Quantity Surveyor

My clients are looking to appoint a Quantity Surveyor on a permanent basis. The role is to be based at their regional office in Leeds, however the successful candidate will need to travel to site 2-3 times a week on the East Coast. My clients projects include housing, extra care & retirement living projects.

The successful candidate will be expected to assist with the overall commercial management of several construction schemes.


Key Accountabilities:

- Build working relationships with supply chain, consultants, and clients where appropriate.
- Procurement of sub-contractors in line with target programme and company policy
- Contract administration of sub-contracts
- Timely and accurate assessment and payment of sub-contractors'' applications and issue of payment notifications to sub-contractor
- Measurement of quantities both on site and from drawings, where required
- Timely and accurate evaluation of variations/provisional sum expenditure and monitoring of the same
- Civils -Weekly direct labour & plant subcontractor payments if required
- Accurate production of internal valuations, sub-contract liabilities and cost value reconciliations in line with the Commercial reporting timetable
- Ensure good quality & accurate records are maintained
- Delay identification/notification/ in tandem with project team
- Effective change management in line with contract
- Manage and minimise non recoverable costs on projects
- Price and effectively agree all project variations


Experience & Qualifications:

- Relevant HND, Degree in Quantity Surveying, Built environment or equivalent, desirable
- Minimum of three years'' experience working on projects within construction sector
- Working knowledge of contract conditions such as NEC,JCT
- Proficient in the use of MS Office
- Appropriate CSCS card -desirable
- Valid Driving licence


On offer is a very attractive salary, car package, annual bonus, generous holiday allowance, contributory pension scheme and life assurance. For more information on this role please contact Paul Wilkinson on the number supplied or via email on (url removed)