Quantity Surveyor
Vistry Group
- Northumberland Newcastle
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
- Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
- Agile working possible (dependent on role)
- Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private Healthcare
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance – 4 x your annual salary
- Share incentive schemes
- Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…
- Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality.
- Experience in quantity surveying and be knowledgeable in all areas of construction techniques and mixed-tenure schemes.
- Demonstrable strong account management and commercial experience.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, coupled with strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to learn new computer systems such as Coins (Payments & Cost reporting), Viewpoint/4Projects (document storage and tender preparation).
- Strong in-depth knowledge of groundworks, roads, and sewers.
- Strong team player, with the entrepreneurial ability to operate and excel in a changing on- site environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- You will be able to effectively manage your own workload to meet set deadlines.
- You will have the ability to influence others within the business to ensure that best practices are shared to aid the Group in achieving its overall objectives.
- You will have a thorough understanding of Surveying and Estimating, with a specific and in-depth knowledge of preparing realistic construction budgets.
- You will have a good understanding of strategic objectives and targeting financial return, with the ability to understand and manipulate complex financial models.
- You will have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, with the use of Microsoft Excel at a proficient level an essential requirement.
- Strive to optimise the profitability of the Contracts.
- Ensure that the Contracts achieve the optimum cashflow position.
- Completion and compliance with required contract documentation including Performance Bonds, Parent Company Guarantees and Warranties.
- Ensure that all contract documentation and sub-contract documentation is completed and stored centrally.
- Compliance with Commercial and Company procedures through the Business Management System.
- Presenting and agreeing the external valuation with the Client’s Representative.
- Pricing and agreeing variations with the Client’s Representative.
- Prepare and manage key and large risk subcontract accounts from inception to final accounts.
- Subcontract procurement strategy and implementation.
- Ensure the procurement of sub-contractors is in line with the Vistry Business Management System and that the packages cover the scope of the works.
- Check and ensure compliance and issuing of timely Payment and Pay less notices to Subcontractors.
- Preparing monthly CVR & VCA reports for presentation to the Business Unit Management.
- Monitoring risk and opportunity schedules and managing risk from Commencement to Completion.
- Contribute to management of life of site cost & revenue forecasts across multi-phase developments.
- As part of project team, help shape long term delivery strategy for project.
- Provide input and cost and value engineering advice throughout the design life of the scheme and attend design team meetings.
- Managing and undertake the personal development reviews of associated surveying resources, including training.
- Ensure a proactive approach to dispute avoidance.
- Ensure company health and safety standards and procedures are followed throughout the team.
- Liaise with the Customer Service department on post-completion defects, providing cost advice where necessary.
- Attend site meetings, project team meetings, subcontractor meetings and surveying meetings as required.
- Any other reasonable duties as directed by your line manager to support the wider teams.