Quantity Surveying Opportunities

ZipRecruiter; South Queensferry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000

Job description

Job Description

Permanent, Full Time

We are currently seeking Quantity Surveying professionals at various levels to join our growing Scotland team.

We are looking for proactive and talented Senior Quantity Surveyors, Quantity Surveyors, and Assistant Quantity Surveyors to join our expanding team to drive the day-to-day financial management, budget controls, contract administration, and project reporting of one or more developments from the Award up to and including completion of client and sub-contract final accounts, recovery/discharge of all retentions, and completion of archive material.

Senior Quantity Surveyor

You will ensure effective cash management and careful administration of subcontractor accounts at all times with awareness of the need to cultivate longstanding relationships and promote dispute avoidance. You will be responsible for swiftly identifying any commercial threats to projects, ensuring this is fully communicated to the Managing Quantity Surveyor and Commercial Director. As a senior member of the team, you will supervise and train Assistant and Trainee Surveyors, setting targets and allocating duties whilst maintaining quality.

Educated to a minimum of degree level in quantity surveying, you will have substantial relevant experience gained from within the construction industry. We are Client-driven, with strong decision-making and communication skills required alongside the ability to use your own initiative while being able to prioritise work against tight deadlines and sometimes conflicting priorities. You will be adept in preparing and understanding financial reports and will be comfortable utilising COINS.

Quantity Surveyor

You will support the project delivery whilst achieving target margins, ensuring all necessary contractual processes have been observed, notices issued, records kept and documents stored, prepare and negotiate interim valuations and final accounts including all necessary measurement, managing the variation account, site visits to monitor subcontractor activity and build up payments and working closely with site teams and clients. You will develop and maintain positive working relationships with customers, consultants, subcontractors, and your colleagues across the business.

We are looking for a candidate that is able to fully take ownership of their project from tendering to reviewing budgets and contract management.

Candidates will ideally hold a formal qualification in a relevant subject, with previous quantity surveying and NHF SOR experience within the construction industry. Client-driven, with strong decision-making and communication skills, you will be able to prioritise work against tight deadlines and sometimes conflicting priorities.

Assistant Quantity Surveyor

You will provide valuable support to the Senior Quantity Surveyor and Quantity Surveyor by assisting in project cost control procedures - in particular re-measurement of the works/variations, inventories of stocks and evaluation of the interim/Final Account and obtain an understanding of effective management of cash, including careful administration of allocated sub-contractor accounts as directed by SQS/QS.

Candidates will be IT literate with previous experience working as an Assistant Quantity Surveyor. Knowledgeable in construction and ideally a background in housing, you will have a strong understanding of administration of contract records in addition to contractual obligations. Competency in COINS would be highly beneficial.

Benefits

• Bonus entitlement based on performance KPIs
• Holidays - 26 days
• Life Assurance
• Pension
• Private medical insurance
• Ability to purchase additional holiday
• Access to discount portal
• Cycle to Work scheme and the Lovell Way to EV
• Digital GP
• Employee assistance programme
• Sharesave scheme

As an Investors in People Gold award employer, Lovell is the UK’s leading provider of mixed tenure affordable homes and has a reputation for innovation and excellence in the delivery of high-quality housing development and regeneration projects.

We are committed to enhancing the communities in which we work, building quality homes for real people and looking after our own people; developing talent is key to achieving this. We understand that the success of our organisation comes from the strengths, skills and personalities of our people. Lovell is an equal opportunities employer who encourages and values diversity within our teams.

The Lovell culture is one that has been successful for many years. It is based on empowering colleagues to make decisions at a regional and local level, and to challenge the status quo whilst working as one to achieve our goals and make Lovell a great place to work for all.