Quantity Surveyor

We're pleased to share a great opportunity for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to join our business. The position would offer the post holder exposure to our prestigious developments working for a company who offer development, tailored to your individual needs. 

Reporting to the Commercial Director you'd be involved with the management of the commercial function for our customer care department, which will include practical quantity surveying tasks /activities, actions to support colleagues and appropriate administrative duties associated with commercial / quantity surveying practices. As part of the role, you’ll be asked to provide accurate monthly financial reports, liaising with the project and customer care teams to assure the financial reporting captures the current position. Another important part of the role would be preparation of contractual notices, subcontract orders and management of subcontractor accounts (payments / contract administration / claims & variations / final accounts).

This is a part time role offering two days per week and would be based from our Chester office, the role may include occasional travel to sites. You’ll also be required to attend meetings to advise and manage all matters relating to the commercial control of the aftercare process.

About you

You will need to be a self-motivated person, with demonstrable experience of commercial management of residential construction projects. An understanding and insight into multi-occupancy residential buildings is desirable and it’s essential that you can manage your time effectively to balance competing priorities and be able to communicate effectively in person, in writing and via remote / digital means such as telephone and online meetings. Due to the nature of this role, you’ll need the ability to act assertively to support a point of view and influence decisions whilst maintaining respect and healthy, positive working relationships.

Candidates need a related HND / Degree or significant and substantial experience in a relevant / related field and evidence of undertaking training, learning or other activities to maintain professional status or keep abreast of developments and best practice in the profession.

What we can offer you

Watkin Jones offers an in-house Learning & Development team to support you with personal and professional development including vocational qualifications, as well as a discretionary annual bonus, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing after 2 years’ service by 1 day up to a max of 29 days per annum), life insurance, a health cash plan, discounted gym memberships, exclusive shopping discounts and a contributory pension scheme.

Watkin Jones’ success to date has been based on our emphasis on building relationships of trust, our customer focus, and our forward-thinking structure. Our intention is to create the future of living, which to us means high quality rental homes, community focus and sustainably driven development.

About Us 

Watkin Jones Group is the UK’s leading developer, builder and manager of residential for rent homes, with 52,000+ homes developed and in-build across 135 schemes. Our operating arm, Fresh, manages over 20,000 units across 64 schemes, reflecting approximately £1.7bn of assets under management, giving us unique and unrivalled insight into what tenants and investors desire.

Our company was established in 1791 and has been building homes since 1927. More recently, we listed on the AIM market in 2016 with a market cap of £255m (current market cap c. £550m). In FY2020 we generated gross revenue of £354m and a Gross Profit of £75.9m. Our position in the market is based on a ‘capital light’ model, where we typically work with institutional forward funders.