Quantity Surveyor

A national leading consultancy in Milton Keynes has an opening for a Quantity Surveyor to join their team.

Working on a range of industry-leading schemes, they operate within a range of sectors, including education, healthcare, leisure, retail and residential. The majority of their workload is refurbishment, and they are most prominent in the retail sector

Lots of benefits:

£45-60,000
27 days holiday plus bank holidays.
6% pension
All expenses covered for work purposes
Hybrid working – 2-3 days office & home
8.30 to 5 – again flexible – you can start earlier/ finish earlier if you prefer
Private health insurance and can add your family
Open plan office
Informal working environment
Trust people – manage your own workload
Casual dress
Regular social events
Plenty of room to progress
RICS support

The role - Quantity Surveyor

You will be joining a team of 25 and will enjoy working in a collaborative working environment in a modern, open-plan office.

You will focus on works for 1 large client undertaking refurbishment and fit-out works ranging from £2-15m, and alongside this, you will be looking after fit-out and refurbishment works for veterinary practices with values up to £1.8m

Office/ home based, out seeing clients roughly once a week.

Job Objectives:

Establishing friendly, professional relationships with clients and be an extension of their team
Subcontractor tendering and reviewing costs.
Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget.
Pro-actively monitoring and managing cost variance and contract cash flow and ensuring that applications are made correctly and promptly.
Collaborating with client and contractor teams to manage the delivery of project deliverables, KPIs, and objectives, including programme performance, cost control, and value engineering.
Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed.

The right person. Quantity Surveyor

You will either be an experienced Cost Manager, or a Quantity Surveyor.

Main contractor or consultancy experience

Refurbishment experience is key (walls, ceilings, floors, M & E)