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Managing Quantity Surveyor

November 5, 2018 | Comments Off on Managing Quantity Surveyor

Position - Managing Quantity Surveyor

Salary and benefits - Competitive salary plus full package including car or car allowance, healthcare, highly competitive matched pension, share options, up to 10% off Kier homes and numerous retail reward schemes

Location - Within 1 hour commute of Plymouth

The opportunity:

The Devon & Cornwall team is looking for an experienced Managing Quantity Surveyor to join an existing team of passionate and dedicated managers. With our diverse portfolio of projects, we are looking for an established Managing Quantity Surveyor with demonstrable experience of managing teams of Senior Quantity Surveyors and multiple projects, along with a wealth of knowledge throughout the main contracting market. Depending on size of schemes, the MQS will manage 3 to 6 schemes, each ranging in value from £500k to £45m.


Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the commercial management of a large project or a number of multiple projects, ensuring that all commercial processes and procedures are followed.
  • Ensure works are valued, including any variation thereto, in accordance with the contract and analyses to determine the project True Value.
  • Ensure costs are managed and ensuring subcontract accruals and liabilities are properly assessed to determine True Cost.
  • Works in collaboration with the site team to maximise value and minimise cost.
  • Ensure the project procurement schedule is maintained.
  • Responsible for the procurement of subcontractors on agreed terms.
  • Maintains the project risk and opportunity schedule, ensuring that risks are mitigated and opportunities realised.
Individual:
  • Experience of managing teams of Senior Quantity Surveyors and multiple projects, ranging in value and type of scheme
  • Suitable Commercial experience in Construction projects, including cost and value reconciliations.
  • Experience of identifying and managing commercial risks and opportunities
  • A good understanding of current Health & Safety legislation
  • Excellent communicator (written & verbally with clients, colleagues and the public)
  • Good organiser & ability to prioritise
  • Professionally qualified in a relevant commercial discipline - degree qualified or equivalent experience
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