Senior Quantity Surveyor with Main Contractor for £30m residential project in Croydon
 
Senior QS required with Main Contractor for £30m residential project in Croydon
 
About the Client: SSA are recruiting on behalf a Main Contractor who are operating throughout the in the London area. The company has offices in Tower Hill and are involved predominantly in high end residential & mixed-used schemes up to £35m
 
They are seeking to strengthen their commercial team with a Project/Senior QS to progress their career with a growing Main Contractor. This is an exceptional opportunity to develop.
 
About the Role: Within the role of Project/Senior Quantity Surveyor you will provide support to the Commercial Manager & Construction Team on all Quantity Surveying functions including, but not limited to the following:
 

  • Reviewing of Contracts and ensuring compliance
  • Take Ownership of all commercial aspects of the project
  • Identifying and pricing of all variations as and when they occur
  • Procurement – operational procurement activity and contract support, in conjunction with the Procurement Department
  • Sending out tender enquiries to subcontractors and suppliers
  • Cost analysis of tender prices
  • Measuring from drawings and preparing pricing documents where one does not exist
  • Checking measured quantities in pricing documents against drawings and other tender documents
  • Inputting data to pricing documents
  • Measurement of Sub-Contract Elements
  • Cost analysis of Sub-Contractor/Supplier costing
  • Producing & Forwarding Post Tender Data
  • Managing and forecasting the Cash flow of both projects and the business
  • Working closely with the PQS to deliver value for money and control budgets
  • Logging and Reporting of all variations
  • Provide Data and analysis of issues & risks as required by Management.
  • Improve and implement best practice commercial processes and accurate budgeting
  • Ensure Construction Team is adhering to all Contractual Requirements and providing advice and monitoring of same
  • Ensure reporting is in line with Group Policies & highlight exceptions to Management

 
About the requirements;

  • Strong prior experience in Quantity Surveying roles in a Construction/Engineering business
  • Degree level education within Quantity Surveying, Civil or Environmental Engineering Commercial Management or similar field
  • Ability to demonstrate building strong working relationships & stakeholder management
  • Good level of legal awareness and competence in assessing Contract Documents and contract requirements
  • Excellent negotiation skills
  • Excellent Analytical and problem-solving skills
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Good oral & written communication skills

 

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