Quantity Surveyor

Quantity Surveyor Vacancy My client, a medium sized main contractor who have been successfully established for four decades, with a range of clients including local authorities,housing associations, historic estates and schools/universities/colleges. Having won repeated business and numerous new contracts throughout London and the South East, my client is currently keen to employ a skilled Quantity Surveyor to work within their busy and successful team. The role will be head office based working within the main contracts division. Responsibilities and requirements include: * Previous experience across a range of work streams including refurbishment and new builds contract - experience of either SOR maintenance works or heritage projects will be desirable. * Budgeting from first principles. * Proven ability to minimise cost, and to maximise value and cashflow. * A working knowledge of standard forms of contracts. * Supplier and subcontractor engagement * Cost reporting and final accounting. * Dynamic approach to working under pressure and meeting deadlines. Skills required include: * Qualifications in Quantity Surveying or similar function. * Excellent IT skills, preferably Excel, Word, PowerPoint and estimating/surveying software. * Holder of full clean drivers licence. There is a real opportunity to make a difference and be recognised for your efforts with this successful contractor who operate on some of the country’s most historic buildings within the arts and culture sectors, alongside providing a valued refurbishment service to schools, social housing, and local government projects. Salary will be very competitive and dependent on experience. If you are interested please apply in confidence with your current CV and salary requirements