Job Description

Senior Quantity Surveyor
Top Commercial Groundworks Contractor
Wider Midlands area

A top commercial groundworks contractor is looking to recruit a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team to work in the wider midlands, to work from there Birmingham offices along with travel round the Midlands. The right candidate will act as commercial lead on groundworks, road, and sewers & 278 works. Strong commercial groundworks background will be essential for this position, due to the wide variety of schemes. Furthermore, the successful Senior Quantity Surveyor must be able to work unitedly with the Commercial Manager / Managing Surveyor and the rest of commercial team, business development & bid managers.

Duties/Responsibilities:
• Control of commercial matters on a number of projects including production of cashflow and forecasting
• Procurement, selection and management of subcontractor accounts from award to final account
• Completion of monthly valuations submitting applications as required by the company/Contract requirements
• Valuation of variations, preparation and submission of quotations/compensation events as required
• Monitoring of the contract programme identifying/raising early warnings/potential variations/quotations
• Liaising with the Client/Client’s representative on commercial issues
• Carrying out internal cost value management of projects producing monthly project management reports for review with senior management

Qualifications/Background:
• Preferably BSc degree qualified (Quantity Surveying)
• Minimum of 5 years post graduate experience
• Computer literate – Word, Excel, MS Project, Conquest, or similar estimating packages
• Experience in NEC3/JCT/ICE forms of contract.
Key Skills:
• Relate complex information in a simple way to a diverse range of people
• Negotiation and teamwork skills and the ability to motivate and lead those on site
• Detailed knowledge of past and current building and construction technology, processes, materials, business, and legal matters.

Salary & Package:
• £90,000 per annum (dependant on experience)
• 25 days annual leave plus stats
• Car allowance or company car
• 5% pension contributions
• Private healthcare

For more information please apply or contact Jamie on jamie.taylor@kentonblack.com / 0330 055 2229