As a quantity surveyor for our dynamic construction company, you will seek to minimise the cost and risk of a construction project and enhance value for money, while still achieving the required legal standards and quality. This includes ensuring statutory building regulations are met.
You will prepare estimates and costs of the work and when the project is in progress, you will keep track of any variations to the contract that may affect costs and create reports to show profitability.
Working either for our client, in an office or on site, you will be involved in every stage of a project. Projects include commercial, industrial, and residential constructions. This role is based in the Highlands.
As QS for out client, you'll be responsible for the cost control from the initial design stage, working out the budget for the job and then putting it out for tender to contractors or submitting to clients. Our client is a contractor so we expect our quantity surveyor to be more hands-on, working on site and will liaise directly with the directors advising on all commercial aspects.
Responsibilities include:
- Implementation of Tender and Estimating process and procedure.
- Assist in establishing a client's requirements and undertake feasibility studies to ensure their proposals will work
- Prepare and analyse project costings for tenders, such as materials, quantities, labour and time
- Prepare tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities with the architect and/or the client
- Negotiate contracts and work schedules
- Allocate work to subcontractors and oversee their work at all stages of the construction
- Perform risk, value management and cost control during construction
- Undertake cost analysis for repair and maintenance project work
- Advise on a procurement strategy
- Identify, analyse and develop responses to commercial risks
- Provide advice on contractual claims and disputes
- Analyse outcomes and write detailed progress reports
- Value completed work, oversee bills and arrange payments
- Maintain awareness of the different building contracts in current use
- Understand the implications of health and safety regulations.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Offer advice on property taxation
- Provide post-occupancy advice, facilities management services and life cycle costing advice
- Assist clients in locating and accessing additional and alternative sources of funding
- Enable clients to initiate construction projects
- Advise on the maintenance costs of specific buildings.
Salary:
- Attractive salary on offer based on experience.
- Other benefits may include a car allowance, pension.
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