Quantity Surveyor

An award winning House Builder seeks to appoint a Quantity Surveyor to manage the budgets on housing developments in the Lancashire region.

Salary/Package - £35-45k (dependant on experience) + company car or allowance, bonus, pension, healthcare and career progression opportunities

Must have previous experience delivering housing developments within budget.

The company

The company have built an excellent reputation building quality homes for a wide range of buyers, they also pride themselves on building a quality home that suits the needs of their buyers offering exceptional customer service from pre-sale through to aftercare.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager the Quantity Surveyor will be responsible for cost control, administration of sub-contracts, production of internal valuations/ costs to complete and for administration of health and safety procedures.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

" Prepare full enquiry pack and collating all tender information;
" Prepare detailed breakdown of build cost included within land appraisal;
" Prepare tender analysis comparing individual tenders against each other and against build cost within land appraisal;
" Assemble Health and Safety policies, method statements and risk assessments;
" Attend pre-start meetings, handover completed procurement pack to site team;
" Ensure sub-contractor weekly and monthly applications for payment are analysed and checked;
" Allocate work to sub-contractors;
" Prepare draft budget estimates;
" Keep payment record sheets up to date following completion of each weekly and monthly payment run;
" Carry out monthly site progress visits;
" Produce cost to complete reconciliation (CTC);
" Ensure all Health and Safety information is signed off prior to placing order;
" Implement new ideas and methods and continue to seek ways of both improving contribution to the Company's goals and enhancing the reputation of the Company.

The successful candidate will have the following skills, experience and attributes:

" Excellent IT skills (Microsoft Office and AutoCAD LT);
" Degree or HNC in Construction/Building/Surveying would be preferable;
" Experience of planning;
" Ability to follow direction and meet deadlines without compromising on safety and quality;
" Ability to work independently;
" Strong numeracy and financial management skills;
" Ability to negotiate, motivate and lead the team on site;
" Highly motivated and driven to succeed;
" Maintain a high level of professionalism at all times

An excellent package including a basic salary, company car or allowance, and career opportunities are on offer for the successful candidate.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to apply please contact Deena at Bromak on 01204 554 884 or apply via the link below.

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