Senior Quantity Surveyor

My client is a 5* medium sized housebuilder who focus on quality. Schemes tend to be between 20 – 75 units and predominantly build throught Kent & Essex. They are looking for a Senior Surveyor to join the family run business. Reporting into the Managing Director who is from a Commercial background. Responsibilities: To manage all cost relating items to the Build Project. To minimise cost of a project and enhance value for money, whilst still achieving the required standards of quality. To prepare budgets for the Region and to monitor throughout the course of projects to include monthly valuations and assessment of materials on current sites. To critically analyse and monitor preliminary and maintenance expenditure for the Region. Prepare schedules to send out to tender, analyse tenders and recommend to management the preferred suppliers. To source local suppliers and negotiate beneficial terms to enable you to suggest to group buying alternative sources within the Region and also prepare budget costs, documents and monitor through to completion of works. Example day to day acticvities: * Liaise with site agents to cater for problems/shortfalls, theft of materials on site. * Check all invoices to ensure they are in accordance with delivery tickets/orders and ensure agreed procedure is adhered to for authorisation. * Liaise closely with Head Office to ensure national agreements are utilised and to compare rates of orders. * Prepare schedules accurately and in a format that is readable/understandable and usable by all necessary parties. * Preparation and prices of sales extras and incentives. * Preparation of documents to send out for tender to sub-contractors and/or material suppliers. * Photocopying drawings and specifications. * To analyse tenders and recommend to management preferred subcontractors/suppliers. * Negotiate with sub-contractors and suppliers to place orders and to cover variations. * Prepare interim valuations and payments to agree procedures. * Attend subcontractor/site meetings. Knowledge & Specific Job Skills: * House building experience. * Sound construction background and practical knowledge. * IT Literate – Windows & Excel. * Good telephone manner, together with good communication both verbal and written. * Good interpersonal and negotiating skills. * To carry out efficiently any duties and instructions from Senior Staff when required to do so. * To work as part of a team at all times. * To assist all departments as required. * To have good organisation and prioritisation skills. * To carry out premeasure & remeasures of work packages when required. * Scheduling of materials prior to procurement. * Use of COINS accounting system. Please contact me and send your CV across if of interest