Senior Quantity Surveyor – Housing Maintenance

Salary: £66,000 – £72,000 per year

Spencer & James are partnered with the leading Tier 1 Main Contractor within the Property Services and Housing Maintenance sector across the UK.

We require a Senior Quantity Surveyor to take commercial ownership of multiple Planned Maintenance and FRA Works contracts within the West Midlands to ensure the commercial well being and viability of these schemes.

Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor – Planned Maintenance & FRA Works

Location: Walsall, Flexible working available (Office/ Site/ Home)

Salary: £55,000 – £60,000, Car Allowance, Helathcare, Hyrbrid Working

Outline

As the Senior Quantity Surveyor, while reporting into the Head of Commercial and Commercial Manager, you will take responsibility for the commercial well being of FRA Works and Planned Maintenance contracts – including Sprinklers Systems, Fire Doors, Fire Stopping Works, Fire Alarms, Kitchen & Bathrooms- as well as Responsive Repairs and Voids – including Gas, Boiler, Carpentry, Fabric & Decorative Repairs, Plumbing & Heating Systems. 

Duties: 

• Provide expert commercial input, alongside delivering financial and contractual performance forecasts to the senior management team which will help to ensure that business targets and KPIs are exceeded.
• Hold accountability for pricing of additional works, resolve any contractual issues from our client and supply chain, whilst identifying any areas of risk and mitigation.
• Take ownership of Value Cost Reconciliation, forecasts, financial reports and contract reviews, to produce the required Commercial Plans in line with our Business Plan.

Requirements

• Experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor, or Quantity Surveyor with management & mentoring experience to lead a team through responsive repairs, planned maintenance and Decent Homes projects.
• Strong experience with building & maintaining relationships with clients and subcontractors
• Strong, demonstrable knowledge of the VCR/CVR & overall QS process
• Good knowledge of Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) and/or National Housing Federation (NHF) schedule of rates
• The ability to give reliable forecasting & valuations
• The ability to give value for money without compromising Health & Safety and customer satisfaction across the contracts.
• Housing Maintenance project experience, Planned, Responsive, Voids or FRA Works