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ABOUT THE COMPANY
Our client is a tier 2 main contractor who is currently operating at a turnover of £20M, they’re a family-run company who have been working in surfacing and highway maintenance for over 40 years. Our client has 2 offices, both based in North West London, which is where they do nearly all of their work, even though they sub-contract projects in Surrey and Buckinghamshire also. They have long-term frameworks as far as East London. In terms of stability, my client is a cash-rich company who are in a very strong and stable financial situation, they have very limited loans and debts. They also treat their staff with a great amount of respect and treat them as a name, not a number.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Due to the company’s expansion, there is a need for a Quantity Surveyor to support the Directors, within their civil engineering and surfacing part of the company. My client is looking for somebody who’s very hands-on, somebody who can take responsibility, and somebody who’s also willing to help in other parts of the company if needed, E.g., estimating. There is a brilliant opportunity to progress into a head of commercial role and run, build and train the commercial department the way you want it to look.
The successful candidate will be responsible for measuring and managing costs on their responsible projects with the goal of making each as profitable as possible, ensuring the delivery of payment, and developing of client relationships. You will also be involved in viewing and evaluating payments including site measurements (as necessary) and will undertake general surveying of projects as required. This will include reviewing and pricing variations and preparing valuations with Project Managers and the Commercial Director. The projects that you’ll be involved in will be highways. Footpaths, hard and soft landscaping, playgrounds, and surfacing within town centre aesthetic regeneration schemes. You will work on term maintenance contracts, dealing directly with the client as well as working as a Tier 2 for clients such as Kier Highways & Ringway Jacobs. There’s also the opportunity of working on private projects and doing the groundworks for residential developers.
REQUIREMENTS
You’ll be required to have a good standard of education preferably to a Foundation Degree level (HND or HNC) in Construction, Civils, Commercial Management, or Quantity Surveying (or hold an equivalent qualification).
It’s important you can demonstrate experience working within the civil engineering and highways maintenance sector working for a tier 2 or tier 3 sub-contractor or main contractor.
You’ll also need a full UK driver’s license to allow you to get from office to site and other locations you might be required to visit.
REWARDS AND BENEFITS
This is a brilliant opportunity for a hands-on Quantity Surveyor to progress, long term into a head of Commercial. You will be treated as a name, not a number throughout your time at the company.
You’ll be rewarded with a very competitive salary ranging from £45,000 – £60,000(depending on experience) + either a company car or car allowance.
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Are you looking for new construction job? If you are a skilled construction professional, we will have an opportunity for you. We are an experienced construction recruitment agency and have an impressive track record of sourcing the best opportunities for the professionals we work for.
Providing you with an in-depth insight of industry knowledge, we can help you make the most informed decisions about your next move, now and for the entirety of your career.
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Cityscape Recruitment is not like any other construction recruitment agency. Our business does not have a sales-driven environment, instead, we reward quality over quantity.
We use our specialist industry knowledge to help introduce and guide construction professionals into companies that best suit their desired career aspirations and personal goals. From Quantity Surveyors to Site Managers to Civil Engineers, we work to the same objective of helping to enhance their careers.
And our relationships don’t end on day one of a new role – we pride ourselves on our ability to build long-lasting relationships with both clients and construction professionals. And we are fortunate enough to work with many leading construction companies and professionals in London and throughout the rest of the UK.
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Our clients range from small, privately owned specialist contractors right up to top-tier PLCs responsible for shaping our country’s landscape.
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We have worked with Alex Wallace and the Cityscape Recruitment team for a number of years now and find their service excellent.
They supply well matched and vetted candidates and very quickly understood all our requirements. They have always demonstrated good market knowledge and an ability to deliver to our requirements.
Commercial Director,
Main Contractor
I have used Cityscape Recruitment multiple times over the last 5 years. Very pleasant to deal with and all candidates put forward for interview are well suited to the position and well vetted by the team, so there is no time wasted with unsuitable applicants. I would highly recommend Cityscape. I intend to use them again in the future should any vacancies become available.
Operations Director,
Platt and Reilly Ltd
The Cityscape Recruitment team has always been great to deal with. Always ready to listen to our needs and requirements, a quality some recruiters do not appreciate or have, then advising where they can assist in our staff procurement. We look forward to working with Laura and Cityscape in the coming years.
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Here are answers to some questions that you may have.
At Cityscape Recruitment we have teams of consultants who find opportunities for construction professionals in the following sectors:
Read more about our company here.
Our Residential Development team recruits for the very broad range of roles available in the Construction and Civil Engineering industries. From Quantity Surveyor to Technical Coordinator to Project Manager.
They can also recruit for the complete range of seniorities within these specialist areas. From Graduate roles, up to Heads of Departments and Managing Directors.
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Our clients range from small, privately owned specialist contractors right up to top-tier PLCs responsible for shaping our country’s landscape.
Some of our key clients are Statom Group, 8Build, AJ Morrisroe and Sons, VolkerFitzpatrick, Troy Group and Bellway Homes.
Whatever your career aspirations may be, we will have the opportunities and the industry knowledge to share with you.
Our office is in Rickmansworth, West Hertfordshire. We are, therefore, best placed to provide recruitment services for London, the Home Counties, and the Southern Region of the country. However, we can and do recruit for the whole of the UK and have made many successful placements for construction professionals in the Midlands and the North and West regions of the country.
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When you first contact us, be that through direct contact, responding to an advert or applying through our website, we will connect you with a consultant who works in your specialist area.
Initially, they will arrange a meeting to talk through your CV and career history. They will encourage you to go into detail about your background and experiences, capabilities and responsibilities, personal circumstances and any other factors they feel are relevant to help them build up a well-rounded profile of you.
We take extraordinary care in matching professionals to an opportunity – one that will help enhance their careers and a clients’ team. We therefore also use this meeting to empower you in your career. Using our extensive knowledge of the construction industry, we would provide in-depth overviews of businesses, projects and available roles, and guidance on where your strengths will add the most value and career potential.
After this meeting, the consultant will speak to a number of their clients about you and your CV. Who they speak to can be either jointly agreed upon or you can trust the judgement and expertise of the consultant to contact clients they feel are the best fit for your experience and goals.
If any clients are interested in meeting with you, the consultant will manage the interview process, coaching you before any interviews if required. (Further guidance can be found here.)
If you are successful in receiving an offer(s), our consultant will communicate this with you and help to negotiate the offer(s) and any other terms of employment.
Finally, we will support you in resigning from your current role, navigating potential counter offers and starting your new role.
Regency House
43 High Street
Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire
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