Quantity Surveyor
Posted 4 days ago by Artisan Recruitment Group Ltd
£92,000 Per year
Undetermined
Onsite
Portsmouth, Hampshire
Summary: The role of Quantity Surveyor involves supporting the delivery of construction projects across various sectors, with contract values ranging from £10 million to £15 million. The position is primarily site-based, requiring the candidate to manage cost control, value management, and contractual claims while maintaining relationships with clients and supply chains. The successful candidate will also be responsible for preparing payment applications and monitoring cash flow. A basic understanding of contract law is essential for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Preparing and issuing sub-contract enquiries to an approved supply chain.
- Evaluating tender returns and preparing comparison assessments of quotations.
- Performing value management and cost control activities.
- Managing the change control process, capturing and agreeing variations and contractual claims.
- Maintaining awareness of different contracts and ensuring compliance with current legislation.
- Valuing works and preparing payment applications to clients and payment notices to sub-contractors.
- Proactively managing cash flow and ensuring prompt payment.
- Monitoring and reporting forecast against actual costs and value throughout the programme.
- Preparing and analysing profit and loss reports and cost savings.
- Building and maintaining good working relationships with colleagues, clients, and supply chains.
- Having a basic understanding of contract law.
Key Skills:
- Experience as a Quantity Surveyor.
- Commercial awareness.
- Strong cost control and value management skills.
- Ability to manage change control processes.
- Knowledge of contract law.
- Excellent relationship-building skills.
- Proficiency in preparing payment applications and financial reports.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Ability to monitor cash flow effectively.
- Experience in construction project delivery.
Salary (Rate): £92,000/annum
City: Portsmouth
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
We are seeking an experienced and commercially aware Quantity Surveyor to support the delivery of construction projects across a range of sectors and contract values. Projects may range from specialist works such as fire door installations and compliance upgrades through to major refurbishment and construction schemes valued between £10 million and £15 million.
This is primarily a site-based/static role, with the successful candidate based on a designated project. However, there may be occasional requirements to attend the head office or other company locations for meetings, reporting, or commercial reviews.
- Preparing and issuing sub-contract enquiries to an approved supply chain as well as evaluating tender returns and preparing comparison assessment of quotations upon receipt
- Performing value management and cost control activities for the benefit of the contract
- Managing the change control process, capturing, notifying, and agreeing variations and contractual claims
- Maintaining awareness of different contracts, ensuring all current legislations and document control is adhered to
- Valuing works and preparing payment application to clients and payment notices to sub-contractors
- Proactively managing cashflow and chasing cash collection to ensure prompt payment
- Monitoring and reporting forecast against actual costs and value throughout the programme of activities, including site visits where required
- Preparing and analysing profit, loss reports and cost savings in support of the contract and for the Management Team to review
- To be able to build and maintain good working relationships with colleagues, clients, and supply chains.
- A basic understanding of contract law
Please get in touch with Ant.