Job Description

Elvet Recruitment has been appointed to recruit for a Quantity Surveyor to join a well established house builder in Co Durham.

They offer a supportive and dynamic work environment for talented people to build their career.

Key Responsibilities

• To produce draft budgets and site start budgets for each site allocated to the Quantity Surveyor.
• Producing quarterly valuations and complete material ‘cost to complete’ exercises for each site.
• To produce sub-contract payments and final accounts, ensuring that the sub-contractor has signed these off.
• Produce sub-contract orders, ensuring they are authorised by the correct representative, together with all necessary documentation to comply with Group Commercial Policy.
• Completing on-site measurements and assess payments to contractors.
• Attend and contribute to various meetings, such as pre-order meetings, quarterly valuation meetings and project review meetings with senior management, construction team as well as external contractors.
• Manage all sub-contract orders on site, meeting sub-contractors as and when required.
• Maintain trade specifications.
• Price customer extras and liaise with sales department as necessary.
• Manage Professional Fees Budget.
• Assist with material buying when required.
• Assist the Estimator and / or Commercial Manager with take-off’s for land appraisals when required

Qualifications and Experience:

• Experienced in quantity surveying and knowledgeable in all areas of construction techniques and mixed-tenure schemes
• Possess a high level of mathematical ability and problem-solving skills
• Proficient use of Microsoft Excel is essential for the role
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to learn new computer systems such as Xpedeon and Viewpoint/4Projects
• Excellent interpersonal skills able to work of a wider team
• COINs experience is ideally, but not essential.
• Thorough understanding of Surveying and Estimating
• Good understanding of strategic objectives and targeting financial return
• Working with procure to pay/cost reporting and document storage systems

This is a permanent position and Elvet Recruitment Limited will be acting as an employment agency for permanent recruitment on behalf of our client.

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