Quantity Surveyor

Salary: £48,000 – £54,000 per year

About the job

Fawkes & Reece are recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor to join a large Main Contractor to work throughout the North West, specialising in retail Fit Out contracts.

Your new company

Your new company is one of the leading providers of fitout, refurbishment, M&E, facilities management, and construction services throughout the UK. They are a family run firm with a proven track record of excelling within the industry who act responsibly and value their staff and customers.

Your new role

As a Quantity Surveyor you will take commercial responsibility for contract performance to maximise both turnover and profitability and will adhere to robust commercial process ensuring that the client obtains continued high quality, value for money and effective change management.

What you’ll need to succeed

As a Quantity Surveyor you will need to have experience within the Main Contracting sector with aspirations to move toward a Senior role. Prior experience of working on New Build Projects involving Groundworks, Frame and Building envelope (Cladding) is essential. Prior experience of working with a blue-chip contractor is preferable. You will also need to hold a relevant quantity surveying degree qualification and will have experience as an active and effective team member in respect of cost and commercial matters on fast-track schemes with a high degree of change through the contract period. Interfacing with other members of the internal project team is vital, as is ensuring accuracy and quality are to the standard required by the client.

Successful candidates will preferably come from a Main Contracting background with hands on experience of project delivery. You will have a minimum of 5 years working experience, and hold a full UK driving licence. Working knowledge of JCT contracts is essential, NEC experience is preferred but not essential.

You will also need:

• To be flexible in terms of hours work
• Hold a full UK driving licence
• Be computer literate, be fully IT literate in MS Word and Excel (at intermediate level)
• Hold a CSCS Regular site visitor card

What you’ll get in return

• Standard working hours: 8am – 5pm Monday to Thursday, 8am – 4pm on Fridays (one-hour lunch break each day)
• Free gym on office premises
• Annual holidays: 25 days plus 8 public
• Extra 1/2 day off for your birthday
• Successful candidates must be willing to work out of Warrington office base and be based on site as and when the job requires. Flexible approach to working hours required.
• Competitive salary
• Car allowance
• Couple healthcare membership
• 5% Employers Pension Contributions

How to apply