Construction Quantity Surveyor

The Company

Our client is a leading, well-established family-owned construction company with an enviable port- folio of blue chip clients. Continued expansion of their Leeds office has created a requirement for an experienced Quantity Surveyor.

The Position

As the Construction Quantity Surveyor your role will involve carrying out a variety of duties, including

• Formulating excel reports and presenting commercial sections to clients
• Cost value reconciliation reporting/forecasting, WIPS, valuations, cash flows, procurement schedules
• Issuing enquiries and appointment of subcontractors in line with procurement schedule
• Subcontractor pre-start/progress/final account meetings
• Prelim monitoring/staffing/labour allowances
• Take offs for subcontract/material packages/preparation of bill of quantities
• Variation pricing
• Estimating construction activities, working with internal MEP and firestopping estimators

You should therefore have experience of the following key areas;

• Design and build / traditional forms of contract experience
• JCT/NEC/Bespoke contracts/subcontract experience
• Main Contracting and Subcontracting experience
• Refurbishment/New Build experience
• Sectors – healthcare/education experience
• Experience of working on schemes with Mechanical, Electrical and Ventilation requirements
• Ability to price variations/tenders
• Working as a commercial lead within a smaller team with Site Manager/PM
• Ability to manage multiple projects

The Person

• Full UK driving licence
• Degree in Quantity Surveying Qualification or similar
• 3 years plus experience in the industry after qualifications
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Strong IT skills using the likes of excel/word as a minimum
• Good communication and negotiation skills
• Problem solving ability to identify and resolve logically
• Teamwork capabilities to work with others on site or in the office
• Reasonable industry knowledge of construction methods, materials and legislation
• Attention to detail for all works

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