Job Description:
Quantity Surveyor - Civils
We are delighted to be partnering with our client, a very well established business-winning civil engineering firm based in Nottingham, on recruiting it's newest hire into the Commercial team - an experienced Quantity Surveyor.
The role will offer:
- Competitive salary and package based on experience
- An established workload with major residential developers
- Supportive and experienced commercial team
- Genuine responsibility and opportunities to progress
The QS will be working on a variety of projects, primarily for Tier-One contractors and experience across groundworks is necessary.
Day to day you will:
- Prepare and submit monthly valuations
- Identify, price and agree variations
- Manage subcontractor accounts and payments
- Monitor project costs, forecasts and profitability
- Produce monthly cost-value reconciliations
- Review drawings, specifications and contract information
- Support procurement of subcontractors and materials
- Attend client and internal commercial meetings
- Manage contractual notices, contra-charges and commercial correspondence
- Work closely with site teams to ensure all completed work is properly recorded and recovered
- Agree final accounts with clients and subcontractors
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Previous Quantity Surveying experience within groundworks, civil engineering or residential construction
- Good knowledge of roads, sewers and housing plot works
- Strong Excel, measurement and commercial reporting skills
- Confidence in managing valuations, variations and subcontract accounts
- To be commercially aware, organised and comfortable taking ownership
- The ability to build effective working relationships with clients, site teams and suppliers
- A relevant commercial or construction qualification is preferred, although practical experience is equally important
- Full UK driving licence
If you have the experience and desire to step into a friendly professional winning team and make a difference, please apply in confidence at your earliest opportunity.