Senior Quantity Surveyor - Travel, Car

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Reading team as Quantity Surveyor OR Senior Quantity Surveyor.

The role will be based at our Reading Office but may include travel to our Leeds Head Office.

Salary: £45,000 - £65,000 per annum (dependent on experience) + company car/ car allowance + discretionary bonus

About the role

We are currently looking to appoint a Quantity Surveyor, or Senior Quantity Surveyor, dependant on experience, to enhance the current team and support projects in all commercial aspects of the business. This role requires someone who is dynamic and wishes to develop their career quickly and progress upward within the business.

We are looking for someone with previous contractor experience to administer the quantity surveying function on these projects. The ideal candidate will have experience with applications, contract change management, subcontractor procurement and management, and project reporting, along with a good working knowledge of the standard construction contracts including JCT, NEC3 and NEC
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Role responsibilities

• Attend site regularly to provide commercial support, this will include regular working away and overnight stays.
• Review and ensure adherence to contract terms and conditions.
• Attend site as required and ensure commercial compliance is being followed.
• Ensure applications and invoices are issued on time, accurate and in adherence to the contract terms.
• Commercially manage change events for a successful outcome
• Review any debtors and assist the credit control team with any outstanding payments.
• Monthly reporting of WIP and Cost Value Reports.
• Review of weekly operational reports for commercial tracking
• Provide contractual and commercial assistance on projects, including attending progress meetings and assisting with programme management under NEC projects.
• Commercially manage subcontractors.
  
  - Placing of orders and certification of applications, management of change and agreement of the final accounts.
• Resolve any client financial or contractual issues and dispute and Final Account projects.
• Control WIP levels and review monthly.
• Review and control monthly Gross Profit report to ensure accurate costs and revenues.
• Mentor junior members of the team.

About you

• Degree in Quantity Surveying or similar industry recognised qualification.
• Minimum 5 years post graduate experience, ideally on site.
• Understanding of the implications of health and safety regulations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of programmes.
• Good written and verbal communication skills and professional manner.
• To be able to demonstrate financial and commercial acumen for value and cost management.
• Have good organisational skills and be able to multi-task and re-prioritize, whilst maintaining an attention to detail.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to change and work effectively as part of a team.

About us

Rhodar is a leading specialist enabling works provider. We specialise in a portfolio of services including Asbestos Removal, Demolition, Land Remediation, and Passive Fire Protection.

Supported by over 500 employees at 14 facilities nationwide, our highly trained teams are trusted by major corporations to offer a specialist enabling works solutions covering our core disciplines either individually or collectively across both public and private sectors.

The scale of our projects range from multi-million-pound regeneration works, combining our core specialisms, to domestic support for insurance clients and housing associations.

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