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Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor

Procast GroupHamilton, Scotland, United Kingdom

8 days ago

Job type

Full-time

Job description

Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor

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Due to recent success with tendered projects, we require a Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor to deliver various projects within the central belt managed form our base in Hamilton. We actively promote a positive working environment where teamwork, transparency and customer service are our key principles.

Position Quantity Surveyor / Senior Quantity Surveyor

Reporting to Commercial Director

Location HAMILTON

About the Role

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will seek to minimise the cost and risk of a construction project and enhance value for money, while still achieving the required legal standards and quality. This includes ensuring statutory building regulations are met.

You will prepare estimates and costs of the work and when the project is in progress, you will keep track of any variations to the contract that may affect costs and create reports to show profitability.

Working either in an office or on site, you will be involved in every stage of a project. Projects include commercial, industrial, and residential constructions.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Assist in establishing a client's requirements and undertake feasibility studies to ensure their proposals will work
Prepare and analyse project costings for tenders, such as materials, quantities, labour, and time
Prepare tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities with the architect and / or the client
Negotiate contracts and work schedules
Allocate work to subcontractors and oversee their work at all stages of the construction
Perform risk, value management and cost control during construction
Undertake cost analysis for repair and maintenance project work
Advise on a procurement strategy
Identify, analyse, and develop responses to commercial risks
Provide advice on contractual claims and disputes
Analyse outcomes and write detailed progress reports
Value completed work, oversee bills, and arrange payments
Maintain awareness of the different building contracts in current use
Understand the implications of health and safety regulations

Candidate Requirements

Skills

Minimum 5 years experience.

Written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft clear reports to convey complex information in a straightforward way to a diverse range of people

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and develop relationships

Numerical and data analysis skills

A creative and innovative approach to problem solving

IT skills and the ability to learn sophisticated design and costing IT packages

Teamwork skills and the ability to motivate and lead those on site

Resilience, determination, and the ability to work well under pressure

A practical, logical, and methodical approach to work

Detailed knowledge of past and current building and construction technology, processes, materials, business, and legal matters .

Education

Either an undergraduate degree accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in quantity surveying, commercial management, or a related construction subject

Postgraduate conversion course (usually a Pg Dip or a masters) accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Previous employment as a Quantity Surveyor over an extended period

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Construction

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