Quantity Surveyor

Salary: £48,000 – £60,000 per year

Quantity Surveyor Exeter – 5* National House builder

Quantity Surveyor – What you’ll be doing?

The Commercial team deals with everything to do with cost-effective building, including quantity surveying, estimating, procurement and material buying. With a watching brief on choice of material, cost, customer satisfaction and sales, and other critical issues, our Commercial team – which comprises Estimators, Quantity Surveyors and Material Buyers – has one objective: to deliver best quality homes, at the best possible cost. Their work is fundamental to our continued viability as a business and presents a fast-moving challenge that will exercise your creativity and commercial flair to the full.

Reporting to the Senior Quantity Surveyor/Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for the commercial and surveying responsibilities for a site. Effectively manage costs for the site, and ensure targets are met by managing and controlling the budget and valuations, including monthly updating of the estimated final costs, show absolute cost and value reconciliation. Responsible for managing all sub-contractor procedures and processes, and materials and goods if necessary, whilst always ensuring compliance with Group Policies and Procedures. Value engineer all trades, ensuring that we are always one step ahead of the market.

Quantity Surveyor – What you’ll need?

To be successful in the role, we are looking for:

* Qualified to HND level or higher with a valid CSCS card

* Must have a full understanding of current market conditions and rates

* Must be able to control cost to complete on all trades and on all provisions to ensure live cost certainly

* Highly numerate with excellent attention to detail, able to gather, interpret and present data to facilitate preparation of budgets and subsequent valuations

* Methodical, conscientious and organised, works to deliver high standards

* Strong IT skills, working knowledge of computer systems within the commercial environment, i.e. project management/payment and valuation software

* Articulate, clear and credible, and able to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced environment

* Able to contribute towards the resolution of disputes, problems and cost issues

* Able to work on own initiative, with the drive to take ownership of projects

* Strong communication skills, the ability to build effective working relationships both internally and externally

* Wide experience in the discipline within the house building industry

* Strong communication skills, the ability to build effective working relationships both internally and externally

* Strong knowledge of Building Regulations, NHBC and Health and Safety requirements etc.

* Team player, and supportive of colleagues

Quantity Surveyor – Our Company and Benefits

We’ve been nationally recognised as a 5 star housebuilder and as part of working for us and specifically for this role we offer:

* Competitive Salary

* Competitive Bonus Scheme

* Company Car or Cash Allowance

* Annual Medical Health Assessment

* 25 days’ holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years’ continuous service up to 28 days)

* Choice of Flexible Benefits

* Enhanced Family Friendly Policies