Quantity Surveyor
| Posting date: | 16 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £45,000.00 to £65,000.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 May 2024 |
| Location: | Inverness, Highlands, IV2 3UJ |
| Company: | Search Consultancy LTD |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Req/647555_1713272651 |
Summary
With a client's increasing workload, Search are currently looking to work with a (Senior) Quantity Surveyors to further strengthen the clients commercial team. The ideal candidate would be based in the Inverness area and have a Civils Background.
KEY DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES
Commercial Activities:
* Form part of the construction team for specific contracts.
* Assist financial and contractual control over the contracts allocated.
* Undertake the re-measurement of all trades specific to each contract.
* Prepare interim applications for payment.
* Value all relevant and valid variations to the contract for inclusion in applications for payment.
* Prepare and process supplier/sub-contractor payments.
* Assist the Site Manager placing material orders.
* Produce correspondence of a contractual nature in consultation with the Commercial Manager.
* Attend all progress/team meetings as considered necessary.
Other duties/ responsibilities:
* Developing and maintaining good professional relationships with colleagues, suppliers, subcontractors, clients and their representatives.
* Regularly updating the Director/Commercial Manager of any potential commercial threats and opportunities.
* Provide any other reasonable duties as requested by the Director/Commercial Manager
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
* Provision of accurate financial information.
* Avoidance of any significant contractual disputes.
* Relationships with key external and internal business contacts.
KEY COMPETENCES
* The ability to negotiate terms, conditions and final accounts with sub-contractors, suppliers, clients and/ or their representatives.
* The ability to financially and contractually control construction projects.
* Have detailed knowledge of construction techniques and principles.
* Have detailed knowledge of the industry's most commonly used conditions of contract
* Good communication skills.
Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.