Senior Quantity Surveyor

We have a great opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team within Vistry South East Midlands, at various site locations around Leicester. As our Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will be report to the Managing Surveyor. This role will be based on sites within the East Midlands geographic area. Main duties will include administering main contracts, subcontract management inclusive of monthly payments and final account settlement and cost reporting.

Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you...
Competitive basic salary and annual bonusCompany car, car allowance or travel allowanceAgile working possible (dependent on role)Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidaysPrivate HealthcareEnhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leaveCompetitive contributory pension schemeLife assurance - 4 x your annual salaryShare incentive schemesEmployee rewards portal with many more benefits...
In return, what we would like from you...
Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and QualityHNC or equivalent essential.Extensive experience working within the construction industry.Experience of administering main contracts.Significant experience working within the construction industry, for a main contractor and on affordable housing, retirement villages and development projects.Demonstrable strong account management and commercial experience.Entrepreneurial ability to optimize profit in a continually changing environment.Well-developed analytical, oral and presentation / communication skills.be proven in commercial and risk management on similar schemes for similar sized contractors within the regionThe successful candidate will have a reputation for integrity, maturity, and sound business judgment.Possess the creativity, commercial expertise, and commitment to successfully lead commercial activities on site.Driven by their own ability to affect the outcome of the project and achieves job satisfaction by delivering strong results.Able to successfully communicate, create rapport and form working relationships with members of the project, sub-contractors and management team.
Desirable -
Degree in Quantity Surveying.Membership of an industry recognized professional body (CIOB, RICS, CInstCES).Experience of housing projects and developments.Staff leadership and management of junior team members.Experience at a similar level within a Construction organisation for at least five years.Experience of COINSGood excel skills
More about the Senior Quantity Surveyor role...
Strive to optimise the profitability of the Contracts you work on.Regular assessment of work, variation assessments, processing payments and issuing notices in line with Sub-contract conditions.External Valuations and management of main contracts under JCT conditions or bespoke Development Agreements.Pricing, negotiating and agreeing variations, extensions of time and loss and expense with the client's representative.Negotiating and obtaining Collateral Warranties, and other bonds, warranties or guarantees.Timely submissions in accordance with Contract requirements to maximise profit and cash flow.Generation of scopes of works against which sub-contracts will be procured by our buying team.Taking off and scheduling materials for procurement by our buying team, and monitoring usage and forecast cost.Drafting and administering design and consultant appointments in conjunction with the design co-ordinator.Monitoring risk and opportunity schedules and managing risk from Commencement to Completion.Provide input and cost and value engineering advice throughout the design life of the scheme and attend design team meetings.Ensure company health and safety standards and procedures are followed throughout the team.Proactive approach to sub-contract management and dispute avoidance.Producing and monitoring cash-flow and Value Cost Analysis reporting.Compliance with company business management system procedures.Monitoring of sales values, sales extras and incentives, and sales and marketing costs for the site.Managing statutory services providers and installers.Regular liaison and close working with site management teams. Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us...
We're Vistry Group, the UK's leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. Our core values of integrity, caring, and quality shape all we do; our partnership-led approach helps us build sustainable communities where they're needed most.

You're probably familiar with our unmatched portfolio of brands: Linden Homes, Bovis Homes, and Countryside Homes. We also have Vistry Works, our timber frame manufacturing operation, and Vistry Services, our support functions. Together, we build more than homes, so there's nowhere better to build your career. We're proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. Join us in making Vistry.

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Benefits

Agile Working
Offers a flexible way of working.

Annual Leave
Enjoy 28 days' holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days.

Pension with Legal & General
Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available.

Volunteer Days
With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities.

Regional Office Location

Why Vistry
Joining Vistry is just the start of building your perfect career. In return for your passion and skills, we invest in your future, providing all the support and training you need to thrive in your career and realise your potential. Our work is rewarding in itself, but we also offer a range of financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits, plus plenty of recognition incentives. We value you and everything you help us build as we make Vistry together.

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Location: East Midlands, GB

Posted Date: 10/30/2024