Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor
Mixed Tenure Developer
Permanent
Exeter - Dorset
Joining a people Gold employer, you value, train and support their staff!
Seeking an experienced Project Quantity Surveyor, to manage a large volume scheme in Dorset. Based out of the Exeter with regular travel to Dorset to attend site. Delivering mixed tenure housing across multiple sites through the south west, therefor a varied background in housing and contracting would be advantageous however sole experience in either will be strongly considered!
As Quantity Surveyor, you take commercial control of your own project, ensuring timely and accurate reporting, dealing with all elemental reconciliations and cash flow forecasts. You will manage cost control procedures, contributing to effective cash management, completing all of sub-contractor administration and identifying and managing risk of developments.
You will be an experienced Quantity Surveyor with a background in social housing. You will be knowledgeable on measurement and valuation, final accounts and sub-contract orders and buying, coupled with competency in COINS. Client-driven, with strong decision making and communication skills, candidates will be able to prioritise work against tight deadlines and sometimes conflicting priorities.
What’s needed:
- Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor able to manage your own schemes
- A strong housing background, either developer side or contracting 
- Volume experience would be desirable
- Excellent IT skills and ideally COINS is desirable but not essential.
- A team player who is also able to work well independently 
- Strong Commercial awareness
- Detailed and thorough approach to work
- Analytically reporting skills
- Excellent communication
- Well organised and able to prioritise work
In Return:
You will enjoy a good mix of office and site working, should you be based nearer to the site or office you can spend more time at either. Working for a People Gold award employer, who pay competitively and offer a host of excellent benefits including, a car package, holiday, pension, health care plus much more!