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Senior Quantity Surveyor

Coalville

£52k - £80k plus company car

An excellent opportunity for Quantity Surveyors to gain invaluable experience and to progress their career with a highly reputable construction company, within a high standards and high rewards environment. We are looking for a senior quantity surveyor to join our office in Coalville.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

* Understand the implications of health and safety regulations to the Company sites.

* Understand the principles of safety on site and ensure that any concerns are addressed immediately with the support of the safety team and/ or Directors as appropriate.

* Prepare and/ or review tenders with estimators assisting with understanding the client's requirements and offering value engineering.

* Value completed work and ensure timely payment.

* Understand construction issues, offer advice on drawings and works and ensure project has all current drawings/ up to date information to work from.

* Identify commercial risks and provide appropriate solution/ response.

* Undertake costs analysis working with Company buyers. Advise on procurement/ cost control.

Learn the Company procurement function and it’s interaction with site and impact on overall job cost and performance.

* Allocate work to sub-contractors including assistance with procurement when required Learn how to value completed work and arrange payments.

* Knowledge of various construction contracts.

* Assist with training and development of trainee Quantity Surveyors.

Requirements:

* Minimum 3 A-Levels at Grade B and above or equivalent BTEC.

* Minimum 3 years relevant and a background working with sub-contractors in residential groundworks.

* Proficient computer skills particularly in excel.

* General knowledge of contracts/ contractual terms.

* General reasoning ability and ability to take on new concepts quickly and efficiently.

* Good negotiation and management skills.

* Extremely high level of confidentiality and discretion.

* Understand the importance of establishing and maintaining positive client relationships.

Package:

* Company Car

* Discretional bonus scheme (this is based on Personal, Company and Regional Performance)

* Pension scheme

* 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with the length of service (we also offer the opportunity to buy extra annual leave)

* Group Life Insurance / Death in Service

* We have a Learning and Development department to support any professional development

* Progression opportunities (most of our Director’s started out as Trainee’s / QS’s)

* Employee Assistance Programme (employees get access to discounts, can get remote GP appointments ect)

If you are interested, please don’t hesitate to get in touch