Senior Quantity Surveyor

House builder, and new build luxury apartment builder looking for Senior Quantity Surveyor


Our client is looking to recruit a Senior Quantity Surveyor, who will report to the -Commercial Manager. The position is half site based (Leeds) and half office based (Chesterfield) which will be split equally over the week, so the ideal candidate will be based with access to the M1 in the Wakefield, Barnsley or Sheffield area. The client Is looking for the applicant to be on site at their latest project by March as the project in Leeds city centre for 60 high end luxury apartments will be starting. The successful post-holders prime function is to increase value, reduce cost, drive profit and manage risk in a safe and ethical manner of the contract(s) they are working on.

Key Responsibilities
* Line management and integration of new team members where appropriate
* Ensure cash flow is maximised including ensuring payments are received on time
* Provide commercial input including financial and contractual performance forecasts to the management team. Help ensure that business targets and KPI's are exceeded
* Preparation of monthly cost / value reports for area, together with review of results and consideration of trends with other contract team members
* Production of commercial reports together with review of results and consideration of trends with other contract team members
* Physical measurement of works and agreement of same with client and subcontractors
* Agreement of certification and payment of subcontractor accounts - monitoring of such accounts against forecasts
* Implementation and compliance with the contract change control procedure and monitoring thereof including notices to client as appropriate
* Commercial and contractual advice to area team as and when required
* Managing sub-contractors including sending out enquiries, collating prices, comparing with tender, negotiation, order placement, agreement of account and payment
* Carry out any other duties not identified above and as required by their manager
* To assess, review and mitigate commercial and contractual risks and implement the Group's policies for risk management.

This is a great opportunity for a current Senior Quantity Surveyor or aspiring Senior Quantity Surveyor to join this company.
A salary of £55,000 + car allowance + pension + health scheme is on offer
Please contact me if you are looking for a new challenge in this exciting company

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