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Are you a Quantity Surveyor with Estimating experience looking for a new role? Our client is a growing construction company. The role of Estimator / Quantity Surveyor is key to the company’s future development and success in delivering a continuous flow of new business and identifying future opportunities in both competitive tendering and design and build projects.
The Directors seek to attract a Quantity Surveyor with broad commercial skills and a strong background in Estimating whilst understanding the commercial drivers, risk profiles and key success factors for Clients procuring construction works. The Estimator / Quantity Surveyor will ensure robust, accurate and innovative advice is delivered to clients to align with their needs and business objectives.
Key Accountabilities
Work Procurement (Estimating)
Monitor relevant planning authority websites to identify work opportunities.
Pursue opportunities to obtain tender documents.
Completion and submission of PQQs.
Pre-Contract (Estimating)
Maintain sub-contract database.
Maintain material suppliers database.
Assess tender documents to ensure sufficient information is available to prepare tender.
Take off quantities.
Prepare and issue sub-contract enquiries and assessment of quotations upon receipt.
Prepare and issue material supply enquiries and assessment of quotations upon receipt.
Pricing of Excavations, Concrete, Brickwork, Woodwork, Roof tiling, External Render, Drainage, External works and minor landscaping (all other trades are normally sub-contracted).
Complete tender documents for submission.
Prepare specifications and/or Contractors proposals.
Submit tenders and follow-up.
Post tender negotiations.
Post Contract (Quantity Surveying)
Maintain contract documentation and advise on pre-tender and post-contract matters.
Preparation and issue of contractual letters to clients and / or sub-contractors.
Post-contract liaison with clients.
Post-contract liaison with the design team.
Carry out take-offs for material procurement.
Sub-contract negotiation and letting.
Preparation and submission of interim valuations.
Site measurement.
Manage and value variations.
Agreement and certification of sub-contractors interim valuations and final accounts.
Preparation and submission of several works' final account.
Agreement of final accounts.
Degree calibre.
RICS (not essential).
Skills
Good working knowledge of forms of contract currently used within the Building and Civil Engineering industry.
Good working knowledge of standard forms of measurement. SMM7 and CESMM3.
Driving licence.
Good IT skills - particularly Word and Excel.
Excellent communication skills.
Personal Qualities
High degree of personal motivation.
Commercial acumen.
Ability to work as part of a close knit management team and manage numerous activities / projects simultaneously – both short and long term.
Ability to work on own initiative and with the minimum of supervision.
Outgoing personality essential for dealing directly with Clients and their design team.
Good negotiator.
Flexibility with regard to working across all areas of the business, and hours to meet the requirements of this challenging position.
Competencies
Leadership.
Enterprising and Commercial Approach.
A Planned Approach.
Taking Responsibility.
Customer Focus.
Building and Maintaining Relationships.
Package
Competitive salary depending on experience.
Company pension.
On-site parking.
Performance bonus.
If you want to know more and wish to apply, please contact , (phone number removed)