Quantity Surveyor

Job: Quantity Surveyor

Location: Poole

Salary: £55,000 - £60,0000

Benefits

• Company pension
• Employee Support Programme dedicated resource for wellbeing and personal support
• Company healthcare and car breakdown schemes (subject to package finalisation)
• Free on-site parking at our Poole office.
• Hardware, software and technical resources support to enable you to work effectively
• Payment of professional fees, as applicable
• Additional training and development to support your career progression and CPD obligations

As a Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor/ Project Manager you will play a key role in the successful delivery of construction projects across a range of sectors and regions, with an acute understanding and management of contractual mechanism and commercial reporting.
Working closely with the Directors, you will provide high-quality Quantity Surveying, Employer s Agent and Project Management services, in a client facing role with direct responsibility for management of contractors/sub-contractors, also working within and managing multidisciplinary teams. Working within the healthcare, coastal engineering, education and residential sectors.

Key Responsibilities of the position of Quantity Surveyor

• Commercial & Cost Management•
• Preparing budget cost appraisals and cost plans
• Taking off, squaring, checking, and billing
• Producing Bills of Quantity, including preliminaries
• Valuations, assessments, and financial reporting
• Preparing, negotiating, and agreeing final accounts
• Claims preparation and assessment, including loss and expense
• Supporting matters related to contract administration and, where required, disputes or litigation
• Project Management & Contract Administration
• Preparing and administering building contracts
• Supervising tender returns, analysing submissions, and producing tender reports
• Chairing and attending project meetings, including setting agendas and recording actions
• Site progress and quality inspections, and snagging activities
• Acting as Employer s Agent and/or Project Manager relevant to the form of contract

Skills & Experience required for the role of Quantity Surveyor

• Proven experience in Project Management and/or Quantity Surveyor roles
• Strong technical knowledge of cost management, contracts, and procurement
• Confident communicator, comfortable leading meetings and negotiations
• Highly organised (ability to self-manage time) with excellent attention to detail and maintain high standards of working and project engagement
• Able to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively
• Professional qualification (RICS preferred), or working towards
• Full UK driving licence, own vehicle for travel and right to work in the UK are essential

Real Recruitment Solutions is committed to a policy of equal opportunities across all areas of our business and at all stages in the selection process. Acting in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and guidelines given by the REC, we treat everyone equally irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, age, disability, race, ethnic or national origin, religion, political beliefs or membership or non-membership of a Trade Union.

From advertising vacancies, conducting candidate searches, selecting CVs, discussing vacancies and submitting details to clients through to interview preparation and at offer stage, Real Recruitment Solutions ensure that each candidate is assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the relevant duties required by the particular vacancy.

Real Recruitment Solutions place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with this policy and consistently review regulations as laid out by the REC to ensure our policy is updated and relevant across all aspects of recruitment in order to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination.