What We’re Looking For

An excellent opportunity for Quantity Surveyors to gain invaluable experience and to progress their career with a highly reputable construction company, within a high standards and high rewards environment. We are looking for either an assistant quantity surveyor or a senior quantity surveyor to join our office in Stafford. 

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Understand the implications of health and safety regulations to the Company sites.

• Understand the principles of safety on site and ensure that any concerns are addressed immediately with the support of the safety team and/ or Directors as appropriate.

• Prepare and/ or review tenders with estimators assisting with understanding the client's requirements and offering value engineering.

• Value completed work and ensure timely payment.

• Provide early cost advice to client on variations.

• Understand construction issues, offer advice on drawings and works and ensure project has all current drawings/ up to date information to work from.

• Identify commercial risks and provide appropriate solution/ response.

• Undertake costs analysis working with Company buyers.  Advise on procurement/ cost control.

• Build strong relationships with client staff and Company production staff.

• Learn the Company procurement function and it’s interaction with site and impact on overall job cost and performance.

• Allocate work to sub-contractors including assistance with procurement when required Learn how to value completed work and arrange payments.

• Knowledge of various construction contracts. 

• Undertake personal on-going development.

• Assist with training and development of trainee Quantity Surveyors.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 A-Levels at Grade B and above or equivalent BTEC.

• Minimum 3 years relevant and a background working with sub-contractors in residential groundworks.

• Proficient computer skills particularly in excel.

• General knowledge of contracts/ contractual terms.

• General reasoning ability and ability to take on new concepts quickly and efficiently.

• Possess good skill with numbers and strong mathematical ability.

• Ability to gather and analyse information skilfully.

• Good negotiation and management skills.

• Extremely high level of confidentiality and discretion.

• Understand the importance of establishing and maintaining positive client relationships.