.
• Prepare and maintain accurate cost reports and forecasts.
• Manage subcontractor accounts, valuations and payments.
• Review and agree variations and additional works.
• Work closely with operational teams to ensure commercial targets are achieved.
• Maintain strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and other stakeholders.
• Attend client and project meetings where required.
• Undertake regular site visits to monitor progress and support the commercial delivery of works.
• Ensure contractual and commercial processes are followed effectively.
• Provide accurate financial information and reporting to senior management.

We are looking for a Quantity Surveyor with proven planned maintenance experience
, ideally gained within a Tier 1/Tier 2 contractor delivering planned works programmes.

The successful candidate will ideally have experience working for aTier 1/Tier 2 contractor delivering planned works programmes.

You will ideally have:

• Previous experience as a Quantity Surveyor within planned maintenance / refurbishment
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• Experience working across social housing contracts
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• Knowledge of external planned works and refurbishment programmes.
• Experience managing contracts of around £2m
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• Strong commercial and financial management skills.
• Experience managing subcontractors, valuations, variations and final accounts.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to work independently while working closely with operational and senior management teams.
• A willingness to work 5 days per week in the office or on site
  .
• A full UK driving licence and the flexibility to undertake regular site visits