Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor for well established housing developer in Norwich

Your new company
A well established housing developer in Norwich

Your new role

• Ensuring the company's commercial interests are best served
• Supporting the Chief Estimator in the identification of risks and the application of the Commercial Standing Instructions
• Ensuring that commercial opportunities are optimised and the company's position is always suitably protected.
• Consistent provision of timely and accurate estimates, pre-acquisition studies, etc. fully utilising the Housebuilder appraisal system
• Working closely with the development co-ordinators to identify and consider the ground conditions to mitigate risk and value engineer seeking opportunity.
• Liaising with sales department in relation to market research and sales values
• Early engagement with housing associations in relation to affordable housing provision and offer
• Ensuring accurate and timely subcontract enquiries are used in the formulation of bids where applicable, and resolving all issues prior to land appraisal adjudication.
• Maintaining an updated cost base in liaison with the surveying teams by regular review of market prices with post contract teams
• Completing details cash flow forecasts in to suit the development co-ordinators programme to establish the return on capital employed.
• Active participation in the initial and final land appraisal adjudication meetings.
• Reporting on assumptions made and any composite rates used within the estimate.
• Advising on abnormal items identified through the appraisal process and the subsequent allowances made within the bid
• Providing varying land appraisal permutations to enable the consideration of build pace and/or sales pace.

What you'll get in return
Competitive Salary

What you need to do now
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