Project Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Key responsibilities

• Experience in residential and commercial projects to ensure project delivery against agreed company success criteria
• Strong commercial awareness to assist Senior Quantity Surveyor with reviewing and agreeing cost plans and setting overall development budgets with the Commercial Manager
• Relevant qualification in Quantity Surveying and/or Construction Management
• Experience in managing standard construction contract forms, including variations and final account agreements
• Supervising and managing the accurate and timely project delivery reporting to the Senior Quantity Surveyor and Commercial Manager
• Attending meetings with the design teams, PQS’s, main contractors, enabling works subcontractors and specialist subcontractors

The candidate

• Commercial and residential experience is a requirement for this position
• 2 years+  Post-Graduate experience
• An ability to achieve demanding time and quality targets
• Good IT skills with competency at Buildsoft, Cost-ex or equivalent, Microsoft Word and Excel
• Processing interim payments for Main Contractors, Design Team and Enabling Works Sub-Contractors
• A willingness to attend training and to develop relevant knowledge, techniques and skills
• Must have strong knowledge of building details and construction technology
• To have strong analytical skills and ability to present findings
• To have good spoken and written communication skills
• To be methodical, pay attention to detail and be accurate
• Confident working with people at all levels and willing to work in a team
• To be self-motivated with ability to work on own initiative with the opportunity to move to Senior Quantity Surveyor level within the company
• To be able to co-ordinate more than one project at the same time if required, reporting to a Senior Quantity Surveyor

For further information on this position please contact Thomas White in Arcon Recruitment.