Quantity Surveyor – Exeter – £55k – £65k DOE

  • Full Time
  • Exeter

Website Foresite Recruitment

Benefits –

  • Company Car.
  • Bupa Health Care cover.
  • Excellent Pension Scheme.
  • 33 days holiday entitlement (including bank holidays) .
  • Company Discount on Vehicles/ Houses
  • Competitive discount on our homes (dependent upon the property and location).

The role will include:

  • MAIN DUTIES
  • Assisting in the preparation of the sub-contract/supplier enquiry lists for approval.
  • Preparing full enquiry packs and collating all tender information, ensuring fully compliant tender packs are issued, return tenders are analysed and compliant bids received.
  • Preparing tender comparison sheets, including making recommendations for placing subcontract orders and negotiation with sub-contractors to ensure full compliance with specification and best practice.
  • Preparing detailed breakdowns of build costs including infrastructure costings and include within New Site Start Appraisal (NSSA).
  • Ensuring new sub-contractors are on the SMAS database and that the certification is up to date.
  • Carrying out drawing take-offs and producing labour only rates in liaison with the Senior Surveyor, Commercial Manager and Construction Department, including maintaining the databases and distributing information
  • Updating/producing SWMP plan and Carriers Matrix, including updating Licence Numbers and expiry dates and issue to site as necessary
  • Ensuring sub-contractor weekly and monthly applications for payment are analysed, checked and interim payments are prepared for approval in line with Authorisation Levels and Commercia
  • Procedures, including keeping payment record sheets up to date, highlighting any claims for additional works outside of the budget estimate summary and settling all final accounts expediently after works are complete.
  • Issuing variation instructions and contra charges as appropriate.
  • Pricing non-standard client extras as required and liaising with the Commercial Manager and Construction Department to ensure costings are correct.
  • Updating Cost of Sales in Viability Manager for client extras, after re-budgets and valuations.
  • Carrying out monthly progress checklists for all sites and inputting on to the valuation system including MOS.
  • Carrying out monthly valuation including production of Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR) and Cost to Complete Sheet (CTC) including attending Valuation Meeting.
  • Liaising with the Housing Association including producing invoices and H & S pack as required and attend all necessary site meetings.
  • Liaising with the Design & Technical Department over specification for Code for Sustainable Homes and producing schedules and back up information as required.
  • Regularly attending sites, a minimum of twice a month, to provide assistance and support to site staff, including meetings with sub-contractors
  • Attending meetings that may be necessary in the performance of your duties.
  • Complying with and upholding company policies and procedures.
  • Undertaking any additional tasks as may reasonably be required from time to time.
  • Maintaining all health and safety aspects associated with Covid-19.

Requirements 

  • Passionate about providing the highest customer care, and be an excellent team player, – Must hold a Full UK Driving Licence.
  • Educated to a Higher National Certificate/Higher National Diploma level standard or equivalent, relevant construction degree desirable
  • Experience of building construction in a quantity surveying or project managing role. Ideally in new homes
  • Good negotiating skills with excellent time management skills.
  • Computer literate. Ability to work to tight deadlines.

To find out more about this exciting position please contact:
Carla.okeefe@foresiterecruitment.co.uk
Direct Dial: 07999540700
Carla OKeefe | Regional Construction Lead
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About Us: Based in Bridgend, South Wales, Foresite Recruitment provides forward-thinking, dynamic, and tailored recruitment solutions to construction companies, developers, and housebuilders nationwide. Our team is driven by a desire to make the recruitment life cycle as hassle-free as possible. We pride ourselves on the service and experience we provide, working with the best candidates and clients from across the UK. We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity and inclusion. We will provide reasonable support to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to attend/ perform in the interview, please do not hesitate to let us know.

To apply for this job email your details to carla.okeefe@foresiterecruitment.co.uk.