Quantity Surveyor
| Job Type | Permanent / Full Time |
| Area | Hertfordshire, UK |
| Job Title | Quantity Surveyor |
| Salary | Competitive |
| Job Ref | 1608361DAL |
| Job Views | 64 |
- Description
- Senior Quantity Surveyor
Leading Main Contractor - Repairs & Social Housing
£65k - £80k DOE
Barnet, Herts
Immediate Interview
The Company:
Our client is a leading Main Contractor specialising in various sectors, new build, social housing refurbishments, commercial, education, as well as others. The company have shown remarkable growth over the last 5 years, with current turnover of circa 35m + and projections of £50m in 2026.
The Opportunity:
Due to continued success and growth, our client is looking for an experienced Senior QS/ Quantity Surveyor with a strong repairs and social housing background that can oversee a 'Maintenance & Repairs' contract as part of Camden council framework.
This role will be head office based in Barnet, with visits to site regularly in Camden, working closely with contract and project managers. As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be reporting directly into the Divisional Director and Commercial Manager. This role would suit someone with a social housing and repairs frameworks background and proven experience with External works + Roofing.
Essential Requirements – Quantity Surveyor:
- Proven track record to manage projects for or on behalf of local or national clients.
- Understand NHF Rates and traditional pricing mechanisms.
- Previous experience with Main Contractor as well as sub-contractor - preferred
- Proven experience undertaking valuations upstream and downstream
- Forming SCO orders
- Experience with external works and roofing
- IT literate and can use integrated IT systems not as well as Excel
- Good construction knowledge
- Experience with project values from £10k - £600k
- Full Quantity Surveying and cost management duties.
- Provision of pre-contract feasibility and viability advice.
- Build client relationships and harness opportunities for cross selling our full spectrum of services & locations.
- Managing interfaces with design and construction teams.
- Guidance, care and mentoring of supporting staff, upskilling others and providing career growth opportunity.
- Drive high levels of client satisfaction.
- Delivery projects to satisfaction of our clients on programme within the agreed cost and quality parameters.
- Be an advocate of the business and help attract potential new clients.
- Manage and maintain relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, e.g. client, design team, supply chain, local authorities/communities & project team.
- Ensure site logistics and welfare arrangements are established and maintained in a safe, practical and effective manner.
- Hold and attend senior communication meetings.
- Hold and attend progress meetings with project & supply chain teams.
- Ensure appropriate and talented resources are available by recruiting both externally & internally
- Attend and contribute to the Project in Delivery (PID) reporting process.
- Development of employees and manage talent within the business.
- Responsible for communicating lessons learned to the projects & wider business.
