Quantity Surveyor in Shaw

Following our clients successful launch of their Newbury (Reading) unit earlier this year, they are proud to already expand their commercial team there. The Newbury team has flourished, having secured further long term cyclical contracts beyond its budget, creating an even more stable order book for its bright future. They are looking for a Quantity Surveyor with experience working with direct labour who can share in this growth ethos. Honesty, integrity and teamwork will be at the heart of what they do.

As well as a permanent full-time option, they can look at someone working part-time if that is a preferred option that works better for you. Ideally, they are looking for QS experience dealing and working with direct labour teams of people, time sheets etc. Any background in painting, brickwork, plastering, roofing, civils or new builds in terms of QS would work for this role along with tendering, estimating and refurbishments, but dealing and working with direct teams is a big tick.

They are looking for an enthusiastic, people-focused and entrepreneurial Quantity Surveyor to join their dedicated commercial and operational team, who specialise in Painting and Decorating and associated planned refurbishment works to the public, private, residential and educational sector. Painting background isn’t essential; ideally, they are looking for QS experience dealing and working with direct labour teams of people, time sheets etc. so any background in brickwork, plastering, roofing, or civils, new builds in terms of QS would be very transferrable too for this role along with tendering, estimating and refurbishments.

They have been an established and leading property services company for over 75 years, based across England and Wales, in over 18 locations and 32 Business Units, so very well established. The main customer base will be Social Housing and Council/Local authority, Housing Associations.

They value their employees and offer an exceptional benefits package:

• Be part of the company profit share scheme (14% of base salary achieved last year)
• Private mileage scheme and a fuel card
• Enhanced employer pension contribution of up to 7% OR a savings scheme
• Life, Medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Annual leave, with the option to buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year
• Access to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to support your health and wellbeing, including free legal and financial advice
• Annual pay reviews
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• Training and development opportunities
• Trade discounts from preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family, and Specsavers vouchers

The Quantity Surveyor role: As a Quantity Surveyor in Newbury, you will actively tender, estimate and measure onsite and also liaise with direct labour at the client. We can offer a variety of works including established frameworks and core contracts with prestigious clients within the public and residential sector as well as our services covering into the retirement living, commercial and education sectors too.

Specifically, you will:

• Measure and prepare cost estimates for contracts and tenders, highlighting any commercial risks.
• Prepare cost value reconciliations for contracts, identifying commercial risks and opportunities to ensure correct contract planning from the outset.
• Work closely with the Contracts Manager to ensure productivity labour targets are agreed and issued before contract start, including direct labour incentives where possible.
• Build strong client and supplier relations, to ensure any variations and progress of contracts are discussed and mutual solutions are sought.
• Complete and analyse weekly reporting from site, ensuring it has adequate cost information (including labour rates and performance expectations, budgets, value, progress, quality, and safety).

What will you bring as Quantity Surveyor?

• You will be inquisitive, organised, and honest as well as being a genuine ‘people person’ who thrives when collaborating with clients, trade teams and immediate colleagues.
• Proven experience in a similar estimating and surveying role. Experience of the commercial management of projects from tender and estimation stages through to final account.
• Experience of successfully managing a value of works up to £3 million annually.
• Entrepreneurial spirit, with a key eye for identifying business opportunities, and areas for negotiation and better gains.
• You will describe yourself as commercial, analytical, and accurate in your approach.