Senior Quantity Surveyor in East London

70,000

80,000

ABOUT THE COMPANY

As an award-winning, established house-builder, our client has carved a niche in delivering both new homes for individual buyers and partnering with statutory and voluntary sector housing providers. With turnover of £185m in the current year, up 37% from £135m in 2010, our client is on track to be a £200m company by 2012. This growth results from both excellent customer retention and their success in securing opportunities with new partners, underpinned by the drive for continuous improvement whilst also working alongside their supply chain to maintain competitiveness for clients.

ABOUT THE ROLE

  • Propose any suitable changes on design that will improve buying, saving, ease construction method and/or programme, enhance specification and quality.
  • Preparation and completion of the Commercial Monitor.
  • Prepare and complete Commercial Monitor Reconciliation on a monthly basis to highlight areas of over spend or savings thus appropriate action can be taken.
  • Ensure in receipt of and fully aware of all information at Technical/ Estimating/Surveying handover.
  • Agree Preliminaries with Chief Surveyor and Construction Manager, monitor, report and action if variances are incurred, or likely to be incurred.
  • Produce Prelim Programme for use and monitoring of prelims allowances on site.
  • Assist in developing, checking and agreeing development build budget.
  • Provide feedback from completed developments.
  • Plan, maintain and control the financial administration of all construction work on developments to obtain and maintain maximum cost effectiveness.
  • Prepare and input white card payment schedule on computer system.
  • Assume day to day responsibility for the valuation of all site works using the white card.
  • Undertake office administration duties as necessary.
  • Understand and implement the requirements of the company TQM.
  • Monitor the contra-charges of costs between subcontractors and to be aware of the financial implications should the subcontractor responsible not to be able to fulfil its obligations to the Company and advise the Chief Surveyor.
  • Assume day to day responsibilities for the production of weekly/monthly subcontract and variation payments and present for authorisation to Chief Surveyor and Commercial Director.
  • Ensure the technical variation orders are obtained and priced from the Technical Department within required time allowance and amendments to subcontract orders are implemented. Negotiate the best possible price with sub-contractor for any extra works identified. Agree the cost/savings of variation order with the subcontractors. Present explanation of variance reports to Chief Surveyor and Commercial Director.
  • To ensure that all purchasers requests for extra works are priced accurately and returned at the appropriate time to the Sales Department with due reference to Construction Manager and state of construction.
  • Commercially managing more than one development if required.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Residential Design & Build experience is essential
  • At least 3 years of Quantity Surveying experience (must have managed a team of QS’)
  • Experience within a Main Contract would be highly beneficial

REWARDS AND BENEFITS

  • The base package is up to £80,000 (depending on experience)
  • Company car allowance
  • Contributory Pension Scheme
  • Healthcare

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About this Recruiter

Ed Davis
Residential Manager

A bit about me

I bring 10 years of recruitment experience to Cityscape Recruitment, including five years running my own firm specialising in recruiting for the residential development sector. I joined Cityscape to continue my focus on helping construction professionals in the residential sector find new career opportunities. I enjoy business development and have introduced some big housebuilders into the consultancy, who actively looking for new team members. Outside work, I am a massive Arsenal fan and enjoy watching my son play grassroots football.
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About Cityscape Recruitment

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.

What our clients say

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.

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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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Construction Recruitment FAQs

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:

  • Main Contractor – Build
  • Fit Out and Refurbishment
  • Residential Development
  • Specialist Contract
  • Civil Engineering
  • Consultancy

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.

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