Quantity Surveyor or Senior Quantity Surveyor

Our client are a large civil engineering and infrastructure contractor around the South East and given increased workload in the region, we are now recruiting for a Quantity Surveyor to join our Southern Region on a £12m Highways scheme in Folkestone, The Port of Dover, which involves construction of new infrastructure in the Port and working on large infrastructure schemes in East Sussex.

Main Duties

• Ensure compliance with quality, safety and environmental objectives
• Preparing plans, contracts, budgets, bills of quantities and other documentation
• On-site measurement and measurement of drawings as required
• Identifying potential risks and evaluate options for control
• On-going cost analysis of maintenance and repair work
• Analysing sub-contractors’ quotations
• Preparation and agreeing variation accounts
• Preparation and agreeing of interim valuations and final accounts
• Prepare and issue certification for contract payments to sub-contractors
• Providing evidence for resolution of disputes

Must Haves

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar
• Ambitious individual with great communication skills, who is confident with a flexible approach.
• Demonstrate innovative approaches to problem solving and the ability to negotiate across the various levels of any construction environment
• Handle the financial and mathematical demands of the role by possessing impressive numeracy and IT skills.
• Must have experience working on civil engineering schemes including Highways, Structures, River works and Flood Protection with a main contractor
• Experience as a Quantity Surveyor working with the NEC form of contract.