Quantity Surveyor in Belfast

Lagan Specialist Construction (part of the Lagan Specialist Contracting Group) is now recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor Job Role:Quantity Surveyor Company:Lagan Specialist Construction Job Type:Full-time - Permanent Location:UK and Ireland Wide Who We Are Lagan Specialist Construction is a private family-owned construction and development business based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and with a presence throughout the UK and Ireland. Benefiting from a shared heritage of the construction of iconic buildings such as Belfast City Hall, right through to the modern expertise demonstrated in locations such as The Kings Hall Development in Belfast, our experienced and dedicated teams create a responsive and collaborative environment that ensures all clients and stakeholder receive the best quality. Our teams are always inspired to deliver and ensure that our company value of Safety is always paramount. Role Overview As a Quantity Surveyor, you will efficiently and effectively provide professional surveying support to the Project teams, implementing commercial processes and systems on projects. What you'll do The following reflect the main tasks associated with your position and are not intended to be exclusive or exhaustive: Provide commercial support to aid with the delivery of projects Develop and maintain excellent relationships with suppliers and customers Management of procurement process and assignment of subcontractors The provision of accurate and timely reports and advice to the to the management team whilst ensuring the contract achieves the appropriate commercial targets. Ensure that all reporting is accurate and completed to agreed timescales Maintain and coordinate all commercial reports required for the successful commercial management of the contract Ensure all subcontract issues are resolved, deferring to Senior Management team where appropriate Ensure the accuracy of the commercial data Ensures compliance with all contractual requirements, provide support on both the contract and the schedule of rates to maximise value recovery Drafting and understanding of JCT Suite of contracts. Support the management of subcontract accounts including interrogation, procurement, payments, variations and final accounts Preparation of all subcontracts to meet the company standards Ensures all subcontractor commercial issues are resolved and payments are timely and correct Identifying, raising and pricing of variations in line with the change control process Obtain maximum recovery through accurate measurement of the works completed Provide key information across the project teams Preparation of all Sub-Contract documentation ensuring all main contract provisions are correctly passed through to the supply chain to ensure all risk is mitigated, and to ensure that any additional risks are covered What you'll bring As a QS your main skills and experience will include: BSc in Quantity Surveying (or other equivalent commercially related discipline) At least 5 years experience working in a Quantity Surveying environment A thorough understanding of the financial and commercial issues facing construction projects Ability to work in a team environment contributing across a business unit or area Good operational planning and time management skills; able to manage projects simultaneously without compromising on standards and quality Ability to ensure standards and specifications are met Ability to work with colleagues to deliver project and operational performance Desirable Criteria Working towards professional membership of an appropriate organisation (for example, RICS/ICES etc) How we'll reward you In return, we offer an attractive, competitive salary and a wide selection of lifestyle offers, development and learning programmes, services and support designed to help you manage and balance your work/life priorities. Our Core Benefits potentially available to this role include: Generous holiday allowance increasing in each of your first 5 years service Ability to purchase additional holidays Discretionary Bonus Scheme Health Cash Plan discounts for optical, dental, physio and other health and wellbeing services Occupational Sick Pay Paid Membership fees of a relevant Institution or Professional Body Car Allowance & Fuel Card/Company Van & Fuel Card Use of our free Company Gym based at Head Office in Belfast Discounted Membership for other Gyms Ongoing Health and Wellbeing activities that include free annual health checks for all employees Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme contributions are taken before tax Company EV Leasing Scheme Life Assurance Plan four times annual salary Cycle to Work Scheme spread the cost and save on a new bike and cycling equipment Ongoing Health and Wellbeing activities that include free annual health checks for all employees Your application At Lagan Specialist Group, we want everyone to feel welcome. Thats why we want you to know that we'll work with you to make the application process as smooth as possible. So please just let us know if you need any adjustments or support we'll do whatever we can to help. To apply for this role, please submit a copy of your CV. We wish you every success in your application. LAGAN SPECIALIST CONTRACTING GROUP ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITES EMPLOYER- We will not discriminate against anyone on the grounds of Sex, Pregnancy or maternity, Gender reassignment, Marital or Civil Partnership status, Religious or other similar philosophical belief, Political Opinion, Racial group, Sexual orientation, Disability or Age. ADZN1_NI41bf1e1f-b16b-4260-a40a-17c77a06fd15