Quantity Surveyor

We are recruiting on behalf of a Civil Engineering and Highways Contractor in Essex. The company is rapidly-growing and is looking to augment the commercial team with a Quantity Surveyor.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

A Quantity Surveyor serves as the financial guardian in construction projects. Their expertise lies in accurately estimating costs at various stages of building development while ensuring compliance with legal and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cost Estimation : From project inception, Quantity Surveyors collaborate with clients and contractors, providing initial cost analyses.
• Ongoing Cost Oversight : Throughout the project, they monitor expenses, identify cost-saving opportunities, and produce regular reports.
• Expert Advice : Experienced Quantity Surveyors offer insights on life cycle costing, cost planning, procurement, tendering, contract administration, and commercial management.

You will be working to both JCT and NEC forms of Contract dependant on the client, schemes ranging between 500k- 10m.

Responsibilities will include:

• Analytical Thinking & Decision Making - order information and systematically checks data.
• Cost Engineering - measure, record & value work unsupervised in accordance with appropriate rules and procedures.
• Estimating - measure & interpret specifications & drawings, build up estimates from first principle including net and gross estimates.
• Planning - Review weekly, monthly, section programmes of works, plan commercial activities to meet requirements of section programmes & have an understanding of delay and disruption programmes.
• Project Management - Use the company's Project Management System, collation of cost and value information, preparation of cost reconciliation statements.
• Procurement - collect information required to specify procurement requirements, record and document information including registration of interest, & understand the steps/documentation required.
• Commercial Management - collation of cost and value information, measurement of works and agreements with subcontractors, submittal of necessary notices in accordance with the contract requirements - dependant on client / project you are looking after.

The following qualifications are essential:

• BSc or MSc in Quantity Surveying or experience equivalent.
• Civil Engineering / Highways / Rail background

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• Communication - oral and written;
• Teamwork;
• Industry knowledge

Benefits of the role:

• Life insurance
• Company car and business mileage allowance
• Educational support

Please apply ASAP as we are actively arranging interviews for week commencing 15th April 2024.