A reputable construction firm is looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to provide the full range of Quantity Surveying services for building projects.
Main Responsibilities
Strategic initiative

• Assist in establishing the client’s requirements and undertake feasibility studies.
• Prepare cost plans to enable design teams to produce practical designs for
• construction projects, which involve liaising with architects, engineers and
• subcontractors.
• Prepare cost analysis based on the architectural drawings, engineering
• estimates, materials required and labour involved.
• Select, price and source construction materials.
• Advise commercial manager on procurement strategies.
• Prepare tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities with the architect and the client.

Relationship with contractors and subcontractors

• Evaluate tenders from contractors and subcontractors and, where appropriate,negotiate with the contractors.
• Select subcontractors, agree the scope of services and allocate work.
• Certification of subcontractor monthly valuations and final accounts.
• Value completed work and arrange payments to subcontractors.

Monitoring and evaluation

• Monitor all commercial information in relation to project including labour,material and sub contractor cost.
• Monitor and keep track of project progress.
• Control all stages of projects within predetermined budget and expenditure.
• Be responsible for the measurement and valuation of variations in the work during the contract, for agreement of interim payments and the final account.
• Carry out monthly valuations of work in progress, including forecasting of final costs and sales.
• Run cost analyses for ongoing repair and maintenance work.

Provide advice

• Provide advice to project staff on commercial and contractual matters including reviewing and drafting of correspondence.
• Communicate regularly with project staff and specialist subcontractors to ensure commercial controls are in place, understood and followed at all times.
• Manage and produce accurate formal reports in accordance with business timetable.
• Advise on any outstanding contractual claims remaining.
• Provide all relevant information to the Commercial Manager and or the Managing Director for review at the specified intervals set.
• Assist Commercial Manager and or the Managing Director with a range of other
• duties as may be required from time to time.

Risk assessment

• Identify risks surrounding the project and the likelihood of cost variation and help develop suitable responses.
• Track any changes to the design or actual work and adjust budget projections.
• Factor in the implications of health and safety regulations.