Feb

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Quantity Surveyor

February 22, 2024 | Comments Off on Quantity Surveyor

A brand new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Project Delivery team in York! As a Quantity Surveyor, you will proactively manage the financial and contractual aspects of projects and drive continuous improvement of the commercial function. Reporting to the Managing Surveyor, you will work closely with multi-disciplined teams and take commercial responsibility and ownership for the projects to ensure their successful delivery, whilst maintaining relationships, maximising commercial returns, and managing risk. Role Details
  • Salary: Up to £60,000 + Company car and annual bonus
  • Role based: York, YO32
  • Contract type: Permanent
  • Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays
Role Responsibilities
  • Project cost management (including value engineering proposals) and cost forecasting (internal & external reporting).
  • Manage procurement of project subcontractors in conjunction with project buyer (where applicable).
  • Contract administration including issuing of notices, correspondence etc as applicable.
  • Lead on cashflow management including submission of applications for payment to clients and notification of payments to subcontractors.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with the supply chain.
  • Maximise project revenue, minimise cost and enhance margin.
  • Protect company contractual position with both client & supply chain
Benefits & Opportunities
  • Option to buy 5 days of annual leave
  • Working flexibly principles
  • Contributory pension
  • Annual bonus
  • Company Car
  • Single Private Medical Insurance
  • A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
  • A chance to give back to your community with an annual Volunteering Day Off
  • Fully funded professional qualifications and membership
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
Our Ideal Candidate We are looking for someone who has:
  • A Degree in Quantity Surveying/ Commercial Management or another related construction degree
  • Previous experience in a quantity surveying role within the UK construction industry
  • Understanding of traditional construction methods
  • Understanding of project delivery phases and associated quantity surveying actions
  • Demonstrable experience of administrating JCT and/or NEC contracts independently
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills
  • Effective time management, organisational, interpersonal and negotiation skills
  • The ability to take full responsibility for all aspects of a construction project
Even if you do not match all of our `ideal' criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role. About Portakabin As innovators in the science of building, we provide modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education and health to transport, utilities and construction. Portakabin remains in the ownership of the York based Shepherd family and now employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries. As an equal opportunities employer, Portakabin is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made.
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