Senior Quantity Surveyor – Robertson Group
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Knowledge. Passion. Pace. We see more than just contracts.
About the role
As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you’ll be responsible for:
* Liaising with the operational management team and advising on all matters relating to contract and commercial issues.
* Maintaining accurate financial control systems and reporting monthly on cost/value reconciliation.
* Liaising with and advising on all financial aspects of contracts, ensuring that valuations are maximised, certified and paid on time.
* Monitoring progress on site and taking a lead in issuing required notices in accordance with contract procedures and timescales.
* Preparing forecasts of cost and value of all trades including preliminaries, monitoring and reporting on the same.
* Preparing preliminaries budgets in association with contract staff, monitoring and reporting on the same.
* Ensuring that all quotations are carefully vetted and comply with specifications to obtain the most competitive bids.
* Ensuring that regular meetings are held to agree variations and not left to the final account stage.
* Managing subcontractor accounts accurately and effectively to enhance contract performance.
* Assisting the operations team, as required, in securing labour, materials and subcontractors to ensure that contracts are completed on time and within budget.
* Ensuring that work is carried out in accordance with the company’s Health and Safety Policy & Quality Manual.
About you
You’ll already be qualified and experienced in this field, and you’ll have a background in managing budgets and delivering similar services to a high standard. Have demonstrable quantity surveying experience within a relevant sector in the construction industry. Just as important are strong communication, sales and negotiation skills, an analytical approach, and a genuine ability to set realistic objectives and solve key problems.
Diversity & Inclusion
When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Robertson. That’s why we’re working hard to create an environment where everyone can feel welcome, and where we can all be ourselves. We encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more – so whoever you are, we hope you’ll see things our way, too.
Benefits
In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and employee benefits such as:
* 33 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time or FTC positions, increases with length of service)
* Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
* Life Assurance
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Discounts (gym memberships, restaurants, days out, etc.) with Hapi Rewards App
* Access to e‑learning
Apply
If you’ve got what it takes to look at things differently, to find new perspectives, and to discover the extraordinary within the ordinary, we’d love to meet you. To apply for this role and to start seeing things our way, submit your CV.
This role will be subject to pre‑employment screening, including references. The level of screening may vary depending on role responsibilities and will be discussed at interview.
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