Our client is looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor with house building experience to join their team in Sunderland. With a strong pipeline of new sites starting this year the position has come about due to growth and expansion. With a strong supportive team around you this is a great opportunity to progress your career and join an organisation where you can further develop your skills and career.
Responsibilities:
Scheduling and quantifying materials and labour:
- Ensure that commercial procedures comply with processes and policies.
- Work alongside other departments to ensure project viability and improve cost effectiveness.
- Ensure all specifications and programmes are complied with and that quality is not compromised.
- Process applications and payments and resolve any issues in conjunction with the Finance Department.
Commercial Management:
- Assist in WIP and cash flow forecasting.
- Monitor, reconcile and recharge any costs, which relate to shared cost items with either other businesses within the Group or external Companies.
- Calculate all the prime costs on developments within your remit, reporting any movements in the costs since the preparation of the funding exercise.
- Assist in the preparation of Project Budgets for authorisation by the Business Unit Management Team at the appropriate time.
- Maintain the development budget both in Coins and BoQ.
- Manage RSL valuations and attend meetings on site.
Monitor and report costs:
- Monitor and explain all cost movements within the project valuation.
- Responsibility for processing Contractor, subcontractor and consultant orders and payments, variation orders and day works.
- Review any variations on 3rd Party projects and liaise with Technical Project Manager for approvals.
- Undertake site valuations of production at budgeted cost on a monthly basis.
- Carry out full CVR process and prepare and present information for monthly finance meetings.
- Create Cost to Completes and ensure Current budget is up to date.
- Forecast final accounts and prepare and present cost to complete reports.
General:
- Be aware of all codes of practice that impact on estimating e.g. Building Regulations, NHBC requirements, HSE etc.
- Monitor, reconcile and recharge any costs which relate to shared cost items with either other businesses within the group or external Companies.
- Attend Pre-Start, Pre-Tender, specification and any other relevant meetings as required.
- Input and maintain any computer-based databases or systems including Coins and Excel.
- Attend site on a regular basis to complete Commercial functions.
- Any other duties as required by the Senior Commercial Manager.
Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements:
- Good knowledge of Building Regulations, NHBC and Health and Safety requirements.
- Industry related business qualification.
- Manage internal and external clients.
- IT literate (COINS system preferred).
Package:
- Salary Up to £45,000 per year depending on experience.
- Company Pension contribution matched to 5%.
- Share plan schemes.
- Home purchase discount.
- 25 days holidays plus bank holidays.
- Holiday purchase scheme.
- Two charity days per year.
- Life Assurance.
- Discounted Gym Memberships.
- Private medical.
- Dental and Eye care Insurance.
- Discounted travel insurance.
- Retail discount scheme.
- Flexible working.
- Car leasing scheme and share plans.
- Opportunities for growth and development.
- Industry leading professional training and development.