Senior Quantity Surveyor - Cladding

Senior Quantity Surveyor - Cladding

Salary - £60,000-£80,000

Location - Belgravia/ Victoria - London

My client are a multi-discipline property and construction group delivering professional services to public and private sector developers and housebuilders. This diverse skill base enables a wide variety of activities from development viability to asset management.

My client are looking for a Qualified Quantity Surveyor or Estimator with at least 5 years’ experience to join their multi disciplined practice based in Belgravia/Victoria in London.

You must be able to produce cost plans from drawings and estimate building costs of residential projects including high rise.

Requirements

¦ Production of cost plans for New Build Residential regeneration, Mix Used Projects, and experience of infrastructure projects.

¦ Estimating from RIBA Stage 0 initial concepts through to RIBA Stage 7.

¦ Client liaison and attending design team meetings.

¦ Cost exercises for clients including Value Engineering.

¦ Tendering.

¦ Reviewing and analysing Main Contractors Tender submissions.

¦ Client-side Valuations and certification.

Benefits

¦ Competitive salary

¦ Discretionary bonus incentive

¦ Pension contributions

¦ Private medical insurance

¦ 20 days holiday + Bank Holidays

¦ 3-4 days during Xmas period (Discretionary)

¦ 1 day off for birthday

¦ Professional Subscriptions

Key Skills Required:

¦ Experience of high-rise cladding and replacement and contractor negotiations.

¦ Preparation of Cost/Benefit analysis of design options.

¦ Ensuring all costs are tracked & validated.

¦ Supporting clients by producing accurate and competitive cost estimates.

¦ Cost comparison and main contractor selection.

¦ Heading as PM on initial stages 0-2.

¦ Cost control and preparation of periodic financial reconciliations, reports and forecasts.

¦ Deal with correspondence in relation to commercial and contractual issues.

¦ Understanding of JCT Design & Build Contracts and PCSA Agreements

¦ Negotiation with Contractors.

¦ Management of support provided by colleagues

Must have working knowledge of:

¦ Excel, Word

¦ Measurement of drawings, Cost X/Bluebeam Software

¦ Affordable Housing

¦ Building Practices

¦ Building Costs

¦ Joint Ventures