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Senior Quantity Surveyor

Are you an experienced Quantity Surveyor who excels at contract negotiation and value engineering?

Shanly Homes - the privately-owned, award-winning regional housebuilder - is looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their Thames Valley region and be part of a successful team developing bespoke, high end properties in and around Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and North London.

About the role

As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will:

* Place contracts for all relevant subcontractor work on our developments

* Prepare subcontract enquiries, send out for pricing and ensure that contracts are placed in line with the build programme

* Produce a detailed trade specific scope of works and qualification notes for all enquiry documentation

* Analyse subcontractor quotes and form a recommendation on who to appoint

* Ensure standard terms and conditions are agreed with all orders/contracts placed

* Manage subcontractor payments

* Process stage payments to subcontractors when due

* Ensure all contra charges are managed

* Carry out checks for UTR status of subcontractors

* Review and process variations in accordance with terms and conditions

* Work in partnership with other teams to ensure key dates for the build programme are achieved

* Check drawings to ensure the proposals are practical and commercially viable

* Regularly attend project meetings on site

* Provide cost advice for the sales team

* Produce regular reporting

* Compile full cost reports for each development, to include services, materials, sub-contract and prelim costs

About you

We’re looking for someone with:

* Strong experience in a similar surveying role within a residential house builder

* Excellent numerical skills with strong attention to detail

* Great team player with good communication skills

* Organised and able to work well in a busy team

What we offer in return

* Friendly, supportive team and a welcoming culture

* Impressive, modern office space (only just renovated) providing an enjoyable space to work from located in beautiful Beaconsfield Old Town, close to many cafés, restaurants and a Tesco Express

* Easy to commute to with great road connections being just off the M40 and within a 10 minutes’ walk to Beaconsfield train station

* A privately-owned business with all the benefits of a financially strong company that has stood the test of time

* Competitive salary and discretionary annual and long-term bonus schemes (up to 15% of annual salary)

* Annual leave starting at 25 days to a max of 30 days

* BUPA cover, enhanced pension scheme through salary exchange and free life assurance

* Many wellbeing benefits – a cycle to work scheme, access to an Employee Assistance Programme, free weekly fitness sessions

* Discount scheme with savings across a range of sectors

* Social events throughout the year

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Beaconsfield, UK
Full time

Published on 01/15/2025

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