Senior​/Quantity Surveyor

We're looking for enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic individuals to join our Commercial Team in Oxford either as a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor and to make a positive impact within our growing business.

We undertake diverse and interesting projects ranging from traditional refurbishment projects to complex new build design and build, and everything in between.

• Leading or supporting the commercial delivery of our construction projects
• Managing all supply chain partner accounts from initial enquiry through to agreement of final account
• Working alongside the operational lead to ensure costs are controlled in-line with budgets
• Managing the value recovery process, ensuring timely submission and certification of applications for payment, and prompt submission and agreement of variations
• Leading or supporting the financial reporting process, including attending regular review meetings with the management team in line with company reporting timetable
• Leading or supporting commercial appraisal of design development and value engineering process
• Giving support, coaching, and mentoring to trainees and Assistant Quantity Surveyors as part of our development programme (SQS/QS)
• Promoting company vision, values and a culture of continuous improvement
• Communicating with colleagues, customers, consultants and sub-contractors in a warm and persuasive manner, adopting a style suitable for the audience and building a positive working relationship

• Ability to demonstrate strong commercial acumen
• Ability to build rapport & good working relationships with supply chain partners, consultants and customers
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills
• Natural inclination to being a team player and the drive to perform to the best of your ability
• Proficient in using Microsoft office software and keen to take on board new software

• You'll have relevant experience with a similar sized or larger construction company
• Demonstrable experience of being commercial lead on projects
• Competent with the JCT suite of contracts & workable knowledge of NEC contract forms
• Had exposure to or led two stage procurement routes
• Cost planning

Fundamentally, you’ll help work towards our vision of ‘being better tomorrow than we are today’