About our Client
My client is a great roofing & cladding specialist sub-contractor. They work on projects up to £10million which consist of roofing, cladding & rainscreen systems. Now they are looking to add a Quantity Surveyor to their commercial team.
About the Role
- Preparing and agreeing valuations with clients and ensuring payments are received in accordance with subcontract agreements.
- Preparing accurate take off of material quantities from drawings building up Bills of Quants, measures & re-measures.
- Follow procedures to ensure proper allocation of job cost.
- Pricing of contract variations.
- Preparing subcontractor payment certificates, calculation and allocation of subcontractor payments and updating spreadsheets accordingly.
- Assist in the control of supply chain ensuring full visibility of liabilities.
- Issue of subcontract enquiries, comparison of quotes, undertake negotiations and placing of comprehensive orders.
- Contribute to the formulation of monthly financial reports.
- Negotiation and agreement of final accounts with main contractor QS.
- Cash flow forecasting across all contracts to project company turnover.
- Liaising with estimating, design, purchasing and contracts teams to ensure any changes and potential cost overspends are identified as soon as practicable, ensuring costs are recovered and future overspends avoided wherever possible.
- Working with the Commercial manager to provide cost control and reporting on individual contracts, as well as overview and cost management of all contracts
- General administration duties as required.
About the Candidate
- Minimum 5 years experience in Quantity Surveyors role for a specialist roofing & cladding sub-contractor
- Good IT skills – experienced in the use of Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project
- Highly detailed focussed with a ‘right first-time’ attitude
- Resilient & Tenacious
- Excellent communication skills – verbal and written
Points of Appeal
- Great company to work for Progression within the company
- Interesting projects