Quantity Surveyor in Coventry

Sustainable Building Services is a multi-award-winning retrofit decarbonisation solutions provider and principal contractor delivering at scale across all housing tenure types, including social, owner-occupied, and private rental homes. As a leader in residential decarbonisation, energy efficiency and whole-house retrofit, we are currently managing and delivering over £100m+ large-scale retrofit schemes, blending funding across mixed-tenures to maximise positive impact across communities. Our work improves the living conditions, health, comfort, and well-being of thousands of households each year to help reduce fuel poverty and address the four biggest challenges today: the cost of living, energy security, climate change, and health crises. All of this supports the UK’s progress towards meeting net-zero targets.

In your role as Quantity Surveyor, you will be responsible for managing all aspects of the contractual and financial side of construction projects under your control. You will manage the costs on each project whilst ensuring that the construction project is completed within its projected budget and in line with the contractual works programme.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Procurement of sub-contractors and suppliers on all contracts under the QS’s control.
• Placing all sub-contract orders in line with programme requirements, ensuring best price and contract adherence are achieved.
• Placing material orders in line with programme requirements, ensuring that all records are saved appropriately & details provided to finance.
• Comply with all deadlines listed within the SBS Commercial Timetable.
• Provide accurate and fully detailed cashflow & revenue forecasts for all schemes under the QS’s control.
• Ensure a cost budget for each project is produced prior to works commencing. Constantly update the cost budget for the scheme within the monthly contract CVR process.
• Produce accurate monthly CVRs for each project, ensuring all cost heads have been reviewed for current costs and forecasted end of day costs. A full analysis of each sub-contract package along with SBS’s value of the works must be undertaken and detailed within the CVR.
• Ensure variations to the contract are captured and agreed with clients within a timely manner. Same applies with supply chain variations. All variations must be reviewed, and prices agreed before any certification within sub-contract valuations.
• Submit fully reviewed sub-contract valuations within the contractual timescales laid out in the sub-contract order. Allow for all legal notifications required and adhere to the deadlines of such.
• Ensure client valuations are submitted in line with contract terms. Valuations are to be maximized ensuring that each contract remains in the best possible cash position.

Essential Requirements

• A degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying.
• Strong commercial awareness and cost management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and general IT systems.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable

• Experience in energy efficiency, retrofit or social housing projects.
• Experience in managing or mentoring others.

Rewards & Benefits

• Enhanced pension contributions.
• Employer paid Healthcare Cash Plan.
• Enhanced Maternity Pay.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Support for Continuous Professional Development.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we are committed to recruiting the best person for this post. We will ensure fair and equal opportunities for all potential and existing employees. This relates to Gender, Marital status, Family status, Age, Race, Sexual orientation, and religious belief.