Quantity Surveyor in Reading

Following the successful launch of our Newbury (Reading) unit earlier this year, we are expanding our commercial team here. We are looking for a Quantity Surveyor who can share in our growth ethos. Honesty, integrity and teamwork will be at the heart of what you do. This opportunity offers us the chance to welcome an enthusiastic, people-focused and entrepreneurial Quantity Surveyor to join our dedicated commercial and operational team, who specialise in painting and decorating and associated planned refurbishment works to the public, private, residential and educational sector.

As we continuously look to sustainable growth locally and business wide, here at Ian Williams we offer our people the chance to be a part of our prosperous long-term future that is full of potential, development and opportunity. At Ian Williams, we value our employees and offer an exceptional benefits package.

• 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).

• 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, whilst building valued long-term relationships.
• 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.

• 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 buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year.
• Access to Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity for health and wellbeing support.
• Annual pay reviews and enhanced maternity/paternity pay.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Trade discounts from preferred suppliers and Specsavers vouchers.

The successful applicant will be required to complete a criminal records check. We comply with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order and undertake DBS checks where relevant, treating all applicants fairly in accordance with the code of practice. Ian Williams is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is the foundation of what we do; we are focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all other characteristics that make us different.