Quantity Surveyor

West Midlands

Residential Main Contractor/Developer

Up to £55,000 + Package

We are Recruiting for a National Residential Main Contractor who seek to recruit a Quantity Surveyor, to manage high volume Residential Project’s throughout the region.

Working closely with other departments, including Land, Development and Construction, you will attend design meetings to advise on all areas that may have a cost implication

Attend development meetings when appropriate, contract pre-start and subcontract package review meetings

Upon receipt of Contract Documentation, you will be responsible for checking all contract drawings to identify errors, omissions, anomalies and areas where unnecessary cost may arise

Receive initial tender information and assist in the preparation of the proposed tender lists and updating of subsequent procurement programmes

Distribute design information packages and tender drawings, whilst preparing all tender

Documentation and letters including carrying out preliminary checks on subcontractors

Preparing construction cost analysis, which includes analysis of quotations resulting from the tender enquiry, requesting additional and outstanding information as required

Assess site staffing levels and build programmes with the Construction Director to ascertain preliminary costs, including collating all cost information and preparing the start on site budget

Arrange and adjudicate budget settlement meetings, with the support of the wider Commercial team

Prepare stage payment schedules to assist in the financing of the works

Carry out pre-order meetings including all necessary Health & Safety requirements, finalising a tender sum and agreeing a stage payment schedule for payment purposes before preparing all contract documentation and placing the order

Place subcontractor orders, including interviews and checking references on selected subcontractors. You will then negotiate the contract sum within the budget, including finalising costs to cover all late variations

Issue variation orders and development changes alongside providing cost advice on major variations prior to issue. You will issue revised contract drawings to subcontractors; negotiating the cost of variations including liaising between Buyers and Build Managers. You will provide a full range of pricing information for purchaser’s extras

Check all costs posted to each contract, collate and reconcile all costs resulting from subcontract works, variation orders, site instructions, material order and preliminary / running costs. This will include providing monthly analysis of costs and identify possible areas of over expenditure at future dates

Check and arrange subcontractor payments, obtaining necessary authorisation for passing payments for all elements of subcontractor works. You will agree final accounts with subcontractors, ensuring all works have been carried out within budget and analysing costs to assist on future estimates

Take responsibility for the preparation of documents for the basis of external valuation with the client’s agent (CSA, Stage payment schedule, Tick offs)

Keep the RAMS schedule updated and issued to all relevant parties

Liaise with the Customer Service department on post-completion defects, providing cost advice where necessary

Attend site meetings, project team meetings, subcontractor meetings and surveying meetings as required