Quantity Surveyor

Description:

Quantity Surveyor

Location: Emsworth, Hampshire.
Salary: £60k
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time

Main Purpose/Goals of the Job:

As a Quantity Surveyor with AIM, your main role will be to minimise the cost and risk of a construction project and enhance value for money, while still achieving the required legal standards and quality.

Responsibilities of Job (including but not limited to)

• Assist in establishing a client's requirements and undertake feasibility studies to ensure their proposals will work
• Prepare and analyse project costings for tenders, such as materials, quantities, labour and time
• Producing/analysing plans, bills of quantities and other project documentation in order to estimate costs
• Researching, sourcing, negotiating and obtaining the best prices and quotes from suppliers and subcontractors
• Evaluating proposals from suppliers and contractors and recommending preferred option
• Monitoring how projects are progressing, managing costs to make sure the initial budget isn’t exceeded
• Take responsibility for and set an example for the health and safety of yourself and others
• Identify, analyse and develop responses to commercial risks
• Perform risk, value management and cost control during construction
• Advise on a procurement strategy
• Seek quotes on prices and availability of materials from a variety of suppliers, and manage and report on the accumulative cost of all new purchases
• Procure all the specialists, sub-contract and materials required for building projects and ensure they are provided on time and within allocated budgets
• Managing project valuations to clients, ensuring accurate and realistic cashflow is achieved
• Management of Sub-contract applications, ensuring accurate and realistic payments are made
• Preparation of CVR’s to provide accurate project cost information, project forecasting and accurate financial management of projects
• Costing of variations, management of those variations with clients, and inclusion in valuations
• Preparation of final accounts for projects to clients and for sub-contractors
• Assisting the project team with material purchasing
• Assisting in developing processes for project financial reporting, cashflow management, and purchasing
• Review and management of formal contract documents
• Obtaining sub-contractor quotations, preparation of tender analysis document, and sub-contractor selection working with the Contracts Manager
• Accurate take off’s for sub-contractor and material procurement
• Assisting the pre-construction team with the preparation of and costing of tender submissions
• Accurate quantity determination and development of costing data from live project information
• Build strong relationships with clients and external contacts to encourage future working
• Constantly be aware of what is happening in the industry, actively looking for new opportunities to win new work – attending networking or corporate events as appropriate
• Follow all company procedures and processes at all times
• Work towards achieving company goals and objectives at all times
• Work together with the team as a one team approach, answering the phone and door as required
• Ad-hoc tasks as required and commensurate with your level.

Person Specification

• Degree or previous experience in quantity surveying or commercial management
• Estimating experience
• Previous experience in a similar role
• Detailed knowledge of past and current building and construction technology, processes, materials, business and legal matters
• Written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write clear reports in order to convey complex information in a simple way to a diverse range of people
• Strong maths and budgeting abilities
• Analytical thinking skills
• Negotiation skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and develop long term relationships
• A creative and innovative approach to problem solving
• Excellent IT skills
• Excellent team player
• Resilient, determined and have the ability to work well under pressure
• Good commercial awareness
• Attention to detail

This role profile is not exhaustive; it will be subject to periodic review and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the business.

You may have experience in the following: Construction Cost Analyst, Construction Cost Planner, Construction Project Estimator, Building Project Cost Analyst, etc.

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