Quantity Surveyor

Job Purpose: To be responsible for the commercial and surveying function, or specific packages on a development, to facilitate delivery and cost effective completion of the scheme.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Understanding the approved budget and package breakdowns.
• Liaison with the Technical team and ~Design consultants to ensure design concepts and proposals are developed I line with the approved Budgets and Procurements Tracker.
• Monitoring changes to continuously identify the status of costs.
• To establish subcontract sources early in the programme so that they can contribute to the design in terms of value engineering, and alternative solutions.
• Ensure procurement of all subcontract elements of the development are completed in accordance with the company requirements and sustainability objectives.
• Preparing scope of works for trade packages.
• Preparing tender lists for approval.
• Subcontract tendering.
• Recommendation of subcontractors on “Level Playing Field” ensuring complete scope of works is covered and all qualifications addressed.
• Holding and taking minutes of Subcontract Post-Tender and Pre-Order Meetings.
• Preparing subcontract documentation for signing by both parties on accordance with Call Off Contract procedure.
• Administering the Contract.
• Raising subcontractor payments in line with internal protocols and compliance with HGCRA Act.
• Agreeing Contract Drawings and reviewing drawing revisions during the course of the contract.
• Forecasting value and risk of design variations.
• Agreeing variations with subcontractor.
• Countersigning site instructions.
• Producing subcontractor instruction/variation reports.
• Agreeing final account with subcontractors, no later than one month after practical completion of their works.
• Fully completing monthly cost reports for approval.
• Attending Design Team Meetings as required.
• Attending subcontractor progress meetings as required.
• Writing contractual letters when/if required to subcontractors in conjunction with the Project Manager.
• Assisting Project Manager with financial implications of site progress decisions.
• Monitor with the Buying Department material/Purchase Ledger expenditure/forecasts on a weekly/monthly basis for the purpose of preparing cost reports.
• Preparing and maintaining sub contract monitoring spreadsheets such as procurement programmes and appointment records.
• Provide cost data as required to estimating department to assist in the pricing of future contracts/phases.

Technical Competencies:

• Experience within a developer or main contractor.
• Site based experience.
• Relevant educational background in quantity surveying or relevant subject.
• Undertaking a professional qualification.

Person Specification:

• Proactive, self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook.
• Highly organised.
• Reliable, tolerant, and determined.
• Team player.
• Empathic communicator, able to see things from the other person’s point of view.
• Attention to Detail.