Quantity Surveyor

Description:

Role: Quantity Surveyor

Location: Liverpool

Salary: Up too £50k plus £4,500 car allowance + package

Flexibility/Home working available

Construction/Housing

Immediate interviews

The role
Mason-James is working with a well-established and highly reputable Company who are recruiting for an experienced Quantity Surveyor based in Liverpool, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a company that can offer a competitive salary, flexibility, and career progression.

Duties

* Responsible for the effective commercial management of construction projects, ensuring that housebuilding operations are delivered in line with programme and budget.

* Collaborate with and support the Head of Commercial and Senior Quantity Surveyor on strategic commercial matters such as supply chain management including the management of key stakeholders, development of standard house types and specification, reviewing and updating standard order terms and conditions, establishing group procurement arrangements etc.

* Contribute to the successful operation of the commercial department by engaging with colleagues and supporting the needs of other departments.

* Collaborate with other members of the development team to ensure that the interests of the business and customers are always considered in all decisions.

* Provide leadership to and motivate junior members of staff such as Assistant Quantity Surveyors and Trainee Quantity Surveyors. Support the Head of Commercial and Senior Quantity Surveyor where needed to help develop junior members of staff as part of their development plans. Ensure the business’s reputation is maintained and enhanced through your own actions.

* Assist with the production of site start budgets ensuring allowances are in line with cost plan allowances and are appropriate to commercial risk. Maximise profitability and where required lead on value engineering to ensure developments remain viable but without compromising build quality, health, and safety. Liaise with all departments to ensure document is completed on time to allow the construction and sales and marketing to commence.

* Prepare tenders for subcontract works ensuring information and tender inclusions are accurate and appropriate to the development.

* Ensure all tender returns are reviewed in detail and that subcontract works are procured in line with cost plan allowances and site start budgets.

* Organise pre-let and pre-start meetings with subcontractors as part of the process. Ensure all subcontractors are compliant with company policies and possess the required health and safety accreditations and insurances. Where new subcontractors are identified to ensure they are set up on our system following process.

* Liaise with the company buyer on tenders for materials ensuring information and tender inclusions are accurate and appropriate to the development. Ensure all tender returns are reviewed in detail and that subcontract works are procured in line with cost plan allowances and site start budgets.

* Attend monthly development team meetings and contribute proactively to discussions on development performance. Ensure matters of effective cost management are discussed. Ensure the risk register is regularly reviewed along with colleagues and plans put in place to minimise risk.

* Attend site weekly and liaise with the site management team and technical department representatives to review build progress and remedy queries. Where variation orders are required ensure the cost of these are minimised, accounted for accordingly, and where required lead on the value engineering process to recover value elsewhere. Where costs are incurred due to the actions of third parties ensure that costs are contra charged.

* Ensure there is effective cost management on site and that unbudgeted costs are challenged and minimised. Monitor prelim and fee expenditure in addition to measured work to ensure works are progressing in line with site start budget. Prepare the cost to complete reporting process and present to the senior management team and Managing Director. Ensure cost forecasts are accurate and are being discussed with other members of the development team and finance prior to presenting the cost to complete.

* Ensure applications for payment by subcontractors are reviewed for accuracy and payments made in line with order terms. Liaise with accounts to ensure payments are made on time and follow the correct process.

* Ensure payment certificates and where applicable pay less notices are accurate and issued on time. Any discrepancies or disagreements with subcontractors on payment amounts should be addressed quickly and with clear communication to prevent delays to programme. Ensure variations are accurate and identified clearly as part of this process.

* Support the Senior Quantity Surveyor and Head of Commercial to negotiate inflationary price increases with subcontractors on an annual basis. Ensure a commercially advantageous position is negotiated to maintain profitability. Lead on value engineering to ensure developments remain viable but without compromising build quality, health, and safety. Where required re-procure subcontractors and material orders in line with programme.

* Ensure the final accounts for the subcontractors are negotiated and agreed with retention processed accordingly in line with order requirements.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

* Experience of managing budgets, commercial reporting, negotiation

* Knowledge of relevant legislation and government regulations.

* High commercial acumen with the ability to work at pace.

* Excellent communication and influencing skills with a strong customer focus.

* Results driven with the ability to manage conflicting stakeholder priorities.

* Proactive approach with the capability to work flexibly and adapt to situations.

For more information please apply with an updated CV and we will be in touch with suitable candidates or contact Jennifer directly