Quantity Surveyor

Permanent

Location:

Lanarkshire

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 DOE + benefits package

Our client is a well-respected contractor who have been experiencing a period of significant growth in recent years. This expanding Main Contractor now require a Quantity Surveyor, due to recent success with tendered projects, to deliver various projects within the central belt of Scotland.

Applications are encouraged from Quantity Surveyors who value a positive working environment where teamwork, transparency and customer service are key principles.

Projects include commercial, industrial, and residential construction.

• Assist in establishing a client's requirements and undertake feasibility studies to ensure their proposals will work
• Prepare and analyse project costings for tenders, such as materials, quantities, labour, and time
• Prepare tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities with the architect and/or the client
• Negotiate contracts and work schedules
• Allocate work to subcontractors and oversee their work at all stages of the construction
• Perform risk, value management and cost control during construction
• Undertake cost analysis for repair and maintenance project work
• Advise on a procurement strategy
• Identify, analyse, and develop responses to commercial risks
• Provide advice on contractual claims and disputes
• Analyse outcomes and write detailed progress reports
• Value completed work, oversee bills, and arrange payments
• Maintain awareness of the different building contracts in current use
• Understand the implications of health and safety regulations

The successful candidate will possess:

• Degree in Quantity Surveying.
• Applicants MUST reside in Scotland, within commuting distance of the advertised location.
• Demonstrable experience (commercial building, refurbishment or retrofit works)
• Written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft clear reports to convey complex information in a straightforward way to a diverse range of people
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and develop relationships
• Numerical and data analysis skills
• A creative and innovative approach to problem solving
• IT skills and the ability to learn sophisticated design and costing IT packages
• Teamwork skills and the ability to motivate and lead those on site
• Resilience, determination, and the ability to work well under pressure
• Strong commercial awareness
• A practical, logical, and methodical approach to work
• Attention to detail
• Detailed knowledge of past and current building and construction technology, processes, materials, business, and legal matters.