Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor

Our client is an leading groundworks and civil engineering contractor based in the North East. Operating as a sub-contractor for most of the major and regional housebuilders, as well as other market sectors.

The company have an excellent opportunity for Senior Quantity Surveyor that is looking for a step up in responsibility and gain invaluable experience and to progress their career with a highly reputable company, within a high standards and high rewards environment.

Responsibilities:

• Controlling costs of groundworks projects to ensure they are running efficiently, effectively, profitably and safely.
• Measure all site works accurately
• Provide early cost advice to client on variations
• Identify commercial risks and provide appropriate solution / response
• Undertake costs analysis working with Company buyers and advise on procurement / cost control.
• Produce a range of cost value reports.
• Value completed work, ensuring timely payments.
• Understand importance of cash flow and timely payments, including retention payments.
• Build strong relationships with client staff and company production staff.
• Allocate work to sub-contractors including assistance with procurement when required.
• Assist with the development of any assistants / trainees.

Experience Required:

• Minimum 3 - 5 years' experience as Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity SurveyorExperience of working for a Residential Groundworks sub-contractor
• Knowledge of contractual terms within groundworks
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Effective communicator (written and verbal).
• Identify and resolve problems quickly and efficiently.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Team player.
• Ability to establish and build positive relationships.

What's in it for you?

Supportive management- personable business with a strong reputation for supporting staff and retaining them.

Stability- well-run sites with high standards and excellent customer service, means they have lots of repeat clients

Personable business - with private ownership, they are a personable business, priding themselves on their work environment and culture

Progression and development- you'll be joining a company during a period of sustained growth who believe the key ingredient to their success is having the best people in industry

Please contact John Ashcroft at Nicholas Associates for more information on 07867450022

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