Quantity Surveyor

Closing Date: 27 September 2024

Role Overview

Working with both private and public sector clients, management, and the wider I&G and Sewell family, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to showcase their ability to multitask across every environment and will be involved in all commercial activities of projects within their remits.

To learn more about Sewell Group and Illingworth and Gregory, please follow the link below:

Home - Sewell Group (sewell-group.co.uk)

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Key Responsibilities

Pre-Contract project development stage

• Assist in the development of a robust elemental costing.
• Quantify project risks and cost accordingly.
• Cash flow forecasting.
• Assist is agreeing figures with internal team & client representatives.
• Support the design development process with the Project team.
• Advise on design cost implications to ensure client budgets are achieved.

Development and implementation of the business infrastructure and systems

• Implement and monitor all systems and procedures and ensure effective operation.
• Ensure effective communication to all parties.
• Maximise efficiency of reporting techniques/systems.
• Utilise and develop company I.T. systems currently in place.
• Support internal Commercial team and develop financial controls.

Overall performance of the contract

• Review cost model and monitor/report monthly.
• Place subcontract orders in accordance with the main contract.
• Ensure project compliance with contractual documents
• Manage subcontractor and supplier agreements from procurement through to final account
• Advise other project surveyors and site management team of opportunities to maximise value and minimise costs in line with I&G behaviours and values.
• Agreement of valuations with client and ensure payment within time.
• Agreement of final accounts with client and supply chain.
• Evaluation of commercial implication of instructions received.
• Monitor internal expenditure against budget, produce contract variation reports and report exceptions to the Commercial Manager.
• Ensure compliance of I&G Health and Safety standards and procedures.

Personal & Team Development

• Offer support and advice on site activities and problem areas where necessary.
• Ensure inadequate performance is recognised and dealt with appropriately.
• Recognise outstanding performance.
• Promote, encourage and manage effective teamwork.
• Embrace the appraisal system to provide feedback on objectives and identify training and development needs.
• Develop own Performance Agreement and ensure continuous self-review.
• Support training and development needs.
• Support and develop other team members commercial and contractual awareness.
• Ensure own management and skill base is developed.
• Gain an understanding and support resource allocation.

Client relationship development

• Understand client’s objectives and ensure all team are aware.
• Maintain a professional I&G relationship throughout and be a reliable point of contact.
• Ensure effective communication with relevant parties.
• Explore opportunities for business development both during and post contract.
• Endeavour to maintain relationship into the future.
• Resolve client/contractor disputes.

Supplier relationship development

• Monitor and report performance (good and bad, internally and externally, and take appropriate action)
• Provide or ensure provision of supplier feedback and ensure utilisation by rest of team.
• Monitor distribution of workload amongst subcontractors.
• Introduce quality subcontractors into the company.

Requirements

As well as exhibiting our company behaviours of being Positive, Professional, Customer Focused, a Team Player and Doing the Right Thing, the successful candidates will have the following:

Essential:

• Hold a full driving licence, valid in the UK.
• Hold a professional qualification in Quantity Surveying
• Previous experience within a competitive and successful surveying/commercial team or department.
• Have experience within a Health, Education and/or Commercial sector
• A positive and professional attitude.
• Ability to work using own initiative but also as part of a close-knit team.
• Excellent levels of computer literacy, and be fluent in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Have a proactive attitude towards delivering construction works to a world-class standard.
• Hold excellent communications skills and the ability to liaise with senior clients & subcontractors.
• Possess good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a variety of tasks.
• Possess a positive approach to learning, development, and progression.
• Have a flexible outlook towards hours worked (some out of hours working may be required).
• Have working knowledge of current Health and Safety practice.

Desirable skills

• Previous knowledge working with public sector clients
• Estimating experience
• Previous experience and/or training on BIM (Building Information Modelling)

I&G is an equal opportunities employer, recruiting within the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to the promotion of diversity and equal opportunity, as an employer and in the delivery of our products and services. As a committed safe employer, an enhanced DBS (criminal record) check will be carried out for the successful candidate of this role.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary, Dependent on experience
• Annual Bonus opportunity

• 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), rising with length of service to 30 days
• Being a Co-Owner of Sewell Estates, learn more here: Employee Ownership - Sewell Group (sewell-group.co.uk)
• Auto Enrolment pension
• Staff discounts
• High Street & Retail discount schemes
• Bike 2 Work Scheme
• Technology Scheme
• Paid Parental Leave and Sickness Absence schemes

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