Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor Housing - Capital Works ( Kitchens , Bathrooms , Fire Risk )

Aston, Birmingham

My client has a great opportunity for a Quantity Surveyor to join its established Capital (planned and refurbishment based contracts works) business (inc Kitchen, Bathroom , Fire Risk ) based in Birmingham . Typically though you will be out at customers and prospective customers a proportion of the week . Jobs are tendering / estimating so can be typically smaller value ( relatively ) but high volume along with one off bigger projects .

This involves planned works/refurbs (variety unlike response) in same markets but they do work a lot with social housing clients and do a lot of Kitchen and bathroom refurb contracts so the ideal would be someone who has done this type of Quantity Surveying . Their main client base are Housing associations , Councils and Local Authorities so please mention any of the roles you’ve had where you have had exposure specifically in those areas

They are one of the UK’s largest privately-owned property services companies with offices UK wide . A leader and pioneer in its field, they are at the forefront of delivering innovative planned and responsive services to the built environment.

£competitive + car or allowance 6.5K , both including a private mileage scheme and fuel card , pension, healthcare, profit share last year 8.8% this year looking like 10%

Benefits:

• Be part of a company profit share scheme (8.78% secured last year) this year looking more 10%+
• Car Allowance of £6500 OR Company car option with a private mileage scheme. Both options include a fuel card
• Let us help you prepare for your future with an enhanced employer pension contribution of up to 7% OR a savings scheme
• Life, Medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• 23 days annual leave, but you may want longer or less, so buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year
• Access to an employee assistance program to support employee’s health and wellbeing, and offering free financial and legal advice

The Quantity Surveyor role:

As a Quantity Surveyor you will actively tender, estimate and measure onsite, therefore you are fully involved from tendering and estimating through to final accounts, with the ability to have real impact on our profitability and our commercial success.

The Quantity Surveyor role will include:

• Being responsible for the financial and technical aspects of the contract across all work streams including procurement, invoicing, payments, cash flow and cost control
• Minimising costs where possible, maximising value to make profit
• Working with direct labour and subcontractors, ensuring all work issued has labour targets to return agreed profit performance
• Developing and maintaining relationships with the workforce, customers, subcontractors, suppliers, and our client
• Producing monthly contract valuations of the unit’s actual deliverables against the projected budget (CVRs)

What will you bring as a Quantity Surveyor?

You will be analytical, organised, and honest as well as being a genuine 'people person’ who relishes communicating effectively with their clients, trade teams and immediate colleagues fostering a real 'working together’ environment. As well as:

• Proven experience in a similar commercial or quantity surveying role; we are open to considering various job titles that incorporate transferable commercial and financial responsibilities and welcome anyone with proven experience in planned refurbishment environments
• Proven ability to minimise cost and maximise value, profit, and cash flow
• Strong IT and Microsoft excel skills
• Experience of working with direct labour and subcontract procurement

Additional Benefits include:

• Annual pay reviews
• Medical and life insurance
• Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay
• Training and development opportunities
• Trade discounts from our preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family
• Specsavers vouchers