At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our team to estimate costs and manage contracts that improve people's homes.
- Company: Ian Williams Ltd, a diverse and inclusive employer focused on collaboration.
- Benefits: Profit share scheme, enhanced pension contributions, and generous annual leave options.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with training opportunities and trade discounts.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the community while developing your career in quantity surveying.
- Qualifications: Experience in quantity surveying and a knack for managing budgets effectively.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
Our Quantity Surveyors value the breadth of their roles, the fact that they’re not silo-ed but have a view of both commercial and operational sides of the business. This collaboration between teams gives them a real opportunity to make an impact on our stable, long-running contracts with Cheltenham Borough Council and Stroud District Council. We're looking for a Quantity Surveyor to join us on our Capital (Planned Works/ Refurbishment) contracts in Cheltenham and the South Cotswolds. What we do matters - Every repair we complete improves someone’s home - and makes a real difference to their life.
Benefits:
- Be part of the company profit share scheme (9% of base salary achieved this year)
- Private mileage scheme and fuel card
- Enhanced employer pension contribution of up to 7% OR a savings scheme
- Life, Medical and Permanent Health Insurance
- 23 days 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 for health and wellbeing support, including free legal and financial advice
- Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
The Quantity Surveyor role:
As a Quantity Surveyor within our Capital works division, you will actively tender, estimate and measure onsite. Specifically, you will:
- Measure and prepare cost estimates for contracts and tenders, highlighting any risks and solutions for mitigating these
- Prepare budget cost value reconciliations, identifying commercial risks and opportunities to ensure correct contract planning from the beginning
- Work closely with the Contracts Manager to ensure productivity targets and contract milestones are agreed and issued before contract start, including direct labour incentives
- Build strong client and supplier relations, to ensure any variations and the progress of contracts are discussed and resolved proactively
- Take purchase, credit and debtor responsibility using COINS to achieve expected cash flow
- Complete and analyse weekly reporting from site with adequate cost information (including labour rates and performance exceptional to budget, value, progress, quality, and safety)
- Produce monthly contract valuations
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, fostering a real ‘working together’ environment. You should have:
- Proven experience in a similar quantity surveying project surveying role
- Experience of successfully managing a value of works up to £3 million
- A keen eye for identifying areas to save money, reduce costs and maximise value
Additional Benefits include:
- Annual pay reviews
- Training and development opportunities
- Trade discounts from our preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family
- Specsavers vouchers
For information on all other additional benefits, please visit our website.
About Ian Williams Ltd:
Discover more through our Facebook, LinkedIn, Indeed and Glassdoor pages. We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date based on application volumes. Ian Williams is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Ian Williams—it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all other characteristics that make us different.
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Quantity Surveyor in Bristol employer: Ian Williams Ltd
At Ian Williams Ltd, we pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative work culture where Quantity Surveyors can thrive by engaging with both commercial and operational aspects of our projects. Located in the picturesque South Cotswolds, our employees benefit from a profit share scheme, enhanced pension contributions, and a strong commitment to health and wellbeing, making it an excellent place for personal and professional growth while positively impacting the community.
