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Senior Quantity Surveyor

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Job Title:Senior Quantity Surveyor

Thorn Baker has teamed up one of the North of England's largest privately-owned construction businesses who over the past 25 years have provided commercial build, civil engineering, and affordable and private housing services to the private and public sector and are now looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their team and cover two housing / residential projects in Sheffield.

What's in it for you:

  • Competitive Salaryup to £55,000
  • Private pensionand healthcare
  • Hybrid working
  • Opportunities for training and development

Required Skills:

  • Minimum of a relevant HND or equivalent
  • Experience of working on projects within the housing / residential sector
  • Fully conversant with Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Excellentattention to detail andcommunication skills (written and telephone)
  • A"can do/ will do" attitudeand good time management skills

Your Responsibilities:

  • Preparation of Interim Valuations and Final Accounts
  • Procurement of sub-contractors in line with target programme and company policy requirements for competency of sub-contractors, recommendations, orders, warranties. including pre-order meetings
  • Contract administration of sub-contracts (including progress meetings/delay evaluation/variations/ day works /cleanup notices/damages/material waste/defects/relevant notices)
  • Timely and accurate assessment and payment of sub-contractors applications and issuance of payment notifications to sub-contractor, including contra charges
  • Final Account agreement of sub-contract accounts
  • Measurement of quantities both on site and from drawings
  • Timely and accurate evaluation of variations/provisional sum expenditure and monitoring of the same
  • Weekly direct labour & plant subcontractor payments
  • Material cost control
  • Accurate production of internal valuations, sub-contract liabilities and cost value reconciliations in line with the Commercial reporting timetable
  • Working closely with the Site Manager and rest of delivery team to monitor progress and its effect on margin and producing joint monthly preliminaries budgets
  • Ensuring good quality & accurate records are kept and maintained
  • Delay identification/notification/ in tandem with Quantity Surveying line manager
  • Take off & preparation of bills of quantities for estimating department for tender submissions

For more information on the role please contact Chloeat Thorn Baker on07733 314 668 or email:chloe.taquin@thornbaker.co.uk

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