Quantity Surveyor (Surfacing and Civils)

We have come to be one of the largest independent building materials group in the UK and we feel we owe our success to providing our customers with exceptional customer service and a commitment to excellence in everything we do. We are looking to hire a Quantity Surveyor with prior Highways experience to join our team on an initial 12 month contract. You will be responsible for the preparation of target prices in line with contract from project inception to target agreement and contract management - sending enquiry documentation, quotation assessment, task order award and instructions to supply chain where required. Key Responsibilities: * Managing variations of contracts * Ensuring contractual obligations are achieved within budget and delivered on time * Preparing and undertaking regular cost analysis. * Attending and understanding of handover meetings with the commercial department to ensure full understanding of the awarded contracts * Working with the site teams to capture additional value opportunities * Raising applications and invoices * Have sound knowledge of measuring works (standard Method of Measurement knowledge) * Negotiating final accounts while maintaining future working relationships * Assist in commercial input including financial and contractual performance forecasts to the management team Qualifications and Experience: * Awareness, understanding and working knowledge of forms of contract currently used within the Building and Civil Engineering industry * Experience of JCT + NEC standard suite of Contracts * At least 2 years of practical hands on Quantity Surveying Experience within the Construction industry. (Preferably at a Sub-Contractor level.) * Prior knowledge of S38 and S278 carriageway construction works and commercial developments. We are an equal opportunities Business. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. Each company within the Planet Equity Group is a “data controller”. This means that we are responsible for deciding how we hold and use personal information about you in line with GDPR guidelines. Full details regarding how we hold your data is available within our Privacy Notice accessible at our website