Senior Quantity Surveyor

Senior Quantity Surveyor Coalville £52k - £80k plus company car An excellent opportunity for Quantity Surveyors to gain invaluable experience and to progress their career with a highly reputable construction company, within a high standards and high rewards environment. We are looking for a senior quantity surveyor to join our office in Coalville. Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities: * Understand the implications of health and safety regulations to the Company sites. * Understand the principles of safety on site and ensure that any concerns are addressed immediately with the support of the safety team and/ or Directors as appropriate. * Prepare and/ or review tenders with estimators assisting with understanding the client's requirements and offering value engineering. * Value completed work and ensure timely payment. * Understand construction issues, offer advice on drawings and works and ensure project has all current drawings/ up to date information to work from. * Identify commercial risks and provide appropriate solution/ response. * Undertake costs analysis working with Company buyers. Advise on procurement/ cost control. Learn the Company procurement function and it’s interaction with site and impact on overall job cost and performance. * Allocate work to sub-contractors including assistance with procurement when required Learn how to value completed work and arrange payments. * Knowledge of various construction contracts. * Assist with training and development of trainee Quantity Surveyors. Requirements: * Minimum 3 A-Levels at Grade B and above or equivalent BTEC. * Minimum 3 years relevant and a background working with sub-contractors in residential groundworks. * Proficient computer skills particularly in excel. * General knowledge of contracts/ contractual terms. * General reasoning ability and ability to take on new concepts quickly and efficiently. * Good negotiation and management skills. * Extremely high level of confidentiality and discretion. * Understand the importance of establishing and maintaining positive client relationships. Package: * Company Car * Discretional bonus scheme (this is based on Personal, Company and Regional Performance) * Pension scheme * 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with the length of service (we also offer the opportunity to buy extra annual leave) * Group Life Insurance / Death in Service * We have a Learning and Development department to support any professional development * Progression opportunities (most of our Director’s started out as Trainee’s / QS’s) * Employee Assistance Programme (employees get access to discounts, can get remote GP appointments ect) If you are interested, please don’t hesitate to get in touch