Consortio Recruitment Group
Location
Warrington, Cheshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Quantity Surveyor
Warrington
Consortio Recruitment has partnered with a leading Civil Engineering company with a fantastic turnover of £250 Million. With a new office in the North West, we are looking to hire a Quantity Surveyor with Groundworks experience. This is a fantastic time to be joining them in their history which started in the 90s. You will be joining a team already in place in this new office, which consists of a Senior QS, Trainee QS, Assistant QS, and an Estimators. You will be involved with groundwork projects with leading house builders in the North West. With long-standing employees in the company, they pride themself on family values, personal development, internal promotions, teamwork, a high-rewards environment, and having a great infrastructure within. With over 20 offices across the UK, they are financially very secure and privately owned.
What we are looking for
Quantity Surveyor
- Located in commutable daily distance from Warrington
- Groundworks experience ideally
- General Knowledge of contractual terms within construction.
- Excellent PC skills, in particular Excel.Strong mathematical ability.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Skilled at gathering and interpreting data and information.
- Ability to produce a range of cost-value reports.Effective communicator (written and verbal).Identify and resolve problems quickly and efficiently.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- High level of confidentiality and discretion.Team player.
- Resilient and focused.
- Ability to establish and build positive relationships.
- Clean driving license.
Responsibilities
- Measure all site works accurately, for value recovery and to minimise costs.
- Prepare and review tenders with estimators assisting with understanding the client's requirements and offering value engineering.
- Provide early cost advice to clients on variations, ensuring only authorised variations are undertaken.
- Understand construction issues, offer advice on drawings, and works, and ensure projects have all current drawings / up-to-date information to work from.Identify commercial risks and provide appropriate solutions/responses.
- Understand Company procurement and its impact on job cost/performance.
- Undertake costs analysis working with Company buyers and advise on procurement/cost control.
- Value completed work, ensuring timely payments.
- Understand the importance of cash flow and timely payments, including retention payments.
- Build strong relationships with client staff and Company production staff.
- Allocate work to sub-contractors including assistance with procurement when required.Have a good knowledge of various construction contracts.
- Assist with the development of any assistants/trainees.
- Understand the principles of safety on-site/company projects.
- Support the Safety Director and safety team in the application of our policy and practice.
- Ensure that any concerns are addressed immediately with the support of the safety team and/or Directors as appropriate.
Package
- Competitive salary car or allowance.
- Allowance is £840 per month.Company vehicles have a fantastic fleet available.
- Pension 4.5%Life insurance/death in service
- Lifestyle contributions for gym etc.
- Discretionary bonus, personal achievements.
Adam at Consortio Recruitment is managing this role. All correspondence is treated in the strictest of confidence.
D: 02380 981216
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