Managing Quantity Surveyor

Managing Quantity Surveyor – Warrington – Housing – Up to £75,000 salary

My client has an opportunity for a Managing Quantity Surveyor to join their team covering the Manchester & Cheshire East area, with their office based in Warrington.

You will take responsibility for the Quantity Surveying functions and manage the procurement and tendering of contracts through to the agreement of the final account. The Managing Quantity Surveyor will work to maximise profitability having regard to client/subcontractor relations and the company’s strategic objectives with regard to repeat business and will participate in the management of the team including assisting in recruitment, providing direction, leadership, together with training and development of other Quantity Surveyors in the team.

Role and responsibilities
• Be active in the recruitment of new starters to the team and then throughout the employee life cycle
• Working closely with other departments, including Land, Development and Construction, you will attend design meetings to advise on all areas that may have a cost implication.
• Attend development meetings when appropriate, contract pre-start and subcontract package review meetings.
• Upon receipt of Contract Documentation, you will be responsible for checking all contract drawings to identify errors, omissions, anomalies and areas where unnecessary cost may arise.
• Receive initial tender information and assist in the preparation of the proposed tender lists and updating of subsequent procurement programmes.
• Distribute design information packages and tender drawings, whilst preparing all tender documentation and letters including carrying out preliminary checks on subcontractors.
• Preparing construction cost analysis, which includes analysis of quotations resulting from the tender enquiry
• Arrange and adjudicate budget settlement meetings, with the support of the wider Commercial team.
• Carry out pre-order meetings including all necessary Health & Safety requirements, finalising a tender sum and agreeing a stage payment schedule for payment purposes before preparing all contract documentation and placing the order.
• Place subcontractor orders, including interviews and checking references on selected subcontractors. You will then negotiate the contract sum within the budget, including finalising costs to cover all late variations.
• Issue variation orders and development changes alongside providing cost advice on major variations prior to issue. You will issue revised contract drawings to subcontractors negotiating the cost of variations including liaising between Buyers and Build Managers.
• Approve variation orders and development changes in line with the Groups Delegated level of authority.
• Check all costs posted to each contract, collate and reconcile all costs resulting from subcontract works, variation orders, site instructions, material order and preliminary / running costs. This will include providing monthly analysis of costs and identify possible areas of over expenditure at future dates.
• Check and arrange subcontractor payments, obtaining necessary authorisation for passing payments for all elements of subcontractor works. You will agree final accounts with subcontractors
• Keep the RAMS schedule updated and issued to all relevant parties.
• 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.
• Maximise recovery through Clients and Subcontractors accounts.
• Optimise cash flow through external valuations and control of subcontractor accounts.
• Forecast contract turnover in conjunction with Line Management and adjust as necessary.
• Responsibility for RICS / CIOB training requirements with specific responsibility for certain APC candidates.
• Any other reasonable duties as directed by the Commercial Director to support the wider team.

Candidate
• Degree qualified and member of the RICS or IOB (or moving towards professional membership)
• Experience of working within the Construction industry, specifically on mixed use residential developments including Extra Care
• Previous experience at Senior or Managing QS or Commercial Manager level is essential for the role
• Training of and understanding of COINs
• Training of and understanding of 4p (Viewpoint)

Package details
• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service