Quantity Surveyor – Residential

Salary: £54,000 – £84,000 per year

Quantity Surveyor – Property Developer

Suffolk

£54,000 – £84,000plus generous package

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Our client is an award winning volume housebuilder renowned for delivering high-quality homes across East Anglia. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join a well-respected, established company as it embarks on the next stage of a significant growth phase.

Based in Suffolk, the company is currently delivering 500+ homes a year, through planning and construction, across the region. Following a period of rapid growth and with strategic plans in place to increase construction output, by building more new homes, this new role is set to provide excellent progression and development opportunities for the successful candidate.

ROLE:

• Estimating and developing budget & elemental costs, through to development cost plans
• Advising on procurement strategy; identifying, analysing, and developing responses to commercial risks
• Preparing tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities with the project team and/or the client
• Allocating work to subcontractors
• Ensuring all changes are captured and costings appropriately assessed and validated prior to issuing to the design team and client
• Valuing completed work and arranging payments
• Negotiation of sub-contract/material packages terms and conditions
• Performing risk, value management and cost control
• Ability to challenge constructively and deliver developer led targets
• Detailing monthly costs / value reporting to Director and/or client team

CANDIDATE:

• Minimum 5-10 years’ experience
• Excellent knowledge base throughout pre- and post-construction phases
• Prior experience working for a main contractor is essential
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience of new build residential developments
• Commitment, enthusiasm, and a strong work ethic

Remuneration:

• Company Car / Car Allowance
• 25 Days holiday plus bank holidays
• Generous pension scheme
• Discretionary Bonus
• Private Health Care
• Life Assurance