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Electrical Quantity Surveyor/Estimator, rochester
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KPA Electrical Ltd
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Posted:
09.07.2025
Expiry Date:
23.08.2025
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Job Description:
Electrical Quantity Surveyor/Estimator
About Us:
KPA Electrical Ltd are a high-quality provider of electrical installation services, specialising in commercial electrical works. While our primary focus is on commercial installations, we cover a broad spectrum of electrical services, ranging from initial design stages through to commissioning and labour-only contracts. Our portfolio includes office fitouts (to Cat A & B), hospitals, schools, colleges, industrial warehouses, and high-end residential projects.
Our office is based in Rochester, however 95% of our projects are located within London. The role will involve a mix of office and on-site responsibilities.
Job Overview:
We are seeking Electrical Quantity Surveyorto manage the financial and contractual aspects of electrical installations in construction projects.This role involves estimating, quotes, preparing tender documents, monitoring project progress, Variation quotes, add/omits on new revisions of design, procurement, procurement schedules and ensuring compliance with regulations and contracts.The right person would play a crucial role in cost control, risk management, and value engineering throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
* Conduct detailed cost estimation and budgeting for projects.
* Prepare, submit and negotiate tenders for new projects and contribute to the bidding process.
* Ensure adequate LOI or PO in place before work starts.
* Produce buying schedule in conjunction with PM.
* Assess and analyse project specifications, designs, and drawings to create accurate cost forecasts.
* Procure Subcontract packages, approve sub-contract orders ensuring compliance with specification, drawings and employment requirements.
* Prepare and submit client applications accurately and in a timely manner.
* Manage project correspondence and meeting attendance.
* Ensure monthly applications are certified on time and invoiced as appropriate.
* Manage and agree contract instructions and variations.
* Submit and agree client variations and manage change request process.
* Carry out add and omits as and when new revisions are issued.
* Produce detailed take offs, understand and read design drawings.
* Ensure compliance with contractual procedures and agreed scope of works, issuing all contractual notifications for any changes to the agreed contract.
* Prepare, submit and agree the client final account.
* Conclude subcontract accounts.
* Risk Management- work with the Project Manager to produce and maintain risk and opportunity registers.
* Maintaining continuous professional development (CPD) keeping up to speed with new and likely changes which could affect the Quantity Surveying of future projects.
Experience and Knowledge Required:
* Must have electrical experience.
* Ideally come from a electrical install contractor background.
* Required experience on commercial, healthcare, office, warehouse projects.
* Experience minimum of 5 years.
* Location will be split between office in Kent and site based London
Personal Attributes Required:
* Good communication and organisational skills.
* Ability to remain calm and focused.
* Strong commercial and contractual knowledge/understanding including contract law, profit and loss, adjudication, variations and extensions of time.
* Self driven and able to work on own initiative.
* Professional conduct when representing the business.
* Ability to negotiate.
Salary & Benefits:
* Company bonus scheme (performance based)
* Company phone, laptop, and iPad provided
* Contracted 45-hour working week (additional hours may be required)
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