Quantity Surveyor

Job Details

FRS-UK are actively recruiting for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join a specialist subcontractor based in High Wycombe.

Key Responsibilities:

* Preparing plans, contracts, budgets, bills of quantities and other documentation

* Ensuring all incoming tender & quote requests are tracked and return dates are noted

* Review specifications for the project and analyse drawings for tenders

* Preparing quotations

* Have an understanding of how the preliminaries are compiled for complex projects

* Communicating with clients to the correct information has been received to be able to quote accurately

* Reviewing contract documents

* Handover of quotations to construction team upon receipt of order

* Managing and controlling the costs from the quotation stage, through construction to final account ensuring the profit margins are maintained

* Monitoring labour, plant/equipment hire, accommodation and delivery costs on all live projects

* Performing risk and value management and cost control

* Recording any delays/potential disruptions on projects

* Raising variations for additional works on site

* Completing the applications for payments for Main Contractors

* Providing advice on contractual claims

* Raising payments for completed works

* Preparing and submitting final account

Key Skills, Qualifications and Experience

* Have a degree in Quantity Surveying

* Have experience managing multiple projects, within a strong understanding of groundworks and drainage

* Be able to document and organise a complex stream of information quickly and efficiently

* Have good understanding of construction methodologies

* Have excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills

* Computer literate with good working knowledge of Microsoft Packages, including Microsoft Excel.

* Full UK Driver’s license

* Be happy to travel to sites across the whole of the UK if required to do so