Senior Quantity Surveyor

Manchester

Leading Housebuilder

Up to £65,000 –  £75,000 + Package

I’m working with a Commercial Manager I know very well for a national residential developer for the Manchester regional offices.

He is looking for a Senior QS to come on board that has experience working on traditional build homes/apartment schemes, working within a team of 6 surveyors on multiple sites. Someone who also wants to continue there development and work up to Management level in the future.

You will be working on 2-3 sites at any given time supported by the commercial team.

Principal accountabilities of the role include:
• Produce draft budgets and site start budgets for each site allocated to the Quantity Surveyor.
• Produce quarterly valuations and complete material ‘cost to complete’ exercises for each site the Quantity Surveyor is responsible for.
• Produce sub-contract payments and final accounts, ensuring that the sub-contractor has signed these off.
• Produce sub-contract orders, ensuring they are authorised by the authorised representative, together with all necessary documentation to comply with Group Commercial Policy.
• Complete on-site measurements and assess payments to contractors.
• Attend and contribute to various meetings, such as pre-order meetings, quarterly valuation meetings and project review meetings with senior management, construction team as well as external contractors.
• Manage all sub-contract orders on site, meeting sub-contractors as and when required.
• Maintain trade specifications.
• Price customer extras and liaise with sales department as necessary.
• Manage Professional Fees Budget.
• Assist with material buying when required.
• Assist the Estimator and / or Commercial Director with take-off’s for land appraisals when required