Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor - Social Housing

Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor - Social Housing Refurbishment Schemes

3-6 months - possibly longer

Cheshire

Prosper Recruitment are working in partnership with a Main Contractor who are dedicated to enhancing the quality and sustainability of social housing through innovative refurbishment and retrofit solutions. With a focus on energy efficiency and environmental responsibility, it aims to upgrade existing housing stock to meet modern standards while reducing carbon footprints.

They focus primarily on collaboration with local communities and stakeholders to ensure that refurbishment efforts align with the needs and aspirations of residents. Through its commitment to creating sustainable living environments, the company plays a crucial role in addressing housing challenges and contributing to the social and economic well-being of the communities it serves.

Due to new contracts won and a high volume of work, the Commercial Director needs to bring in a Senior Quantity Surveyor as soon as possible with experience in refurbishment, retrofit, decarbonisation, and regeneration schemes. Our client is looking to recruit an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor on a permanent basis, which may take some time. In the short term, the Commercial Director needs to bring on board someone with immediate availability for at least three months, possibly longer, and can hire on a fixed-term contract basis or as a freelance Quantity Surveyor at a day rate.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the organisations HS&E and quality standards, operating processes, company policies and all legislative requirements are understood, implemented and adhered to at all times, supporting the Managing Director in making the business a centre of excellence
• Overview of the Surveying function within the Group, ensuring that all team members are fulfilling their job roles, mentor and coach team members when required
• Oversee the relationships between surveyors and operations, ensuring a relationship of cooperation and engagement that allows for successful projects which support the achievement of business objectives and that are able to deliver the target margins
• Develop & maintain close relationships with customers, consultants & subcontractors to continuously improve customer experience, improve our company and obtain repeat & negotiated business, mentor your team to ensure they are also completing this.
• Actively manage and monitor financial aspects of contracts at all stages, ensuring that the forecast is accurate and the cash position of each project is maximised without compromising either contractual arrangements or relationships
• Support the Managing Director in reporting to the Board of Directors on all financial issues, with clarity and transparency in all areas; update the Managing Director if there are any project issues which affect the contract
• Ensure that Surveyors understand their responsibilities for the preparation and negotiation of interim valuations and final accounts and intervene if not carried out satisfactorily
• Support the wider Surveying team on all subcontract interim and final account applications to help ensure that all payment procedures are implemented to comply with the Construction Act and/or other prevailing legislation
• Evaluate CVIs, Architect''s or EA instructions and subcontractor''s variations

Profile:

• Previous experience at Managing Quantity Surveyor or above within a social housing contractor
• Management of various multi million pound Refurbishment, Retrofit and Decarbonisation & Regeneration Schemes (multiple schemes at one time)
• Quantity surveying degree or equivalent
• Experience of E-Vision advantageous

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