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We are currently recruiting a new Quantity Surveyor for our client in Ilkley. The client is a main contractor who work on refurbishment and construction projects across a number of sectors including high-end domestic, heritage works, commercial, and NHS and residential. Most projects are around £0.5 to 3 million in value.

The Quantity Surveyor will report to the Commercial Director and will work alongside 2 other Quantity Surveyors. The role of Quantity Surveyor is to provide commercial support on projects to ensure that it is procured and delivered within budget and to the highest quality whilst exceeding customers' expectations. You will be responsible for the delivery of the projects to meet financial targets. You will have good communication skills with the ability to nurture relationships with both the supply chain and customers.

Duties and responsibilities:

Effective commercial control of allocated projects including provision of timely and accurate documentation in accordance with the reporting timetable, in particular CVR’s, forecasts, Commercial improvement documents, cash flow forecast, Commercial register etc…

Effective cash management including timely application / certification / invoicing / payment / receipts and careful administration of subcontract accounts.

Ensuring that payments and notices are affected in accordance with the subcontract agreement and Construction Act and ensure that any commercial threats or risks to projects are identified and communicated to line manager.

In conjunction with the procurement team ensure that the procurement of sub-contractors and suppliers is undertaken in a timely and cost-effective manner ensuring that the packages are robust with buying gains optimised.

Manage the timely production of the Final Accounts, including re-measurement as necessary to ensure the best result, evaluation and agreement of all variations, extensions of time, loss and expense claims.

Requirement:

* Candidates must have at least 5 years of previous quantity surveying experience

* Main contractor experience

* Experience of working on similar projects for main contractor

* Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying (preferred)

* An excellent communicator at all levels

* Excellent IT skills