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Quantity Surveyor

LDP Business Services

Full Time 40000 - 60000 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

QUANTITY SURVEYOR

JOB DESCRIPTION

Our business

Main Contractor providing a complete building service to companies and organisations throughout London and the South East of England
From general building works for public and private clients, refurbishment and building contracts in excess of £1m through to multi million pound framework agreements, the business prides itself on its reputation for good quality service and excellent customer support

Role overview

Working as part of a team on the company’s Reactive and Planned Maintenance Social Housing and Refurbishment projects
Promote the company ethos of working in an open, honest and transparent manner at all times
Responsible for ensuring that the project is delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the agreed quality whilst exceeding client expectations, minimising risk and maximising opportunity for the business and its clients
To understand, implement and adhere to the company SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environmental & Quality) ethos and ensure all employees and subcontractors do the same, being responsible for ensuring that SHEQ requirements are upheld to the highest of standards at all times

Working hours

8am to 5pm, M-F, 1hr lunch
25 days’ annual leave excluding public holidays

MAIN DUTIES

SHEQ

Ensure that company SHEQ policy and strategy is followed by all project teams and supply chain
Liaise with the Management Team and SHEQ Manager to ensure that SHEQ initiatives are implemented
Support, promote and develop an open, honest and transparent SHEQ culture at all levels of framework delivery
Responsible for ensuring that SHEQ compliance is integral in our commercial planning and management of our projects, from tender stage to Practical Completion, issue of H&S Files and making good of defects accordingly

Leadership

Leadership of the commercial delivery of the project endeavouring, wherever possible, to resolve difficulties in non-adversarial manner
Identify critical success factors and KPIs and feed back into reporting systems
Provide project direction, focus and consistency across the project, including the line management, training and development of all reporting staff
Resource allocation and control, including supply chain and directly-employed staff Lead, motivate, communicate with, develop, appraise and performance manage staff to ensure they are fully motivated to achieve the best performance levels and to meet the company’s needs
Ensure that poor performance is not tolerated and is remedied via support, training or disciplinary action
Recognise and encourage excellent performance

Reporting

Report to the Reactive Operations Manager
Provide honest, open and transparent reporting to the Senior Management team and Directors at all times, ensuring that the same is obtained from the project teams in a consistent manner/format
Attendance, preparation and reporting as required for all meetings in relation to the project
Ensure that the required level and quality of information flows in a timely manner between the site delivery teams, supply chain, senior management team and client team

Planning & Programming

Provide a structured approach to project planning to include health and safety, execution methods and quality
Identify critical success factors and KPIs and feed back into reporting systems
Resource allocation and control, including supply chain and directly-employed staff, in liaison with the rest of the project team
Liaise with and guide the project team as required with programming, from overall project programme to detailed task scheduling, ensuring that updated programme information is available at all times
Monitoring of all material purchasing and supply for the project to ensure that the associated quality and time constraints are met
Coordinate and support procurement activities in line with the project team to ensure the timely appointment of suitable subcontractors and suppliers to provide adequate resources and expertise to achieve required quality and timescales
Management and control of sub-contract accounts and variation accounts
Change management control
Managing material procurement in line with contract and programme requirements whilst maximising buying opportunities
To manage the day to day cost control, monitoring and reporting on a designated project(s)
Develop an understanding of the designated contract, specification and pricing ensuring compliance with conditions throughout
Assist the Project team with subcontractor selection and ensure the chosen subcontractor has the appropriate order and information to carry out their work
Liaise with the Project team over contractual issues and take action as required
Measure progress, submit valuations, submit final accounts and retention release and monitor receipt of payment in a timely manner
Process subcontractor requests for payment
Completing a monthly cost / valuation report and cash flow for the designation project(s)
Where appropriate, assist with estimates and negotiations for future projects or phases
Ensure the company is neither compromised nor disadvantaged by an contractual or financial arrangement
Manage the costs on a project to ensure both the company and the client is fully advised of the cost situation
Ensure timely cash flow management for the Client, the company and the supply chain
Assisting the development and training of trainee and assistant surveyors

Client Liaison

Liaison with the client and contract administrator on both a formal and informal basis
Ensure high client satisfaction is being achieved and constantly look to improve our client relationship
Ensure projects are being planned and resourced accordingly both internally and externally
Monitor and inspect projects regularly to ensure that quality benchmarks are being adhered to, key performance indicators are met and target timescales achieved

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

Confident oral and written communication skills
Financial and commercial awareness
Communicate in a timely and effective manner with all those who have a stake in the work
Ability to create, develop and review detailed programmes (MS Project format or equivalent)
Effectively manage time in order to meet deadlines
Mentor and support others
Ability to negotiate and influence
Previous experience within project management
Must have planned maintenance and refurbishment experience
Up to date relevant knowledge of building legislation
Up to date relevant knowledge of Health and Safety legislation

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £40,000.00-£60,000.00 per year

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