Quantity Surveyor - Legacy

Berkeley Oxford & Chiltern is a proud member of the Berkeley Group, passionate about making a difference and delivering sustainable developments, continuously adapting to improve each development for the communities they serve. We are committed to working in partnership and collaboration to continue to build fantastic homes in amazing places. No two Berkeley developments are the same and our bespoke approach sets us apart from our competitors. We are constantly evolving and refining as a company to develop some of the most complex sites into successful mixed-use developments.

At the heart of everything we do is a strong team of people committed to achieving exceptional levels of customer service, delivering high quality homes where vibrant and sustainable communities have been created. Our people and the incredible projects that we deliver are amongst the best reasons that we come to work every day. We work hard and what we do is challenging, but it is hugely meaningful and we have fun together. It is clear that we enjoy what we do, the difference we make to society and we are very proud of the people that make up Berkeley. We have a culture that is rooted in attention to detail, strong communication, and a huge feeling of ownership and pride.

The role involves:

• Reviewing and preparing budgets at the pre-development stage.
• Providing commercial support to the Internal Specification, Customer Service and Estates Teams to improve cost management and inter-department communications.

Responsibilities include:

• Attending Customer Service/Estates team meetings as required.
• Attending site review meetings alongside Customer Service, Build and Technical to review latent defects and agree/coordinate approach to remedial works and establish cost plans accordingly.
• Collaborating with the Customer Service team to review service levels from sub-contractors, providing support as needed and sharing feedback with the commercial team.
• Working closely with the Customer Service team to identify improvements to reduce maintenance costs.
• Engaging with sub-contractors when latent defects are identified.
• Preparing budgets for Customer Service/Estates legacy remedial projects/works, obtaining pricing, appointment of sub-contractors and issuing instructions.
• Preparing scope of works and trade packages in relation to legacy works being agreed/instructed.
• Agreeing variations/final accounts with subcontractors on legacy works carried out.
• Assisting with estimates/cost plans for the company’s development on product reviews.
• Establishing a cost database in relation to legacy works/packages (including materials, labour, plant, supplies, sub-contractors and preliminaries - Key rates).
• Establishing and maintaining personal relationships with external resources and suppliers, and purchasers.
• Preparation of reports as required.
• Working closely with the Senior Internal Design Manager to set internal and communal area budgets on all new developments.
• Providing commercial support to finalise the kitchens and wardrobes tenders at the design stage.
• Providing commercial support with Internal Plot and Communal specification cost plans at the design stage.
• Assisting with land estimates/cost plans for land purchase viabilities.
• Working as an integral part of the pre-contract team involved in the design and specification of developments, to provide commercial and budgetary advice to the team.
• Ensuring that all estimates/cost plans are duly signed off and are delivered on a timely basis.
• Carrying out taking off of materials and compiling schedules.
• Liaising with other members of the Commercial team to establish material Build Costs and determine sub-contract package elements in construction.
• Keeping abreast of market and industry sector developments and trends.
• Assisting with Sales/Marketing where required on Cost Plans and Purchaser Extra costs within required timelines.

Experience required:

• Ideally Quantity Surveying or Construction degree level educated.
• Strong Build Knowledge.
• Proactive, self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook.
• Keen to deliver exceptional customer service.
• Effective communicator.
• Flexible and reliable.
• Credible, and comfortable in dealing with a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Reliable, tolerant, and determined.
• Team player.
• Well-presented and business-like.

Why join us?

• 25 days annual leave, increasing with service to 33 days.
• Health and wellbeing benefits including Private Medical Insurance.
• Lifestyle benefits including access to an online discount platform.
• Berkeley Foundation volunteer day.
• Private pension plan.
• Group life assurance.
• The standard default full-time working hours in the office are 8am-5pm with core working hours 9am-4pm.