Quantity Surveyor

Job Description

Our client, a leading Housebuilder, is looking for a Quantity Surveyor on a Permanent basis for their Manchester Regional office.

An already established team awaits an experienced QS or an Assistant QS ready to take the next step in their career.

The regional commercial teams play a crucial role in the successful completion of each project.

This position offers the chance to join a vibrant team that supports the procurement, commercial, and contractual elements of the Business Unit. The role involves collaboration with all personnel engaged in the project, encompassing the Business Unit Management Team, site teams, subcontractors, external suppliers, and JV/Development partners.

Department Function

The central Commercial function provides guidance and support to the broader business, ensuring that commercial teams can identify and cultivate business opportunities, and manage projects and contracts profitably from start to finish. Managing both internal and external relationships is crucial, with the subcontractor database being essential for the successful delivery of our sites and products. Collaboration with all other functions is imperative, as each contributes to the budget and deliverability of each site we bid on or produce. The Commercial team's early involvement in land acquisition involves assessing all risks, opportunities, costs, and revenues, and producing LPEs, PLAs, and SITs. There are guidance, structure, and systems in place to facilitate a smooth and timely tendering process, leading to the awarding of contracts for all budget elements. The consistency and transparency of reporting that underpins the deliverability and success of the sites are demonstrated through the CVR process, which the Commercial teams oversee bi-monthly.

Primary Responsibilities

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Scheduling and quantifying materials and Labour

• Ensure that commercial procedures comply with both the Commercial Manual and the Operating Framework.
• Work alongside other departments to ensure project viability and improve cost effectiveness.
• Ensure all specifications and programmes are complied with and that quality is not compromised.
• Process applications and payments and resolve any issues in conjunction with the Finance Department.

Commercial Management

• Assist in WIP and cash flow forecasting.
• Monitor, reconcile and recharge any costs, which relate to shared cost items with either other businesses within the Group or external Companies.
• Calculate all the prime costs on developments within your remit, reporting any movements in the costs since the preparation of the funding exercise.
• Assist in the preparation of Project Budgets for authorisation by the Business Unit Management Team at the appropriate time.
• Maintain the development budget both in Coins and BoQ.
• Manage RSL valuations and attend meetings on site.

Monitor and report costs

• Monitor and explain all cost movements within the project valuation.
• Responsibility for processing Contractor, subcontractor and consultant orders and payments, variation orders and day works.
• Review any variations on 3rd Party projects and liaise with Technical Project Manager for approvals.
• Undertake site valuations of production at budgeted cost on a monthly basis.
• Carry out full CVR process and prepare and present information for monthly finance meetings.
• Create Cost to Completes and ensure Current budget is up to date.
• Forecast final accounts and prepare and present cost to complete reports.

General

• Be aware of all codes of practice that impact on estimating e.g. Building Regulations, NHBC requirements, HSE etc.
• Monitor, reconcile and recharge any costs which relate to shared cost items with either other businesses within the group or external Companies.
• Attend Pre-Start, Pre-Tender, specification and any other relevant meetings as required.
• Input and maintain any computer-based databases or systems including Coins and Excel.
• Attend site on a regular basis to complete Commercial functions.
• Any other duties as required by the Senior Commercial Manager.

Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements

• Good knowledge of Building Regulations, NHBC and Health and Safety requirements.
• Industry related business qualification.
• Manage internal and external clients.
• IT literate (COINS system ).