Quantity Surveyor

We are looking for an experienced Quantity Surveyor who excels at contract negotiation and value engineering.

About the role 

As Quantity Surveyor, you will:

Place contracts for all relevant elements of 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

Skills and experience

We are looking for someone with:

• Good experience in a similar surveying role within a residential housebuilder
• Excellent numerical skills with strong attention to detail
• Great team player
• Good communication skills
• Organised and able to work well in a busy team

Shanly Group is an equal opportunities employer.

RECRUITMENT AGENCY POLICY

We will always try to fill our roles directly where we can.

When we need some extra help, we work with selected recruitment agencies who we have agreed fees and terms and conditions in place with. A member of our HR team will directly engage with the recruitment agency, discussing the role requirements and process fully. Candidates should only be put forward to a member of our HR team following this specific instruction.

We will not pay any fee to agencies who submit a speculative and unsolicited CV to any of our employees and without the agency having received a specific instruction from the HR team. In this instance, we reserve the right to contact the candidate directly without incurring any agency fee.

Speculative or unsolicited candidate and/or CV submission to Shanly Homes Limited, Sorbon Estates Limited and all associated, subsidiary, holding, related or connected companies will be seen as evidence of full acceptance of this policy.