Quantity Surveyor

Company - Leading Construction Consultancy

Job Title - Quantity Surveyor

Location - Maidstone, Kent

Salary - £neg

On behalf of our Kent based client we are currently recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor to report to the Commercial Director. The successful candidate will be required to work with the Estimators, Sales and Project Managers in the execution of projects in London and the Southeast.

Key Duties

-Financially manage secured contracts for commercial landscape and

Construction projects

-Assist the estimating and sales team prepare tender submissions.

-Quantify, negotiate and procure labour packages and key material purchases.

-Identify contractual risks and manage submission and receipt of contractual Applications, Notices and Certificates.

Roles & Responsibilities:

- Financially manage secured contracts for commercial landscape and construction projects

- Identification of contractual risks and assisting in risk management

- Analysing estimated cost allowances and applying to labour packages and material purchases

- Challenging and cross-checking cost allowances, quantities, drawings and specifications

- Site surveys for accurate quantity checking where necessary

- Negotiating and procuring subcontract labour packages working with Project Managers

- Control and manage financial aspects of subcontract accounts throughout project progress

- Quantifying, negotiating and procuring key material purchases within budget and timescales

- Develop and manage subcontract and purchase contractual terms

- Assisting Estimating and Sales team with preparing tender submissions

- Manage submission and receipt of contractual Applications, Notices and Certificates

- Submitting monthly Applications for Payment on time

- Manage and apply cost to variations as requested through project progress

- Calculating monthly work-in-progress financial reports

- Analysing and reporting month projects costings and profitability

- Manage and report cash flow per project

- Maintaining regular contact and good working relationship with clients and suppliers

- Attending site meetings as necessary

- Building on existing relationships to develop further business activity

- Maintaining awareness of landscaping and construction sectors and sharing with the team