Quantity Surveyor

Flackwell Heath, Buckinghamshire
Optima

An excellent opportunity has now arisen for an intermediate level Quantity Surveyor to join our growing team.

Due to our continued success, we have an excellent opportunity for an Intermediate Level Quantity Surveyor to join our Optima Major Works team in High Wycombe delivering projects in London and throughout the South of England.

The ideal candidate with have strong commercial awareness and have held responsibilities for cost reporting and the management of the procurement of materials, labour, and specialist services as a subcontractor.

Providing support to the Project Manager commercially, key responsibilities include:

• Administering and managing the financial aspects of the project from handover to completion in accordance with the contract requirements and Company procedures.
• Liaising with the client s project team, contractors and other interfacing trades including to maintain subcontractor relations ensuring that a good working relationship is developed.
• Ensuring project costings are met and compliance with the project requirements
• Processing claims and payments
• Producing and managing costing reports
• Negotiating contracts with suppliers and sub-contractors, clearly defining scope, programme requirements and responsibilities.
• Considering the Environmental Assessment Methods requirements when choosing suppliers and agreeing products/materials costs
• Communicating with the Environmental & Sustainability Lead whether a Project targets one or more of the following Standards: BREEAM, LEED, SKA and WELL
• Providing upon request estimated products costs

• Receiving handovers from the Estimating department obtaining all cost information and quotations used in the tender.
• Starting up financial files for each project
• Establishing valuation dates with clients
• Valuing all variations and submit valuation to Clients in accordance with the valuation dates
• Review and submit monthly CVRs
• Managing invoice retention releases
• Instructing sub-contractors for variations
• Attending Sub-contractor meetings
• Carry out site visits regularly in conjunction with the Project Manager to ensure that all subcontract works are completed as per the agreed orders.
• Participate in regular internal project reviews throughout the duration of the project.
• Submit final accounts and rolling final account information as required by the client team including obtaining final account statements.

The ideal candidate:

• For Intermediate Level Quantity Surveyor: A minimum of 3 years industry quantity surveying experience and educated to degree level in Quantity Surveying or Construction Cost Management.
• Experience working for a subcontractor / interior fit out industry.
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
• Proven experience producing and analysing CVRs
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Good IT skills, able to use all Microsoft packages and CRM systems

This is a full time position, working Monday to Friday 8.30am 5.30pm (40 hours per week).

It is preferable for candidates to live within a 60-minute commutable distance to our offices at High Wycombe and sites predominantly located in London.

Candidates must have the eligibility to work full time in the UK permanently.