Quantity Surveyor
Summary
To manage all cost relating items to the build project, to minimise cost of a project and enhance value for money whilst still achieving the required standards of quality.
Prepare schedules to send out to tender, analyse tenders and recommend to management the preferred suppliers. To source local suppliers and negotiate beneficial terms to enable you to suggest to group buying alternative sources within the region and also prepare budget costs, documents and monitor through to completion of works.
Key Task
Day to Day Activities
1. Liaise with site agents to cater for problems/shortfalls
2. Check all invoices to ensure they are in accordance with orders and ensure agreed procedure is adhered to for authorisation.
3. Liaise closely with Head office to ensure national agreements are utilised and to compare rates or orders.
4. Prepare schedules accurately and in a format that is readable/understandable and usable by all necessary parties
5. Preparation of documents to send out for tender to sub-contractors and/or material suppliers
6. To analyse tenders and recommend to management preferred subcontractors/suppliers to include the completion of required prequalification questionaries' and CIS forms
7. Negotiate with sub-contractors and suppliers to raise orders to cover variations
8. Prepare interim valuations and payments to agreed procedures