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The Company
Our client is a leading civil engineering and building company, with over 5 decades of experience within the industry, they possess extensive expertise in diverse services across residential, commercial, industrial, and civil engineering sectors. Committed to delivering excellence, they prioritise quality, safety, and innovation in every project they undertake. With a strong emphasis on integrity, reliability, and customer satisfaction, they strive to exceed expectations and set new benchmarks of excellence in the construction industry.
The Project
As an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be playing a crucial role in overseeing various groundworks, highways, concrete works and general civils projects, based in Yorkshire with values between £500k - £15m. You will be responsible for managing project costs effectively, optimising value for money, and ensuring the financial success of groundworks, highways, concrete works, and general civils projects.
Requirements
For this role it is essential that you carry the following professional qualifications as a minimum;
- Degree in Quantity Surveying or a similar field
It is also essential that you hold the experience below;
- History of delivering civils projects such as groundworks, highways, concrete works and general civils with values in excess of £500k - £15m in a similar position
- Extensive background, 5 years minimum with a proven track record of success on civils projects with a proven major main contractor or subcontractor
Additional skills;
- IT skills
- Effective time management
- Superb negotiation capabilities
- Analytical and Mathematical skills
- Excellent sales and presentation skills
- Ability to multitask and prioritise projects
- Strong communication and attention to details
- Understanding of construction laws and regulations
- The ability to accurately estimate the costs associated with the project
- A solid understanding of construction materials, methods, and techniques
The Role
- Job Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor
- Job Type: Permanent
- Project: £500k - £15m Various civils projects
- Location: Yorkshire
- Reporting to: Commercial Director
Duties
- Procurement
- Evaluation of tender allowances
- Creating material reconciliations
- Reporting to Commercial Director
- Carefully overseeing site operations
- Supervising and monitoring measures
- Management and optimisation of cash flow
- Drafting and submitting material delivery sheets
- Maintain sustainable and productive relationships with existing clients
- Develop accurate and consistent bids with the help of relevant departments
- Collaborate closely with subcontractors to verify precise costs and payments
- Participate in the recording of delays & preparation of any request for extensions of time
- Preparation and administration of procurement advice, tenders, tender reviews and advice
- Generate/maintain relevant records, accurate filing and support for all commercial functions
- Ensure deadlines are actively managed and progress is reported to supervisors as required
- Offer tender analysis to relevant stakeholders for approval of proposed subcontractors before initiating orders
This is a permanent position with an excellent salary on offer for the successful candidate. For more information or to apply please contact Alex Hartley - Civils Resourcer at Caval on 07501 930 494
