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Quantity Surveyor - West Lothian, Scotland.With a driven team of over 600 professionals, we are at the forefront of providing stellar asset and energy services across the UK. Our mission is simple yet powerful: to elevate the quality of life in the communities we serve by innovating and improving the spaces where people reside, work, and gather. We're currently seeking a Quantity Surveyor who shares our commitment to quality, service, and environmental improvement.Overview of the role:To control financial aspects of social housing contracts, responsible for reporting on the financial performance on allocated projects and maximising margin.Duties & responsibilities:
- Liaise with all those concerned on all aspects of the project.
- Assist contracts manager and site manager on legal and financial aspects to reduce risk.
- Audit the contract documents and highlight discrepancies.
- Produce an accurate cash flow forecast based on the project programme and update as work proceeds.
- Produce a detailed cost plan / buying schedule for the each project.
- Prepare detailed preliminaries expenditure schedules for discussion/agreement.
- Identify appropriate work packages and sub-contractors.
- Ensure subcontract orders are placed in line with projects financial targets.
- Ensure adequate quotations are available for comparison.
- Ensure a comprehensive analysis is undertaken on all quotations considering omissions/qualifications.
- Ensure orders are issued in line with company procedures including relevant documents.
- Liaise with procurement manager to ensure all sub-contractors appointed to the works have been assessed in accordance with the company's procedures.
- Produce and issue valuations in accordance with the contract documents.
- Produce and maintain an ongoing draft final account, submit with valuation to ensure the client is kept fully informed of their obligations.
- Assess sub-contractor accounts and produce subcontract payment certificates.
- Issue Withholding Notices in good time against applications / invoices.
Skills & experience:
- Experience in QS running financial aspects of social housing construction projects.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office programs, specifically Excel.
- Time management, prioritisation and problem-solving skills.
- Self-driven, results orientated with a positive outlook.
- Clear focus on customer satisfaction.
- Good planner and able to assess own performance.
- Reliable, tolerant, empathetic, team player.
- Sufficiently mobile and flexible attitude to work.
Qualifications:
- Construction related discipline.
- QS degree.
What we offer:
- £45,000 to £55,000 per annum (depending on experience)
- Car allowance
- 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Company pension
- Life assurance
- 32 days annual leave (Inc. statutory bank holidays and Christmas and New Year Closure!)
- Employee assistance programme with 24 hours telephone and online access
- Generous recommend a friend scheme
- Employee engagement events to bring together colleagues and families
- Access to flexible benefits scheme (including bike to work scheme, healthcare cash plan)
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